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Spaulding Family

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Description: Group portrait of three men posing standing and three women posing sitting. The man in the center is identified as John Mills. The women are from left to r...
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Harry Lichte House

Date: 02 06 1964
Description: Harry Lichte standing in the doorway of his parlor with authentic 19th Century decor at his home at 5314 Flad Avenue.
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Fitts Family Preparing to Move From Farm House

Date: 02 18 1964
Description: Den room in the brick farm house on Old Sauk Road near Gammon Road rented to the George Fitts family in 1961. The room was the front parlor of the house or...
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Petersen

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen poses, seated in a chair, and his wife stands next to him on the left. They appear to be reading papers which Edward is holding. Behind the...
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Mr. and Mrs. Clint Smith

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Description: Interior portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Smith. He is seated on a fainting couch on the left, and she is sitting in a chair behind him on the right. There i...
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Straubels and Kemnitzes Playing Cards

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Description: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L.G. Straubel playing cards in a parlor with Mr. and Mrs. Kemnitz
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Mrs. A.G. Zimmerman

Date: 1905
Description: Mrs. A.G. Zimmerman posing in a home on W. Washington Avenue. She is standing reading a document in a parlor with a piano.
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Tenny and Underwood

Date: 1905
Description: Two gentlemen, identified as E. Tenny, of Denver Colorado, left, and E.W. Underwood of Montello, Wisconsin, are posing sitting in the parlor of Underwood's...
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Laurie, Muriel and James at Christmas

Date: 12 1915
Description: Laurie and Muriel playing with an erector set, while James is sitting on the end of the table facing the decorated Christmas tree. More toys are on the flo...
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Children Posing with Christmas Tree

Date: 12 1915
Description: Laurie (oldest), Muriel and James Peterson posing with a decorated Christmas tree. James is holding a square object in his hands. Behind them is a parlor o...
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Singing at Christmas

Date: 1925
Description: Muriel and Laurie singing as their mother, Christine Peterson, plays the organ at Christmas. On the right is a decorated Christmas tree. A large area rug c...
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Muriel and Laurie Peterson with Christmas Tree

Date: 12 1913
Description: Muriel and Laurie Peterson hold hands as they pose for a photograph in front of a decorated Christmas tree. In the background are many prints on the wall a...
Postcard

Old Wade House; Front Parlor

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of the front parlor, with mannequins of women dressed in period clothing sitting in chairs. Text on reverse reads: "The Front Parlor...
Postcard

Old Wade House; Upstairs Sitting Room

Date: 1956
Description: Color postcard of the upstairs parlor, with two women wearing period dress sitting in chairs and reading. Text on reverse reads: "UPSTAIRS SITTING ROOM,...
Postcard

Butternut House; Parlor

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "The parlor in Butternut House contains ingrain carpeting, a tufted green velvet chair and two portraits from the original Wade Coll...
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Children Around Christmas Tree

Date: 1913
Description: Group portrait of the Ponkratz girls sitting around the Christmas tree. Two girls are sitting on the left, with the older girl holding a doll, and the youn...
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At Yale

Date: 05 1936
Description: Herbert E. Brumder, left, and an unidentified young man are sitting and reading in a dormitory parlor. Coats are hanging on the back of a door at center. T...
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Edith Thompson Wedding Picture

Date: 1910
Description: An interior, full-length standing portrait of a bride, Edith Thompson, and groom Herman Kamrath, flanked by their attendants. The women are wearing similar...
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Wedding Party

Date: 1905
Description: An available light interior group portrait of a bride and groom with their attendants, an older gentleman, likely the officiant, at far right and a flower ...
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Playing Flinch

Date: 02 08 1912
Description: Group of people playing the card game called Flinch. There is an electric lamp in the background. Caption reads: "Cousin Carolyn, foster mother during abse...

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