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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Family in their living room. The mother watches television, the father reads a newspaper, the daughter reads a book, and two sons play with a train set. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Sarah Fairchild Dean Conover, sister of Civil War hero and governor Lucius Fairchild, reclines on a sofa in her home at 424 North Pinckney Street. |
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| Description: | Amos Elliot, pioneer stage coach driver, enjoying a quiet evening at home with his second wife, and her daughter (center), Stella Hart. |
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| Description: | A medical student is playing with electric shock equipment as Dr. Eugene Krohn, sitting at his desk with his feet up, is looking on. This is a carefully po... |
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| Description: | Woman reading "House Beautiful" magazine at Greenwood House. |
| Date: | 12 24 1901 |
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| Description: | Alex Krueger and his wife decorating a Christmas tree in their home. Flash picture. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Reverend Henry Faville and his son, Ted, are seated around a small table playing chess in their home. |
| Date: | 05 28 1955 |
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| Description: | The Riesen family, John, Jeanne, Linda and Jon, playing in their home. |
| Date: | 06 1923 |
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| Description: | Miss Marilla Zearing reading a newspaper on a rocking chair in the screened porch of her home. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agric... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Cartoon of "Santa Claus Belated" by a fireplace delivering toys and speaking to a figure representing New Year 1878 saying: "Here we are again." |
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| Description: | Interior view of the crowds in the Wisconsin Industry Building and the building's unusual art deco decoration. Few photographs depict African Americans at ... |
| Date: | 05 15 1927 |
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| Description: | A young boy and girl play with International Harvester toys in front of a fireplace and feather Christmas tree. The toys include a truck, tractor, thresher... |
| Date: | 07 03 1886 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Schlitz Palm Garden filled with finely dressed people. The Schlitz logo appears in the upper left corner. Located on N. 3rd Street, so... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | A decorated Christmas tree surrounded by toys, including a wagon, drum, and wheelbarrow. A painting is displayed on a stand nearby, and a painted umbrella ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A formally dressed family pose around a Christmas tree, probably in their living room. A man is sitting at a piano on the left side, with his hand resting ... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | An elderly man stands in a room holding a small girl. Caption on negative reads, "Mary C. and Grandpa." |
| Date: | 09 25 1929 |
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| Description: | Couples on the dance floor at The Chanticleer nightclub. |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Cary and Everetta Bass with their Christmas tree. Cary holds a toy horn; Everetta holds a doll. |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Everetta Bass stands in a room near chairs in front of a treadle sewing machine. A doll buggy is also visible. A tapestry or blanket hangs on the wall on t... |
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| Description: | Portrait of a boy and girl posed by a Christmas tree. The boy is sitting on a toy horse on the left and is wearing a military style hat and holding a toy g... |
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