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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of the living room at the Switzer Foundation for Girls. Bookshelves flank the fireplace in the background, and groupings of chairs and tables fill t... |
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| Description: | Interior of the bar room at Hotel Astor, built in 1904. Waiters, bartenders, and patrons stand around the bar, decorated in the Old World style. |
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| Description: | Interior of the Flemish Dining Room at the Elton Hotel, built in 1905. Decorative lighting surrounds a domed skylight, and below, tables are set for a meal... |
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| Description: | Interior of the bar at the Terry Tavern. Waiters stand near the bar and a man looks in from the room on the left. Tables and chairs fill the bar room. |
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| Description: | View of a bar and stools inside the Terry Tavern. A mirror hangs behind the bar and framed artwork hangs on the adjacent walls. |
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| Description: | A bar counter and stools stand inside a barroom and several posters adorn the walls. In the foreground, two cushioned benches are placed on either side of... |
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| Description: | Interior of a rustic barroom with tin ceiling. Bottles of alcohol are arranged on shelves behind the wooden bar and framed artwork hangs on the walls. |
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| Description: | Interior of the Old Absinthe House Bar, erected in 1806 by Pedro Front and Francisco Juncadelia. The bar features decorative marble fountains and a clock ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View looking south inside a guest room at 'Fairlawn' Hotel (?). The room features tables, chairs, and decorative items above a fireplace. Published by Ye... |
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| Description: | Interior of the Hawaiian Room at Hanson Hotel, one of the original structures built near Oquaga Lake. The room is decorated with palm trees that protrude ... |
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| Description: | A piano stands on a carpet among chairs and decorative plants inside a music room at the Academy of Jesus and Mary. Paintings and statues stand on the pian... |
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| Description: | Entrance to Bug House Amusement Park (?). View features several people standing in front of the entrance to the building, which features elaborate paintin... |
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| Description: | People surround decorated booths at the annual Woodstock Library Fair. |
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| Description: | Interior view of Longfellow's Wayside Inn, which opened in 1716. The parlor features a fireplace, beamed ceiling, and paintings. |
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| Description: | Letterhead of J.P.M. Olsen, painter, paper-hanger, and decorator from Durholm, Wisconsin (previously of Milltown, Wisconsin). There is a profile image of a... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Cover of an advertising pamphlet for Susan Frackelton's Tried by Fire. The ad features quotations from reviews and drawings of several medals won by... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with women painting vases for United Service Organizations (USO) use. Groups at the settlement house wor... |
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| Description: | Group of girls sitting or standing around a table that is covered with paper and containers of paint, holding brushes and small objects they are painting. ... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | A handheld fan made of wood and cloth. This fan depicts the event it was made to commemorate — the 1878 Exposition Universelle held in Paris, France. The f... |
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| Description: | Young women practicing fine sewing and lace making at Wisconsin Home for the Feeble Minded. |
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