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Dining Room and Dining Room Table at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Dining room and dining room table at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. George Niedecken designed the furniture. A built-in set of drawers and cabin...
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Little Norway Building Interior

Date: 1948
Description: The interior of one of the buildings at "Little Norway," showing a group of objects of Norwegian decorative art and household utensils, including duck bowl...
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Tapestry Room at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: Tapestry Room at Cyrus McCormick, Jr.'s residence at 50 East Huron Street. The view is of the fireplace on the north wall.
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Quilts at Hobby Show

Date: 05 13 1939
Description: A hobby show with quilts hanging on the wall, as well as tables with other crafted goods in a room with a high ceiling.
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Craft Objects at Hobby Show

Date: 05 13 1939
Description: Wooden tables and other crafts on display at a craft show in a room with a high ceiling.
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Quilts and Rugs in Hobby Show

Date: 05 13 1939
Description: A hobby show with quilts hanging from the wall. Rugs are draped over radiators. There are also bedside tables, lamps, a bookshelf, and a rocking chair. A s...
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Art Work at Taliesin

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Description: Art work, including Japanese prints, at Taliesin, the summer home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. A large painted screen hangs on the wall, and fabric sam...
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Living/Dining Room of Taliesin

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Description: Living/dining room at Taliesin looking towards the Bird Walk. Much of the furniture in the image is Wright designed. There are various types of pottery dis...
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Denison Homestead Parlor

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Description: View of the parlor in the Denison homestead. Built in 1717, the home is a museum today. The room features a brick fireplace and mantle, a plush chair, two ...
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Denison Homestead Parlor

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Description: View of the parlor in the Denison homestead. Built in 1717, the home is a museum today. The room features a brick fireplace with mantle, a plush chair, two...
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Denison Homestead Bedroom

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Description: View of a bedroom in the Denison homestead. Built in 1717, the home is a museum today. Room features a wooden sleigh bed, a wooden cradle with a doll, seve...
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Henry Whitfield House Interior

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Description: View of living room of the Henry Whitfield house. The room features a fireplace, tables, chairs, a mantle with tableware and framed portraits and artwork a...
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Glass Collection

Date: 1925
Description: A display of glass barber's bottles in the home of the photographer. There are examples of blown glass in a variety of painted, iridescent, and hobnail de...
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Bar Room at Hotel Astor

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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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The Elton Hotel

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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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The Terry Tavern

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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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Fairlawn Hotel

Date: 1910
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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Hanson Hotel

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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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Longfellow's Wayside Inn

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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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