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Husking Corn

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Description: Families sit amid piles of corn and remove the husks in the Meskovesd district near Budapest, Hungary.
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Pendarvis Dining Room

Date: 1930
Description: The dining room in the Cornish Pendarvis home.
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Pendarvis Dining Room

Date: 1940
Description: The dining area of the Cornish Pendarvis home, now owned by Robert M. Neal.
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Polperro House Bedroom

Date: 1940
Description: The bedroom in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restorati...
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Living Room at 121 East Gilman Street

Date: 1948
Description: The living room of Fred and Annie Storer Brown's home, 121 East Gilman Street. The house was built in 1888.
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1010 Walker Court, Living Room & Library

Date: 1918
Description: A view from the living room into the library of the Richard Lloyd Jones residence, 1010 Walker Court (now called Rutledge Court). He was editor and publis...
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1010 Walker Court, Library

Date: 1918
Description: The library of the Richard Lloyd Jones residence, 1010 Walker Court (now 1010 Rutledge Court) He was editor and publisher of the Wisconsin State Journa...
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1010 Walker Court, Dining Room

Date: 1918
Description: The dining room of the Richard Lloyd Jones residence, 1010 Walker Court (now 1010 Rutledge Court)showing the dining table, corner china cabinet and Arts an...
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Backyards in the City

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Description: Elevated view of backyard areas, including some dilapidated houses and outbuildings. There are wood fences surrounding some of the yards, and laundry hangs...
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Harbor House Parlor

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Description: View of the parlor with a settee and a desk that line the outer walls. A spinning wheel and a piano are on the right near a window. Two chairs are in front...
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Harbor House

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Description: View of the parlor, with tables, chairs, and bookcases, as well as a piano and spinning wheel. A fireplace is on the far wall. Caption reads: "Interior, Ha...
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Shivers Men with Flowers and Cake

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Description: Three men from the Shivers family pose holding cakes and vases of flowers. One of the men is Tom Shivers and one is Algie Shivers, and the other man is uni...
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Elda Strahm

Date: 1935
Description: Elda Strahm, 13, poses outside her home with many prize ribbons which she won at the Green County and Wisconsin State Fairs. Another girl stands on the lef...
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Dining Porch at Black Point

Date: 1970
Description: Low flower arrangements decorate a table set for at least 25 people on the screened dining porch at the main house at Black Point Estate. There is a large...
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Broken Star Quilt

Date: 1931
Description: A quilt made by Elda Strahm, a student at Farmer's Grove School, town of York and New Glarus, is displayed hanging outdoors on a clothes line. There is a ...

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