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Dressing up the Dog

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Description: A girl sits in a rocking chair as a young woman commands a dog who is dressed in dark clothing to sit. A piano or organ is in the background.
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Family having Coffee outside House

Date: 1874
Description: A family is gathered around table for coffee with a frame house behind that has a sewing machine on its porch, and a lightning rod on the roof. A framed pi...
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Group having Tea in Parlor

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Description: Two women, man, and child having tea in a parlor.
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Colonial Fireplace

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Description: View of a seven foot tall colonial fireplace in a home. The large fireplace is surrounded by kitchen tools, fireplace tools and a bed warmer. A sword hangs...
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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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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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Painting of a Cook

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Description: Amateur painting by Eleanor R. Craighill. Representing a woman in an apron and hat polishing(?) a pot in front of the kitchen fireplace in the Governor's P...
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Group of People with Pottery

Date: 1910
Description: Group of people sitting on the ground outside of a thatched house with pottery.

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