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Mansion House

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of a restaurant at a mansion house. A man at the left leans against a counter, and two women stand behind a shelf filled with candy. Tables and c...
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Ridgell Drug Compant and Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 1918
Description: Two men and a woman sit and stand around a table inside the Ridgell Drug Company and ice cream parlor. Several display cases are arranged behind them and t...
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Confectionery and Ice Cream Parlor

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Description: View down the aisle between two counters at a confectionery and ice cream parlor. Tables and chairs are arranged between decorative trees and plants in the...
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The Brau Haus

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Description: Interior of the Brau Haus, a German-American Rathskeller. A German band wearing costumes stands on the small stage at the restaurant, some holding musical...
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Bar and Grill

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Description: Interior of a bar and grill. Customers sit at the counter and at tables, and waiters and a waitress stand near the bar.
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Canning Utensils

Date: 09 1915
Description: View of a table set with various utensils and supplies used in food canning.
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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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Dining Room at Greenbrier Hotel

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Description: Chairs and tables are arranged throughout a dining room on the terrace of Greenbrier Hotel. The room is decorated with plants and statues and features an o...
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Camp Sherwood Basket Making

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Description: A group of campers sits on the porch of a cabin while making baskets at Camp Sherwood. Several others sit on a dock or wooden walkway leading from the cabi...
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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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Dining Room at Lawsonia Country Club

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Description: Interior view of Lawsonia Country Club, which opened to the public in 1930. The dining room features long tables in the center, and circular tables along t...
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Sanitary Garbage Pail

Date: 1920
Description: A metal sanitary garbage pail attaches underneath the kitchen sink and pipes at the farmhouse of Miss Lella Gaddis.
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Woman Spinning Wool

Date: 1915
Description: Woman sitting outdoors at a spinning wheel, turning a large pile of wool in the foreground into yarn.
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Efficient Dishwashing

Date: 01 21 1953
Description: Mrs. Harry Segerstrom, Cuba City, sitting while washing dishes at a sink, demonstrating efficient dish washing methods for people with limited physical abi...
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Greetings

Date: 1941
Description: Holiday card with man sitting in an easy chair in front of a fireplace. He is smoking a pipe and reading a book. There is a model sailing ship on the mantl...
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Woman Carding Wool

Date: 1915
Description: A woman sitting outdoors next to a spinning wheel while carding wool.
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The Hot Lunch

Date: 1920
Description: Two girls are sitting at a table outdoors while a boy is offering them sandwiches from a plate during an etiquette lesson.
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Valentine Card Made From a Kit

Date: 02 11 1937
Description: Valentine's Day card made from a kit. The front and back are both shown. The front has a girl in a yellow dress holding a heart, surrounded by hearts and f...
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Electric Cord on Nail

Date: 07 1926
Description: A man wearing a bow tie is toasting a piece of bread on an electric griddle with its cord hanging on a nail on the wall at International Harvester's Hinsda...

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