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Woman with Blender

Date: 03 18 1955
Description: Woman stirring the contents of an Osterizer blender that is sitting on the stove.
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General Store Interior

Date: 1920
Description: Counters and display cases show goods for sale in the General Store.
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Indian Agency House

Date: 1932
Description: Indian Agency House near the site of Fort Winnebago. This is an interior view of the kitchen hearth.
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Still Life

Date: 1996
Description: Still life of the decor on the mantel at the Quinney house on Rolfe Road.
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Cutting String Beans

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of a woman cutting string beans at a kitchen counter. A pot on a stovetop and a sink are in the background.
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Home Canning

Date: 1943
Description: A woman lifting jars of vegetables from a pot using a wire holder.
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Winfield Martin House

Date: 07 27 1949
Description: Interior of the Winfield Martin house, 2906 Lakeland Avenue (earlier address: 611 Elmside Boulevard), showing the stairway, with a telephone on a cabinet n...
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Ada and Everetta Bass

Date: 1893
Description: Ada Bass sits in a chair sewing at a table while her daughter, Everetta, lies on a daybed.
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Cafe Interior

Date: 04 20 1963
Description: Interior of Bush's Cafe, with artificial greenery, a clock, and two water pots above the lunch counter.
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Tractor Works Cafeteria

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers sitting at tables and standing in line to get food at a service counter in the cafeteria of International Harvester's Tractor Works. The cl...
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Hyland House Kitchen

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Description: View of kitchen in Hyland House. Built in 1660, the house is still standing. Room features a fireplace with rifle hanging above, iron fireplace tools, a Sh...
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Colonial Living Room

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Description: View of a living room in a colonial style home. Room features a fireplace, mantle with clock, cooking implements, candlesticks, a spinning wheel, tables an...
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Fairlawn Home Kitchen

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Description: The Fairlawn home's colonial kitchen and fireplace. The view features a cooking fireplace with a built in oven, a spinning wheel, irons, fireplace tools, ...
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Dining Room at Casa Del Desierto

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Description: Interior of a dining room at Casa Del Desierto, opened in 1911 by Fred Harvey. The room features tables, chairs, a chandelier, and decoration in a Spanish ...
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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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The Kennedy Center for the Hip & Knee at Mercy Medical Center — Interior

Date: 10 31 2003
Description: "Keeping our Friday fish fry tradition alive, Heather delivers a Friday meal featuring fish at Mercy Medical Center."
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Family of Five Eating Meal

Date: 1925
Description: A family with three children sitting around a dining table while eating a meal. The walls of the dining room are covered with wallpaper and decorated with ...
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26th of July Movement Members Resting by Tree

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement rest by a tree in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro is holding an espresso cup in the foreground, and Celia ...
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Loa Infantryman Cooking

Date: 05 1961
Description: Colonel Bounchon's Lao Infantryman preparing a meal in a clearing in the Luang Prabang vicinity, Laos. A number of brightly-colored plates and bowls with f...
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Meal for Lao Infantrymen

Date: 05 1961
Description: Close-up of a meal for Colonel Bouchon's Lao infantrymen in the Luang Prabang vicinity, Laos. A man's arm is visible placing a tomato on one of a number of...

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