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Students and Teacher

Date: 1939
Description: A group portrait of eleven kindergarten students and their teacher, Winnifred Ahrens Spring, standing outside of a building, probably the West Side School.
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The Daniel Boone Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the entrance to the Daniel Boone Tavern, possibly from 1920.
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Dunham School

Date: 1946
Description: Hand-colored photograph of Dunham School, standing in a grove of trees, surrounded by a fence. The building is built of brick and has a bell tower, with a ...
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Vietnamese Teacher

Date: 12 14 1951
Description: Vu Thi Yen stands in the doorway at Edgewood College while wearing a dress from her native country of Vietnam. She has come to the U.S. to study to become ...
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National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman carries groceries out of the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills. The Magic ...
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Self-Portrait of Photographer with Car

Date: 1935
Description: The photographer stands beside an automobile with a 1935 Wisconsin license plate. Four large (possibly Norwegian) trunks with decorative painting are tied ...
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Hall

Date: 1928
Description: A tiled hall area in the 1928 addition to the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. A small stairway is on the right. The walls are wood paneled.
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Living Room

Date: 1928
Description: A view of the living room in the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese, looking toward the front entry hall. There is a grand piano in the front o...
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Pythian Orphans' Home

Date: 1911
Description: A view of young girls playing with dolls in the nursery of Pythian Orphans' Home. Caption reads: "Nursery Room."
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Girl Scout Cookie Sale

Date: 02 27 1952
Description: Girl Scouts Janet and Jane Brandenburg promote a Girl Scout cookie sale to Dorothy Freck.
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"On Strike," East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a metal doorway in the East Village with multiple handmade posters and graffiti proclaiming a strike.
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Local-Option Election

Date: 02 1908
Description: A view of the crowds at an election. The crowd, mostly women, stand in front of the post office. A sign says "God Made the Water." Printed below the image:...
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Camp Upton

Date: 1918
Description: Men stand outside the Post Exchange Store at Camp Upton, built in 1917.
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Walkway and Landscaping to Residence

Date: 05 1925
Description: Dirt walkway surrounded by landscaping to door of residence. The original caption identifies the location as the "Harvester Women's Farm."
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United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: A view of the seamanship instruction hall at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Equipment lies on either side of the room, and men sit against the ri...
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Backdoor Walk of Residence

Date: 05 1925
Description: Gravel rear walkway of residence. Small tin container with lid, and a wire mesh mat are set just outside the backdoor steps. Original caption identifies th...
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Farm Fire Extinguishers

Date: 09 04 1923
Description: View of two wall-mounted fire extinguishers inside a building on the farm of Professor Holden.
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X-ray Department at Saint Mary's Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of the x-ray department at Saint Mary's Hospital, completed May 18, 1859 and designed by Anthony Bley. An x-ray machine and table can be seen, as ...
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Pharmacy at Saint Mary's Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of the pharmacy at Saint Mary's Hospital, completed May 18, 1859 and designed by Anthony Bley. A pharmacist works behind the counter. Behind him a...
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United States General Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: View of blind men learning carpentry skills at the United States General Hospital No. 7, as designated by the surgeon-general in 1918. Intended for returni...

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