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Joseph and Rachel Jastrow

Date: 1888
Description: Professor Joseph Jastrow reading, and Rachel Jastrow playing guitar in a room on the top floor of Ladies' Hall (later Chadbourne Hall, razed 1957), in Madi...
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Room at Rockford College

Date: 1889
Description: A room at Rockford College with a table and chair, and several stringed instruments.
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Elizabeth Waters Dormitory Library

Date: 09 24 1947
Description: Five women enjoying the library at Elizabeth Waters Dormitory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The portrait on the wall at the far end is of ...
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Elizabeth Waters Dormitory Parlor

Date: 09 24 1947
Description: Six women sitting by the fireplace in the parlor at Elizabeth Waters Dormitory on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Relaxing at Downer College

Date: 1933
Description: Two women casually reading in a dorm room at Milwaukee-Downer College. A map of Milwaukee hangs on one wall.
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Sacred Heart Villa

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Description: A view of a dormitory at Sacred Heart Villa, with many stations for students consisting of a bed and dresser. Each dresser has different objects on them, i...
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Academy of Jesus and Mary

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Description: A view of a two-person bedroom at the Academy of Jesus and Mary. The room is furnished with two beds, a desk, dresser, and wash stand.
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Holy Family Academy

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Description: Female students wearing pajamas and robes sit reading or talking with one another in what appears to be a dormitory room at Holy Family Academy. Beds line ...
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Game of Pool

Date: 1911
Description: Forest Middleton, left, prepares a pool shot while his opponent looks on. They are playing on a portable pool table in Forest's room. Photographs, cigar ad...
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Student Room at Hillside Home School

Date: 1906
Description: Interior of Cecil W. Smith's room at Hillside home school showing the bedroom area.
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Student Room at Hillside Home School

Date: 1906
Description: Interior of Cecil W. Smith's room at Hillside Home School showing his desk and work table.
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Dorm at Downer College

Date: 1895
Description: Interior of a student's room at Downer (women's) College. Two banjos rest on the chaise in front of the window.
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Miss Mayhew's Room in Ladies' Hall at Easter

Date: 1900
Description: Miss Mayhew's room in the Ladies' Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin campus. The room is set for Easter, with Easter lilies on the mantel and on ...
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Dormitory Room

Date: 05 1936
Description: A well worn sofa and oriental-style rug furnish a high-ceilinged parlor in a dormitory at Yale University. Above the sofa is a large banner reading "YALE 1...
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At Yale

Date: 05 1936
Description: Herbert E. Brumder, left, and an unidentified young man are sitting and reading in a dormitory parlor. Coats are hanging on the back of a door at center. T...

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