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Interior of University Floral Company

Date: 11 13 1926
Description: Interior view of University Floral Company, 747 University Avenue, displaying flowers, potted plants, baskets, and wreaths.
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State Bank of Wisconsin, State Street Branch

Date: 08 17 1929
Description: Grand opening of the State Bank of Wisconsin, State Street Branch, 502 State Street. The lobby is lined with many floral bouquets.
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Marx Family Group Portrait

Date: 09 19 1928
Description: Marx family portrait, view 1, taken for Sam Marx.
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Marx Family Group Portrait

Date: 08 19 1928
Description: Marx family portrait, view 2, taken for Sam Marx.
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Marx Family Group Portrait

Date: 09 19 1928
Description: Marx family portrait, view 3, taken for Sam Marx.
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Orpheum Theatre Foyer

Date: 04 05 1927
Description: Foyer near the entrance showing staircase of the Orpheum Theatre at 216 State Street.
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Orpheum Theatre Foyer

Date: 04 05 1927
Description: Orpheum Theater, at 216 State Street, showing foyer near doors to auditorium with a statue of a boy with a goat on a pedestal.
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Orpheum Theatre Foyer

Date: 04 05 1927
Description: Orpheum Theater, at 216 State Street, showing the foyer from the west towards a statue of a boy with a goat on a pedestal.
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Body in Coffin

Date: 06 30 1927
Description: View towards a body in a coffin in a home with a "Mother" floral arrangement. A cloth in front of a religious kneeler in front of the coffin reads: "IHS."
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McCormick Works Banquet Hall

Date: 1929
Description: A hall, possibly at the McCormick Works Club House, decorated with vases of flowers, long tables laid with place settings, and chairs set up for a banquet ...
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Dangers of Electrical Fan

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman moves a curtain out of the way of an electrical fan sitting on a desk. Near the fan are some books, a floral arrangement, and a notepad. Outdoors, ...
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St. Xavier's Academy

Date: 1920
Description: Slightly elevated view of desks which are arranged in rows inside a classroom at St. Xavier's Academy. The teacher's desk is angled in a corner to the righ...
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Historical Pageant

Date: 1925
Description: Two girls in costume sitting at the feet of Mary Turner Carriel, who is sitting on a raised dais in a chair dressed in a fur-trimmed cape, crowned Mother Q...
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Baker's Dozen Bread Club

Date: 07 1923
Description: Miss Marilla Zearling demonstrating a bread-making technique to members of the Baker's Dozen Bread Club.
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John Gilbert in his Living Room

Date: 1925
Description: Actor John Gilbert sitting on a couch in the living room of his Beverly Hills mansion. He is staring at the fireplace which has a light fixture inside it.
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Graduation

Date: 1929
Description: Seven pupils graduating from the Mayo School, District No. 1, posing sitting in a row in their classroom. The room has been decorated with flowers, crepe p...
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School Exhibit

Date: 1925
Description: An autumn exhibit and fair has been set up in the Centerville School. A post supports streamers which extend to the walls, and examples of needlework and c...
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Bride Standing in a Landscape

Date: 1921
Description: Full length portrait of a bride in a long white dress and wearing a veil standing on a lawn holding a bouquet of flowers. There are trees in the background...
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Unknown Wedding Party

Date: 1920
Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified wedding party, including the bride, groom, best man, maid of honor and a flower gir...
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A Corner of the Dining Room, Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: The dining room at the Birchcliff Hotel, with tables set for a midday meal.

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