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Dining at a Restaurant

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Description: Several women and a man are sitting at tables while dining at a restaurant. Potted plants are in the background.
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Terrace at Playland

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Description: A corner of the Casino Dining Terrace at Playland, part of the Westchester County Park System. Built in 1928 by Frank Darling, the cafe at the terrace hold...
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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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Living Room at Wabanaki Lodge

Date: 1930
Description: View of the living room of Wabanaki Lodge, a log building with a rustic interior. The room features a large fireplace on the left wall, tables, and wicker...
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Rulueys Inn

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Description: Chairs and tables are arranged around a fireplace in a lounge area at Rulueys Inn. A man stands waiting at the reception desk on the right.
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Poggatticut Lodge

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Description: Interior of the lobby at Poggatticut Lodge, built in 1920. The waiting area features decorative, upholstered chairs and a fireplace, and a man stands behi...
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Hermit's Rest

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Description: A man sits beside the stone fireplace at Hermit's Rest. The build features a ceiling arch, chairs, and stone flooring.
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Glacier Park Hotel Lobby

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Description: View of the Glacier Park Hotel lobby. View features the rustic lobby with log beams and columns, Japanese lanterns, animal skins hanging from the balconies...
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Medical Student in Laboratory

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Description: A view of a male medical student sitting on a chair facing toward the left. Behind him is a desk, and shelves full of instruments and bottles. A microscope...
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Man Sits at Desk in Western Union Office

Date: 1930
Description: Leon Lamoreux sits at his desk in the Western Union office at 21 West Main Street. (This building no longer exists.) He and his wife, Beatrice, later taugh...
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Two Men Repair Typewriters

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Description: Two men are repairing typewriters at a table at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
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Smoking Hop in a Bunk

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Description: A man in a bunk smokes hop (heroin) from a pipe as he lies on a pillow. Smoking supplies are arranged on a cloth beside him and a shelf on the wall behind...
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Playing Biliards in the Central Park Officers House

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Description: Uniformed men play billiards and relax in the Central Park Officers House. The room includes two billiard tables, chandeliers, and other interior decoratio...
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Women's Group with Daisy and L.C. Bates

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Description: A women's group poses with Daisy and L.C. Bates, who are standing at the far right of the group.
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Description: Photographic holiday card from Marie and Averell Harriman. Mr. Harriman was governor of New York 1955-1958, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1943-1946, ...
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Board of Regents Meeting

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Description: View from across room of John A. Lavine, a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, during a board meeting. Lavine, a newspaper publisher fr...
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Ben Bergor on Stage

Date: 1930
Description: Magician Ben Bergor of Madison with the stage equipment he used for his performances.
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Ben Bergor Performs

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Description: Magician Ben Bergor of Madison performing a trick on stage. With him are his wife, who performed as Madame Alva, and an assistant.
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Hypnotism Act

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Description: Dr. Morton Greene, a graduate psychologist, performing his hypnotism act.
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Steel Guitar Ace

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Description: Jack Penewell of Madison, originator of the twelve string Hawaiian guitar (or so his business card says), with another musician tentatively identified as T...

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