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Mrs. Grover Cleveland

Date: 1887
Description: Formal portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Frances Folsom Cleveland, wife of President Grover Cleveland, during his first term.
Print

John Adams

Date: 1862
Description: Engraving from a painting of John Adams. Inscription reads: "John Adams From a Painting by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers. Johnson, Fry & C...
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Mah Jongg Game

Date: 05 14 1958
Description: Four women playing Mah Jongg, a Chinese game using tiles.
Photograph

Tea Party

Date: 05 05 1963
Description: Mother pouring tea for her twins at the mother and daughter tea, sponsored by the Brookfield Woman's Club.
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Infant with Grandmother

Date: 1950
Description: A young child examines a children's book with her grandmother.
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Woman in Kitchen

Date: 1950
Description: Woman pouring a cup of coffee.
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Television

Date: 1950
Description: A young woman is displaying a television set.
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Rocking Newborns

Date: 1950
Description: Women feed and rock newborn babies in a neonatal hospital unit.
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Office Work

Date: 1950
Description: Women office workers file and take phone calls in a busy shared work space.
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Photograph Gallery of Charles Van Schaick

Date: 
Description: Man petting dog, who is sitting on a chair, inside the photographic studio. There is a large studio camera on the left, several pieces of studio furniture,...
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Nurse with Child Patient

Date: 1950
Description: Nurse with a young girl patient and a container of blood.
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Community Polio Vaccine

Date: 
Description: Tables are set up at a City Hall basement lobby as a venue for public access to the polio vaccine.
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Female Student Daydreams at Desk

Date: 1929
Description: Adolescent schoolgirl Miss Genivieve Graves seems to be daydreaming at her school desk.
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Preacher Delivers Sermon on Tuberculosis

Date: 04 1924
Description: Preacher Chas V. Reed delivering a sermon on tuberculosis in conjunction with an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department lecture. Mr. Ree...
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Woman Vacuuming Rug

Date: 10 1927
Description: Woman vacuuming rug with a "Vacuette" sweeper in a farmhouse living room.
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Woman Cleaning Wooden Floor

Date: 1920
Description: Woman cleaning a wooden floor in an open doorway of her farmhouse with a scrub brush.
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Election Booths and Volunteers

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of a gymnasium that has been converted into a place where citizens can vote on election day.
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Toddler Near Revolver

Date: 08 1927
Description: Small child opening a desk drawer containing a shining revolver (hand gun). The scene was staged for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depar...
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Young Girl Eating Breakfast

Date: 1920
Description: Young girl sitting at a table eating cereal(?) from a bowl. She also has a glass of milk and a plate with toast.
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Susan S. Frackelton Painting Bowl

Date: 02 17 1901
Description: Studio portrait of Susan Frackelton, sitting at a table painting a bowl and surrounded by her art work and a large medal. Caption on back reads: "Mrs. Susa...

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