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Young Housewife

Date: 1928
Description: Young housewife wearing apron, leaning forward and looking down. Photograph for the extension project of the International Harvester Co. of Chicago.
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Professor Rasmus B. Anderson at Home

Date: 1902
Description: Professor Rasmus B. Anderson, noted authority on Scandinavian affairs, with Karema Anderson and his son Rolf, with dog “Ned”, in their home.
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Two Sisters Wed Two Brothers and Share House

Date: 08 04 1961
Description: Doris, left, and Helen Saalsaa working together preparing dinner in their ultra-modern kitchen, which they designed for two cooks.
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Harry Lichte House

Date: 02 06 1964
Description: Harry Lichte standing in the doorway of his parlor with authentic 19th Century decor at his home at 5314 Flad Avenue.
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Two Year Old Girl Abducted from Her Front Yard by Salesman

Date: 04 01 1964
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Leon W. Binger, parents of 2-year-old Carol, watching the court proceedings for Thomas Howard. Howard is accused of abducting Carol from her f...
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Participant in Nursing Program for Married Women

Date: 05 11 1965
Description: Donna Osness with two of her daughters, preparing dinner for her family. One of a series of images about Donna, a mother of five children, who is participa...
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Busy Mother

Date: 09 30 1965
Description: Mrs. Rodney Gallagher, Rt. 2, Fish Hatchery Road, with a phone at her ear and a list at her side. She is sitting at a table with her five children, who are...
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End of the Ice Fishing Season

Date: 03 08 2015
Description: View from rocks shoreline of people walking or fishing on the snow- and ice-covered lake near a red ice fishing hut. Other fishing huts are in the distance...
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Family Portrait

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: A family posing together indoors; the father is bouncing a young girl standing on his knees. Caption reads: "Mrs. Alan S. Smith and her two sons watched as...
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First Day of School

Date: 08 27 1989
Description: A man is sitting on his sofa, watching his son write a card. Caption reads: "Joe Gofoe said he and his son Elton, 5, were 'big boys' and could handle the f...
Poster

Pour que vos enfants ne connaissent plus les horreurs de la guerre, souscrivez á l'Emprunt National

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of a woman standing and holding in her arms a small child wearing a nightgown. They are next to a bed with a doll resting on th...
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Home Bound Gentleman Using a Typewriter

Date: 12 06 1954
Description: A bed-ridden man working from home. Laying in a hospital bed set up in his living room, he is using a typewriter that that is sitting on a table between a ...
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Homeowner Redecorates with Contemporary Styling

Date: 12 27 1957
Description: The tri-level home of I. Franklin and Arline Houseman, 821 Lakewood Boulevard in Maple Bluff, was redecorated with her choosing the color scheme. Their son...
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Homeowner Redecorates with Contemporary Styling

Date: 12 27 1957
Description: The tri-level home of I. Franklin and Arline Houseman, 821 Lakewood Boulevard in Maple Bluff, was redecorated with her choosing the color scheme. The kitch...
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Homeowner Redecorates with Contemporary Styling

Date: 12 27 1957
Description: The tri-level home of I. Franklin and Arline Houseman, 821 Lakewood Boulevard in Maple Bluff, was redecorated with her choosing the color scheme. A star-sh...
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Serving Tea, a Gracious Custom

Date: 02 18 1958
Description: Sitting in front of the fireplace in the family home at 535 Wisconsin Avenue are Mrs. Lucien (Mary) Hanks, her daughter and two friends. They are (left to ...
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Playing Flinch

Date: 02 08 1912
Description: Group of people playing the card game called Flinch. There is an electric lamp in the background. Caption reads: "Cousin Carolyn, foster mother during abse...

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