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Dressing up the Dog

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Description: A girl sits in a rocking chair as a young woman commands a dog who is dressed in dark clothing to sit. A piano or organ is in the background.
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The Overbys in their Parlor

Date: 1916
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Overby at home in their parlor with books, family portraits, and an organ with sheet music. Mr. Overby sits in a chair with a cane and a...
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Plants in Window

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Description: Potted plants in a bay window.
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Woman Posing near Window

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Description: Woman, probably Edna Richards Turner, posing with her potted plants. The Methodist Church is in the background.
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Dining Room

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Description: Interior of a dining room with place settings on the table.
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Parlor Interior

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Description: Interior of a parlor with a knickknack table and articles.
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Parlor Interior with Piano

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Description: Interior of a parlor showing a piano and rocking chairs.
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Parlor Interior with Piano

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Description: Interior of a parlor with piano and mandolin.
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Parlor Interior with Piano

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Description: Interior of room with a piano and bookcase desk.
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Piano in House

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Description: Interior with piano and a typewriter on a desk.
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Parlor Interior in House

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Description: Interior of living room/parlor, hall, and staircase.
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Table near Staircase

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Description: Interior of a staircase and table with photographs.
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Bedroom Interior

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Description: Interior of a bedroom. In the corner is a dresser with a mirror, a bed is in the foreground, and on the left are a side table with a lamp, and a chair. The...
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Group having Tea in Parlor

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Description: Two women, man, and child having tea in a parlor.
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Group Sitting at Dining Room Table

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Description: Two men and three women sitting down to a meal, possibly Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Hull on the left, and Mr. and Mrs. George Hull on the right, father and son.
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Van Schaick Family

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Description: Charles J. Van Schaick and his family at the dinner table. He had three sons; Shirley, born 1885, Roy, born 1887, and Harold, born 1889. Both husband and w...
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Woman Putting on Hat

Date: 1900
Description: Woman putting on a hat in front of a dressing table mirror.
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Group of People Posing in front of House

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Description: Two women, two men, and two girls standing in front of a wooden house (probably the backyard), near a clothesline with drying wash. Two boys are standing o...

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