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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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Melvina Capron and her Radio

Date: 08 02 1933
Description: Melvina (Mrs. Samuel) Capron, 222 N. Bassett Street, listening to a radio and reenacting the night in 1923 when she heard that President Warren G. Harding ...
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Mr. and Mrs. Holt

Date: 12 20 1930
Description: Informal portrait of Jerome C. and May Holt sitting in rockers in their living room at 1922 Madison Street.
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Couple with Trailer Home

Date: 08 14 1946
Description: A man and woman posing with their dog outside their house trailer set in a secluded yard, surrounded by trees and bushes. Taken for Western Electric.
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Modern Kitchen

Date: 1950
Description: An interior view of a kitchen/dining area/den, from behind the electric range looking into the den.
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Writing a Note

Date: 1950
Description: A woman writes a note at a small writing desk in her kitchen.
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Family at Home

Date: 1955
Description: A mother posing with her seven children in the living room of their home.
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Peterson Family at Home

Date: 1915
Description: Mr. Peterson is sitting in a rocking chair reading the newspaper and smoking a pipe, while Mrs. Peterson is standing at the stove with their young son, Jam...
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Nellie Kedzie Jones

Date: 1920
Description: Audience surrounding Nellie Kedzie Jones on the Agricultural Extension Home Economics circuit in Northern Wisconsin.
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Summer Kitchen

Date: 08 1898
Description: Summer kitchen at the Turville family farmhouse.
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The Soldier's Home, the Vision

Date: 1862
Description: "The Soldier's Home, the Vision," a Currier and Ives lithograph, handcolored.
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"Jungle Yacht" Bathroom

Date: 1938
Description: Bathroom of an International "Jungle Yacht," complete with his and her toiletries and towels embroidered with the letter "G" for Gatti. International Harve...
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"Jungle Yacht" Desk

Date: 1938
Description: Close-up of a desk in an International "Jungle Yacht". The desk is furnished with clocks, speedometers, a map, and a telephone. Above the desk is a bookshe...
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Winner of Christmas Home Decorating Contest

Date: 12 22 1956
Description: Ruth Bass, 4216 Mandrake Road, receiving a clock radio as a prize in the Christmas outdoor home lighting contest from Lucien G. Schlimgen, Jr., president o...
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Villa Louis

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of the front hallway of Villa Louis.
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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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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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Four Women in Bedroom

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Description: Four women sitting on a bed, walls displaying a tennis racquet and photographs.
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Woman Lying on Bed

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Description: Woman lying on a bed, walls displaying a tennis racquet and photographs.
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Two Women Sitting at Table

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Description: Two women sitting at a table, one is reading a newspaper, possibly Mildred Castle.

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