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Father Reading to Son

Date: 12 28 1981
Description: Father reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain to his son.
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Tannisse and David Taylor having a Tea Party

Date: 1914
Description: Photographer Herman Taylor's children sit at a little table in front of the hearth in the library.
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The Riesen Family

Date: 05 28 1955
Description: The Riesen family, John, Jeanne, Linda and Jon, playing in their home.
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Man Reads Magazine to Young Child

Date: 08 1925
Description: Mr. Wolfe sitting in a chair reading Successful Farming magazine to a young child on his lap.
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Joseph Oden La Follette and His Grandmother

Date: 11 16 1933
Description: Joseph Oden La Follette, the son of Senator Robert La Follette, Jr., being held by his maternal grandmother, Harriet Oden of Washington, D.C.
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Richard McVicar's Birthday

Date: 10 28 1930
Description: Portrait of Richard McVicar with his birthday cake and candles on his fourth birthday.
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Richard and Malcolm McVicar

Date: 10 28 1930
Description: Richard and Malcolm McVicar celebrating Richard's fourth birthday while sitting in front of a fireplace with a birthday cake and candles. They are sitting ...
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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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Four Jacobson Daughters

Date: 1910
Description: Four Jacobson daughters in living room with an ornate stove and a Christmas tree in the back room.
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1010 Walker Court, Living Room

Date: 1918
Description: Jenkin Lloyd Jones, born Nov. 1, 1911, sleeping on the sofa in the living room of his parents, the Richard & Georgia Lloyd Jones, home 1010 Walker Court (n...
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Sherif and Mohammed El Gindi

Date: 08 28 1948
Description: Sherif, 4, and Mohammed, El Gindi, 5, sitting on an Oriental rug brought from Egypt by their parents. Their father, Ibrahim, was chosen by the Egyptian gov...
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Dick on Rocking Horse

Date: 1913
Description: Richard Lloyd Jones "Dick" rides a rocking horse.
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Family Service Agency

Date: 05 04 1949
Description: Mrs. Margaret Mentzner, a fulltime employee of the Family Service Agency, is shown hearing the bedtime prayers of a small boy whose mother is sick and abse...
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Syl Sitting at Piano

Date: 11 02 1902
Description: Syl sitting on an adjustable stool at a piano with one hand on the keyboard. In the background a cast iron stove is visible.
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Chess Game

Date: 1910
Description: William Middleton, left, plays chess against an unidentified opponent. Williams' son, Forest, with chin in hands, watches with an unidentified man and wom...
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Snack Time

Date: 1900
Description: Forest Middleton, second from right, and four other boys, enjoy apples and popcorn in the Middleton family kitchen. One boy is peeling an apple as another ...
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Children with Christmas Tree

Date: 1900
Description: Three unidentified children sit in chairs in front of a Christmas tree. Two of the children hold dolls; the third holds a push toy. The tree is decorated w...
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Residential Family Rooms

Date: 05 11 1956
Description: Mrs. Arthur (Bette) Sonneland, with her 19-month-old daughter Kristl, sits on the hearth of the fireplace in the family room of their home at 35 Paget Road...
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Residential Family Rooms

Date: 05 11 1956
Description: Mrs. William A. (Florence) Tanner sits with her 6-year-old daughter Gail in the new family room addition in their home at 1110 South Midvale Avenue in Madi...
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Residential Family Rooms

Date: 05 11 1956
Description: Mrs. Nelson M. (Marjorie) Hagan sits with her 6-year-old daughter Nancy in the family room in their home at 3417 Circle Close in Shorewood Hills.

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