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A Quiet Evening at Home

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Description: Amos Elliot, pioneer stage coach driver, enjoying a quiet evening at home with his second wife, and her daughter (center), Stella Hart.
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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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Women Playing a Reed Organ

Date: 1900
Description: A woman sits at a reed organ while another looks on.
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By the Piano

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Description: Two women and a man posing by a piano.
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Woman Knitting Near Window

Date: 1898
Description: Elderly woman sitting in a rocking chair knitting in front of a window.
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Woman Sitting near Stove

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Description: Elderly woman sitting in the corner of a room with a wood-burning "Sylvan Sunshine" stove and world globe.
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Two Children Posing in Parlor

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Description: Two children posing in a parlor, probably Dudley and Marguerite Osborn inside the Spaulding House.
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Woman with Four Children

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Description: Woman sitting with three girls and one boy in a room, probably a farm family.
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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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Woman Putting on Hat

Date: 1900
Description: Woman putting on a hat in front of a dressing table mirror.
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Large Group on Staircase

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Description: Large group posed on a staircase, possibly a fancy dress party.
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Four Women in Japanese Clothing

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Description: Four women wearing traditional Japanese dress having tea.
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Women Sewing

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Description: Six women sewing by hand and with a sewing machine. A dog is in the room and the calendar on the wall shows December 1901.
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Group of People wearing Costumes

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Description: Large group of women dressed in men's clothing, some with their feet in the air, and several liquor bottles on the table. Overexposed light streaks also th...
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Group of People in Costume

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Description: Two white women and three white men pose as Native Americans in a home with numerous artifacts including several taxidermy specimens.
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Woman Holding Books

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Description: Woman with books posed standing on a board sidewalk, possibly in front of the William T. Price home.
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Man and Woman in Sitting Room

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Description: Portrait of a man and a woman posed sitting in the corner of a room near a desk and two book stands. The desk has a clock and many books on it.

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