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| Date: | 1916 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 01 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Widely known twin sisters in southern Wisconsin, Cecelia (left) and Alma Moore, now Mrs. Walter M. (Cecelia) Mass, Jr., and Mrs. Robert O. (Alma) Bauch. Th... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Ada Bass with her daughter Everetta on a chair in front of a curtain. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Ada Bass and her daughter Everetta in their parlor. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Tootsie, a fox terrier, rests on a love seat with a rabbit and cat. The love seat is covered with an ornate woven throw. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Clara Middleton sits with a dog and rabbit on her lap in what may be a self-portrait. There is a daybed and treadle sewing machine in the background. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Clara Middleton, well-dressed and wearing a large hat, holding her pet fox terrier's chin as the two share a gaze. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Oval portrait of Clara Middleton sitting on a settee with a book, wearing a fine skirt and blouse. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Forest Middleton plays "Guess Who?" with his grandmother. He stands on a small footstool; she is seated in a chair holding a newspaper or magazine. On the... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Forest Middleton, dressed in a fur coat and a bonnet, holds the handle of a doll buggy. The buggy carries a dog dressed in a stocking cap and sweater, as w... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Forest Middleton, wearing a striped shirt, bow tie, and knickers, shares a quiet moment with his dog, Tootsie. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Forest Middleton rests on the kitchen floor with two Dutch hares. There is a woodburning stove and a "Detroit Jewel" gas stove in the background. A table... |
| Date: | 09 14 1953 |
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| Description: | The W.H. Wikoff residence, 34C University Houses, contains many Japanese furnishings. Mrs. Catherine (William H.) Wikoff is shown with a Japanese dish and ... |
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| Description: | Four members of the Bailey family, two men and two women, stand and sit around a small table in front of a fireplace. There is a music stand below the wind... |
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| Description: | An older female member of the Bish family sits in a wicker chair holding a magazine or book open on her lap. Standing on the left in front of a doorway dra... |
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| Description: | Still wearing his pajamas, "Milwaukee Sentinel" editor Alvin Steinkopf reads the newspaper. The popular comic strip, "Gasoline Alley," can be seen on the ... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Two young girls in white dresses trimmed with lace posing for a studio portrait on a bench covered with a kilim rug. |
| Date: | 02 03 1912 |
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| Description: | A man with a moustache dressed in a dark suit and necktie is sitting on a wooden chair next to a table covered with a light-colored tablecloth. The floor i... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Full-length indoor portrait of an unknown woman. She is wearing a long dress with puffy sleeves, and underneath a white blouse with lace collar and cuffs. ... |
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