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| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | U.S. Congressman of Wisconsin John J. Esch seated at his desk. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Frank Lloyd Wright sits by a sunlit window in his living room at Taliesin, with papers spread before him on a table. |
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| Description: | Ornately decorated library at 675 Rush Street. The house was built for Cyrus Hall McCormick and his family in 1879. After McCormick's death in 1884, the ho... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view from the library into the living room of the Richard Lloyd Jones residence, 1010 Walker Court (now 1010 Rutledge Court). He was editor and publisher... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Otto G. Ansorge sits in his home on Lake Avenue and reads. Ansorge was a jeweler and band director in Winneconne. |
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| Description: | Interior view of sitting room with a tall ceiling. The room is decorated in art deco style with a light fixture, upholstered chairs, patterned carpet, patt... |
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| Description: | View of corner wooden shelf containing ceramics and books. Beside the shelf is a small folding table and a chair. |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | W.V.B. Holloway, Richard Quinney's maternal grandfather, sitting at a a table looking at a large book of maps. A phone is mounted to the wall next to him ... |
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| Description: | Ted Pierce dressed in formal attire, including bow tie and sitting in front of a bookcase with a book on his lap. |
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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: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Library in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The dining ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Dining room in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The lib... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of W.J. Burnham of Chetek, Wisconsin, dealer in "Furniture, Undertaking Goods, School Supplies, Stationery, Confectionery, etc.," with an illust... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the Kenosha Crib Company of Kenosha, Wisconsin, "Manufacturers of the Latest in Children's Cribs". Features an outdoor scene of a child stand... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of J.J. & S.D. Hanchett of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, dealers in "Furniture and Upholstered Work" and undertaking goods. Features an illustration of ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Interior corner, with bookcase and rocking chair, at the Hillside Home School, operated by Misses Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The Orland Loomis family relaxing at home. Mrs. Loomis holds a book, and leans slightly to look at her husband, who is also holding a book. A daughter sits... |
| Date: | 02 02 1975 |
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| Description: | Ernst Schmidt, at age 81, sits reading the "Wisconsin Magazine of History" at a table at Black Point. A telephone and lamp with a stained glass shade stand... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Edward Petersen poses, seated in a chair, and his wife stands next to him on the left. They appear to be reading papers which Edward is holding. Behind the... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | A view of a corner of the living room at Black Point provides a glimpse into the music room, at left, and the front hall, right. In the living room is a bo... |
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