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| Date: | 08 12 1958 |
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| Description: | Urbane gentleman shows off his sophisticated high fidelity wall system with reel-to-reel tape deck, reels of tape, and record albums. |
| Date: | 05 06 1934 |
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| Description: | Woman, in costume, standing in Hassett Linoleum Co. display booth featuring Armstrong Products: carpet, linoleum, Armstrong Quaker rugs, at the Home Show. |
| Date: | 05 06 1934 |
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| Description: | Close-up of Hassett Linoleum Co. display booth featuring Armstrong Products: carpet, linoleum, Armstrong Quaker rugs, at the Home Show. |
| Date: | 09 28 1928 |
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| Description: | Albert Hinman Residence, 1 Vista Road, showing the living room interior with fireplace and bookcase detail. There is a floor model radio on the right. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | View of a parlor interior (probably that of Herman Amberg Preus's parsonage) with a bay window and draperies, a statue, plants, an ornate clock 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... |
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| Description: | Woman with books posed standing on a board sidewalk, possibly in front of the William T. Price home. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | An interior view of a sitting room with a high ceiling, most likely Dankoler's. Books are stacked neatly on shelves and tables. Through an curtained archwa... |
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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... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | A couch, several wooden chairs, and a table are arranged in the living room of Mrs. Sam Barns. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Miss Lielle Geddis sitting in a rocking chair while reading an issue of "Country Gentleman" magazine in the living room of her home. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A small microscope sits on a table near a lace-curtained window in Forest Middleton's room. There is also a chair, bookcase and commode with china commode ... |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Library of the McCormick family home at 675 Rush Street. The home was built for Cyrus Hall McCormick and his wife Nettie Fowler in 1873. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Interior of the library/study in the residence of Prof. Richard Ely, on Prospect Street. Prof. Ely, of the University of Wisconsin, was a noted economist. |
| Date: | 09 24 1896 |
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| Description: | A Morris family group portrait in their home library. Full bookcases surround a window. Mr. and Mrs. Morris are seated, while their daughter stands between... |
| 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: | 05 2014 |
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| Description: | Oak-encased pendulum wall clock hanging in an antique store. In the foreground is a desk lamp, with a Tiffany style glass lamp shade with a rose motif, sit... |
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