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John J. Esch

Date: 1915
Description: U.S. Congressman of Wisconsin John J. Esch seated at his desk.
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Ultimate Hi-Fi System

Date: 08 12 1958
Description: Urbane gentleman shows off his sophisticated high fidelity wall system with reel-to-reel tape deck, reels of tape, and record albums.
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Mr. and Mrs. Holt

Date: 12 20 1930
Description: Informal portrait of Jerome C. and May Holt sitting in rockers in their living room at 1922 Madison Street.
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Hinman House Interior

Date: 09 28 1928
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.
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Writing a Note

Date: 1950
Description: A woman writes a note at a small writing desk in her kitchen.
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Parlor Interior of Herman Amberg Preus's Parsonage

Date: 1871
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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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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W.V.B. Holloway

Date: 1946
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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Bish Family

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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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Mary and Katie Temp

Date: 11 24 2011
Description: Mary (Kate) Marcou Temp is sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper while her daughter Kate Temp is kneeling on the floor viewing her electronic reader on T...
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Antique Clock

Date: 05 2014
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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Sid in His Living Room

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Description: Sid Boyum, with a cigar in his mouth, is sitting on a fur-covered sofa in his living room reading a magazine. There is a large, carved wooden shelving unit...
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The Living Room

Date: 09 26 2014
Description: View of wooden bookshelves built into the wall. Books, cds, a cd player and radio, two tall speakers, small statues and pottery fill the shelves. A lamp on...
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Herbert E. Brumder

Date: 1934
Description: Herbert E. Brumder, oldest child of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, is wearing a suit and tie, and is sitting in an easy chair in front of the open ...

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