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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... |
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| Description: | Interior view of a parlor. A chandelier is hanging from the ceiling, and multiple photographs and portraits are displayed on the walls. There is a piano al... |
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| Description: | Two women, two children, and a man sitting in a parlor showing a portrait of a man and a doorway hanging with cords. |
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| Description: | Two children posing in a parlor, probably Dudley and Marguerite Osborn inside the Spaulding House. |
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| Description: | Six women and a man gathered at a parlor table at a boarding house. The man is probably Amos Elliott, and the women around the table are teachers studying ... |
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| Description: | Two men and two women reading in a parlor, possibly J.R. Ogden and wife, and Grace Ogden and Carl (?). |
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| Description: | Two women and two men, both young and elderly, reading and conversing in a parlor, probably Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Ogden, and their son and daughter, Carl and G... |
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| Description: | Large group of seven women and three men, all in evening dress, conversing in a parlor in front of a large mirror. Probably the Spaulding house and some Sp... |
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| Description: | An interior view of the parlor and library of the William F. Vilas house, 12 East Gilman Stsreet, before remodeling in 1902. |
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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. |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | The parlor in the home of Dr. Edward Bass showing a parlor organ near a window, and other furnishings. |
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| Description: | Interior view of a room in the Bradley house, including paintings, a globe, fine furniture, a bookcase, and a large, ornate mirror over the fireplace. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Dankoler's sitting room with cushioned chairs and books stacked on a side table. A deocorative hand fan rests on one of the chairs. Tw... |
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| Description: | An interior view of the Dankoler's sitting room with books stacked under and on top of a carved wood cabinet and on top of a table. A cushioned chair sits ... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Dutch room of the Van Cortlandt house, featuring a fireplace, two ornately carved cradles, a wall clock, table, an open chest, polishe... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Morris-Jumel Mansion which served, at different times, as headquarters to both forces during the Revolutionary war. This view of the ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A carefully posed scene of a man, woman, and girl at home. The girl sits with a cat on her lap. The man, in a wicker rocker, reads the "Editorial Section" ... |
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| Description: | Mrs. Pierce sits in a wicker armchair facing the camera while her granddaughter Margery Bish sits facing her on a stool in front of a piano. Behind them is... |
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| Description: | Mary Pierce Bish plays an upright piano while her daughter Margaret Bish, standing to her left, and her mother Mrs. Pierce, seated to her right, look on. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Clara Case Middleton stands behind a rocking chair beyond a curtained doorway. In the front room, a zither and banjo are displayed near a parlor organ. |
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