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| Date: | 04 25 1932 |
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| Description: | Artist Frances Hawkins sitting in a wicker chair and painting at the easel in her studio. |
| Date: | 01 1929 |
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| Description: | Stairway from the main hall to the second floor at Cyrus McCormick,Jr.'s residence at 50 East Huron Street, with a view of the house's east windows. The do... |
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| Description: | Art work, including Japanese prints, at Taliesin, the summer home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. A large painted screen hangs on the wall, and fabric sam... |
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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. |
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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 ... |
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| Description: | Interior view of a dining room featuring table with a small sculpture in the center, rustic chairs, a screened in fireplace, decorative vases, flower arran... |
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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: | 1910 |
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| Description: | William Middleton, left, plays chess against an unidentified opponent. Williams' son, Forest, with chin in hands, watches with an unidentified man and wom... |
| Date: | 09 14 1953 |
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| Description: | The W.H. Wikoff residence, 34C University Houses, contains many Japanese furnishings. A hand-carved Japanese chest is shown with a teakwood sweetmeat box a... |
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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... |
| 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: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of group of nine men, identified on the reverse as associates of the Geneva, New York Experiment Station. St... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | An ornate chandelier with gas light style shades and many prisms dominates a photograph of the music room at Black Point. There is a painted frieze below t... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | The fireplace in the living room of the Edward Petersen house features a classical revival surround and mantel. A small stuffed toy dog sits under a carved... |
| Date: | 11 17 1953 |
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| Description: | Furniture display of a sofa and lamp at the Town and Country House furniture store. |
| Date: | 12 27 1957 |
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| Description: | The tri-level home of I. Franklin and Arline Houseman, 821 Lakewood Boulevard in Maple Bluff, was redecorated with her choosing the color scheme. The livin... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | A parlor or sitting room, with a view into a small room beyond a doorway, probably in the tower of the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner o... |
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| Description: | A large dog, named Barry, is sitting on the left, next to a young child (Sigrid) sitting in a chair. A woman, Sigrid's mother Hedwig, is standing behind th... |
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