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Father Reading to Son

Date: 12 28 1981
Description: Father reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain to his son.
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Man Reads Magazine to Young Child

Date: 08 1925
Description: Mr. Wolfe sitting in a chair reading Successful Farming magazine to a young child on his lap.
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Group at Boarding 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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Group Sitting in Parlor

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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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Three People Reading

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Description: Two women and an elderly man reading in a room.
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Group of People Reading

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Description: Three men, woman, and boy posed reading in a room.
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Man Sitting in Rocking Chair

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Description: Man seated in a rocking chair reading with deer head mount reflected in mirror.
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Man Reading in Living Room

Date: 1912
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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Dr. Bass in Parlor

Date: 1895
Description: Self-portrait of Dr. Edward Bass reading in his parlor. Several prints of his own photographs decorate the room. There is a parlor organ on the right.
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Man Reading in Rocking Chair

Date: 1923
Description: Mr. Lutfring sitting in a wicker rocking chair while reading a newspaper. The room is furnished with an upholstered divan, lamp with fringe shade, carpetin...
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Bailey Family Group

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Description: Four members of the Bailey family, two men and two women, stand and sit around a small table in front of a fireplace. There is a music stand below the wind...
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Forest Middleton at Desk

Date: 1910
Description: Forest Middleton, wearing a visor and moccassins, sits at a roll top desk. He holds an open book and is smoking a pipe. There are two oil lamps on the desk...
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Funny Papers and Alvin Steinkopf

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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 ...
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Recording Diaries

Date: 10 22 1992
Description: "With tape recorders catching every word, Les Beck, right, reads from his mother's diaries. Ralph Widmer, left, and Fred Bandlow, center, add to their vivi...
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Sitting in the Living Room

Date: 03 05 1901
Description: Indoor flash portrait of William and Johanna Krueger sitting in the living room. Johanna is reading the newspaper, while William is reading a book. Various...
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William and Johanna in the Living Room

Date: 1901
Description: Indoor flash portrait of William and Johanna Krueger sitting in the living room reading books. Various calendars, figurines, and portraits are hanging alon...
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Petersen

Date: 1900
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...
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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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I.P. Rumsey Reading in the Hammock at Island Lodge

Date: 08 20 1913
Description: I.P. Rumsey is reading a book while lying in the hammock on the porch at Island Lodge. A pillow is tucked under his head. He is dressed in a long sleeved s...

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