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A Quiet Evening at Home

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Description: Amos Elliot, pioneer stage coach driver, enjoying a quiet evening at home with his second wife, and her daughter (center), Stella Hart.
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Tannisse and David Taylor having a Tea Party

Date: 1914
Description: Photographer Herman Taylor's children sit at a little table in front of the hearth in the library.
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Playing Chess

Date: 1898
Description: Reverend Henry Faville and his son, Ted, are seated around a small table playing chess in their home.
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The Riesen Family

Date: 05 28 1955
Description: The Riesen family, John, Jeanne, Linda and Jon, playing in their home.
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Victoria House, College Girl's Bedroom

Date: 03 05 1945
Description: Typical college girl's bedroom with frilly curtains, knick-knacks on shelves, and stuffed animals on the bed at the Victoria House, 225 Lake Lawn Place.
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Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Store

Date: 11 27 1943
Description: Interior of Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Store, in Union Transfer Building, 155-303 West Wilson, showing toys, Christmas decorations and lamps and applia...
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Palm Reader

Date: 04 11 1934
Description: Sitting at a table, Doris Witter of Oconto Falls, is reading the palm of Helen Haldiman from Monticello. Both are University of Wisconsin students.
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Sherif and Mohammed El Gindi

Date: 08 28 1948
Description: Sherif, 4, and Mohammed, El Gindi, 5, sitting on an Oriental rug brought from Egypt by their parents. Their father, Ibrahim, was chosen by the Egyptian gov...
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Men in Hunting Cabin

Date: 1900
Description: Two men posed with guns in a hunting cabin. The room in sparsely furnished with a table, chairs, and a bed.
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Winfield Martin House

Date: 07 27 1949
Description: Interior bedroom in the Winfield Martin house, 2906 Lakeland Avenue. Built as a carriage house for James and Minnie Corry, in 1911, it was remodeled as a r...
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Burch House

Date: 09 19 1949
Description: The knotty pine recreation room of Byron and Mary Burch house at 205 South Owen Drive. The room includes a bar with stools and a mirror in the shape of a s...
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Everetta and Sewing Machine

Date: 1894
Description: Everetta Bass stands in a room near chairs in front of a treadle sewing machine. A doll buggy is also visible. A tapestry or blanket hangs on the wall on t...
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Family Group

Date: 1905
Description: A group portrait of two women, a man, a boy and a girl posing in a parlor; two other rooms are visible through doorways. The girl is seated in front of a p...
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Forest with Doll Buggy

Date: 1897
Description: Forest Middleton, dressed in a fur coat and a bonnet, holds the handle of a doll buggy. The buggy carries a dog dressed in a stocking cap and sweater, as w...
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Chess Game

Date: 1910
Description: William Middleton, left, plays chess against an unidentified opponent. Williams' son, Forest, with chin in hands, watches with an unidentified man and wom...
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Chess Game

Date: 1909
Description: Forest Middleton, left, and Arthur Strelow, play chess with the board resting on their knees. Drapes hang in a doorway; there are also two round tables wit...
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Two Women and Piano

Date: 1900
Description: Two well-dressed young women pose in front of a piano. One holds a fan in her lap, the other holds a piece of sheet music titled "When We Were Two Little B...
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Woman in Living Room

Date: 08 1931
Description: Mrs. L.A. Hawkins sitting on a couch while reading "The Farmer's Wife" magazine in the living room of her home. A fireplace is on the opposite wall, and ch...
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Woman in Farmhouse Living Room

Date: 1931
Description: Miss Lielle Geddis sitting in a rocking chair while reading an issue of "Country Gentleman" magazine in the living room of her home.
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Children with Christmas Tree

Date: 1900
Description: Three unidentified children sit in chairs in front of a Christmas tree. Two of the children hold dolls; the third holds a push toy. The tree is decorated w...

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