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Peterson Family at Home

Date: 1915
Description: Mr. Peterson is sitting in a rocking chair reading the newspaper and smoking a pipe, while Mrs. Peterson is standing at the stove with their young son, Jam...
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Family in Yard by Picket Fence

Date: 1875
Description: Family in yard in front of picket fence, with a farm house and a building among trees in the background. The family is gathered around a table, and a young...
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Family in front of Home

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Description: A couple and their young child and baby sit at a table in their yard. Behind them is a frame house with very small windows on the front second story and gl...
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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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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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Family at Home

Date: 1905
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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William Krueger with Twins

Date: 1899
Description: William Krueger sits between the twins, Edgar and Jennie Krueger. There is a fur rug on the floor.
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Krueger Family Four Generation Picture

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Description: Portrait of four generations of Krueger men. William and August are sitting from left to right. Behind them, Alex is standing holding Edgar. There is a fur...
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Man Sitting at Table

Date: 02 03 1912
Description: A man with a moustache dressed in a dark suit and necktie is sitting on a wooden chair next to a table covered with a light-colored tablecloth. The floor i...
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Group Portrait of the Morris Family

Date: 09 24 1896
Description: A Morris family group portrait in their home library. Full bookcases surround a window. Mr. and Mrs. Morris are seated, while their daughter stands between...
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Catherine Seipp and Her Grandchildren

Date: 12 25 1915
Description: Catherine Orb Seipp, widow of prominent Chicago brewer and founder of Black Point Estate, Conrad Seipp, poses in her Chicago home with her nine grandchildr...
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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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A Friendly Game

Date: 09 1921
Description: Leonore and Forest Middleton, on the far left, playing cards with two other women and a man while sitting at a small table. The man on the far right has th...
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Music Room

Date: 1890
Description: An interior view of the music room of the George Brumder home at the corner of Wells and 10th Streets. The room has a high ceiling and is decorated in Vict...
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Herbert Brumder Reading

Date: 12 1916
Description: Herber Paul Brumder (1885-1967) relaxing in an easy chair with his crossed legs on an ottoman as he is reading the Germania Herold newspaper. There ...
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Christmas 1929

Date: 12 1929
Description: The three children of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, from left, Herbert E., Philip (partially obscured), and Barbara are playing with their Christm...
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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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