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| Date: | 12 28 1981 |
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| Description: | Father reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain to his son. |
| Date: | 08 12 1958 |
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| Description: | Urbane gentleman shows off his sophisticated high fidelity wall system with reel-to-reel tape deck, reels of tape, and record albums. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Mary E. Smith, wife of Dr. Joseph Smith, arranges flowers for the holidays. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A woman sits at a reed organ while another looks on. |
| Date: | 05 28 1955 |
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| Description: | The Riesen family, John, Jeanne, Linda and Jon, playing in their home. |
| 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... |
| Date: | 12 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Window display at Manchester's, Inc., featuring Libbey glassware and a Christmas wreath. |
| Date: | 12 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Manchester's, Inc., window display featuring Kenwood blankets. |
| Date: | 09 13 1945 |
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| Description: | Manchester's, Inc., window #5 featuring: "Tomorrow is here with Textron" fabric made into draperies and bed spread. |
| Date: | 03 01 1945 |
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| Description: | Display of gifts for Virginia M. Cordary and Floyd A. Tarbox wedding in dining room of Frank Cordary home at 522 South Mills Street. The couple was married... |
| Date: | 02 01 1945 |
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| Description: | Wide-angle view of floor coverings and rugs on the fourth floor of Manchester's, Inc., department store. |
| Date: | 06 09 1944 |
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| Description: | Rennebohm's Drug Store #2, 204 State Street, with a display window featuring "Colorful, Substantial, Beautiful Serving Trays." |
| Date: | 11 27 1943 |
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| Description: | Interior of Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Store, in Wisconsin Union Transfer Building, 155-303 West Wilson Street, showing lamps, mirrors and radios. |
| Date: | 11 27 1943 |
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| Description: | Interior of Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Store, in Union Transfer Building, 155-303 West Wilson, showing toys, Christmas decorations and lamps and applia... |
| Date: | 05 27 1936 |
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| Description: | Display of carpets and rugs in Manchesters', 2-6 East Mifflin carpet shop. |
| Date: | 05 21 1934 |
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| Description: | Olga Laube sitting in her living room at 604 East Johnson Street with her trained German Police dog "Barry," who can add, subtract, multiply, spell, and do... |
| Date: | 05 11 1934 |
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| Description: | J.G. Fuller house, 215 Lathrop Street, featuring an antique buffet in the dining room. |
| Date: | 05 06 1934 |
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| Description: | Woman, in costume, standing in Hassett Linoleum Co. display booth featuring Armstrong Products: carpet, linoleum, Armstrong Quaker rugs, at the Home Show. |
| Date: | 05 06 1934 |
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| Description: | Close-up of Hassett Linoleum Co. display booth featuring Armstrong Products: carpet, linoleum, Armstrong Quaker rugs, at the Home Show. |
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