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Bath Time for Baby

Date: 1900
Description: A baby sits in a galvanized tub holding on to the sides. The tub is on top of a chair with a can of talcum powder next to it.
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Duncan's Beauty Studio

Date: 01 22 1932
Description: Interior of Duncan's Beauty Studio, 105 State Street, featuring dryer and waver.
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Duncan's Beauty Studio

Date: 01 22 1932
Description: Interior of Duncan's Beauty Studio, 105 State Street, featuring dryers and chairs.
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Women Peeling Apples

Date: 1944
Description: Three seated women with bowls on their laps peel apples outdoors while two men stand in the background.
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Lake Edge Church Harvest Festiival

Date: 10 15 1948
Description: Pictured left to right are Mrs. Ted Smith, Mrs. Harry Lehman, and Mrs. William (Catherine)Gedko, members of the new Lake Edge Congregational Church, repape...
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J. Robert Taylor

Date: 10 01 1938
Description: Taylor is relaxing, sitting in a chair tilted back, and smoking his pipe and reading his paper in front of an open heater. A kerchief is covering his head....
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Set Dinner Table

Date: 1910
Description: View of small dining room, with a table set for dinner. The walls are decorated with posters and ceramics are on display throughout the room.
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August Derleth

Date: 1941
Description: Sauk City author August Derleth sitting in a wing back chair near a fireplace in his home, "The Place of Hawks."
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Vacuum Dangers

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman stooping to remove an electrical cord from in front of a vacuum cleaner.
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The Whitehall Hotel

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of tables in an arcade in the Whitehall Hotel. Each table is covered in cloth, set with plates and glassware, and decorated with a vase of fl...
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Canning Utensils

Date: 09 1915
Description: View of a table set with various utensils and supplies used in food canning.
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Woman Spinning Wool

Date: 1915
Description: Woman sitting outdoors at a spinning wheel, turning a large pile of wool in the foreground into yarn.
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Rabbit

Date: 1910
Description: A rabbit sits on the floor in front of a curtained shelf. A laundry basket sits on a chair nearby.
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Woman and Young Girl Canning Beans

Date: 1926
Description: Woman and young girl working in a kitchen canning beans. The girl is standing at the sink running a faucet while the woman is seated at a table using a bea...
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Woman Drying Dishes

Date: 1916
Description: A woman wearing an apron is standing near a wheeled butler's tray while drying dishes in a kitchen. A sink, table, chair and utensils are behind her.
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Woman in Kitchen

Date: 1919
Description: A woman wearing an apron standing near a wheeled butler's tray in a kitchen. A sink, table, and chair are standing against the wall, and various cooking ut...
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Devil's Lake — Dining Room at the Silver Dale Resort

Date: 1930
Description: View of dining room tables placed at an angle along a row of windows. The tables are set with silverware, plates, cups, pitchers, and menus. On the back wa...
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Husking and Silking Corn

Date: 07 1926
Description: A woman and a girl sitting at a table, husking and silking corn at the Harvester Farm. The image is one of a series illustrating canning methods.
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Canning Corn: Removing from Cooker and Cooling

Date: 07 19 1926
Description: A woman and a girl standing in a kitchen. They are in the process of canning corn at the Harvester Farm, and are removing cans from the cooker and allowing...
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Porch in the Woods

Date: 1921
Description: The porch of the Hotz cottage at Europe Lake, furnished with a rustic table, chairs and benches; the table has been set for a meal. The cottage and porch a...

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