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Two Men with Musical Instruments

Date: 1900
Description: Two men are seated holding guitars in luthier Leo Uhlmeyer's store. There are more instruments on the floor in front of them and hanging on the wall behind...
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Guitar Maker's Shop

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of a guitar maker's workshop, with a workbench, tools, guitars, and other stringed instruments. In the foreground, there is a ghostly image of a...
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Family with Christmas Tree

Date: 1900
Description: A family dressed in formal clothing seated around a Christmas tree in the living room.
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Decorated Dining Room

Date: 1890
Description: Dining room decorated with streamers for a wedding reception. The table is set formally with candles and there is a wedding cake as a centerpiece.
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Butcher Shop Interior

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the butcher shop section of the Fowler and Holmes Store. There is wood paneling and cabinetry throughout the room, shelving and hooks on t...
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Patriotic Lodge Hall Meeting

Date: 1900
Description: Men gather at lodge hall, probably in Watertown, Wisconsin. American flags are hanging from the light fixtures, draped over tables and on the wall. There i...
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Christmas Ornaments

Date: 1900
Description: A holiday display of German-made Christmas ornaments, possibly in a store window.
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Church Decorated for Christmas

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Description: Interior view of the Old Moravian Church at 6th and Cole Streets decorated for Christmas. There is a very tall Christmas tree behind the pulpit, and other ...
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Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy

Date: 1910
Description: An interior view of Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy on the corner 4th and Main Street. Two children are sitting on a chair in the middle of the floor, whil...
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Workroom of Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy

Date: 1910
Description: A man is scrubbing bottles in the back workroom of the Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy. Various other bottles and utensils are in the background.
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Two Men with Musical Instruments

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Description: Two men posing with guitars, one seated and one standing. They are probably in a music store or a musical instrument manufacturer. Several guitars and mand...
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Women in Mrs. E. Kammeyer's Millinery Shop

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Description: Six women in hat shop, three sitting and three standing. Hats are displayed on hat stands. Two women wear hats and two hold hats.
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Group of Five Men with Musical Intruments

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Description: Group of five men sitting and holding stringed instruments. Two of the men hold violins, two hold mandolins, and one man holds a guitar.
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Woman Holding Baby

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Description: Woman in bathrobe sits in a rocking chair holding an infant.
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Barbershop Interior

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Description: Interior of barbershop. Two barbers stand by barber chairs, and one younger man sits on shoe shine stand on the right.
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Print Shop Interior

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Description: Interior of print shop. The machinery, including printing presses, are belt-driven. The belts are driven by machines attached to the top of the high ceilin...
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Presses in Print Shop

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Description: Printing presses are towards the back of the long, narrow room, and in the foreground are tables with type laid out in form or frame for letterpress printi...
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Interior of Mrs. E. Kammeyer's Millinery Shop

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Description: Interior of hat shop illuminated by skylight.
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Elderly Man Asleep

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Description: An elderly man is lying on his side, against the corner of a wall, facing the camera, with a pillow and quilt. Wainscoting covers the wall behind him, and ...

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