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Dressing up the Dog

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Description: A girl sits in a rocking chair as a young woman commands a dog who is dressed in dark clothing to sit. A piano or organ is in the background.
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Women Playing a Reed Organ

Date: 1900
Description: A woman sits at a reed organ while another looks on.
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Taliesin Apprentice Accomodations

Date: 1935
Description: Drafting table, possibly used by John Howe at Taliesin, residence of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of...
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Taliesin Apprentice Accommodations

Date: 1935
Description: Drafting table, possibly belonging to John Howe, Taliesin, the summer residence of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. Taliesin is located in t...
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Taliesin Apprentice Accommodations

Date: 1935
Description: Drafting table, possibly belonging to John Howe, Taliesin, home of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of S...
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Daisy Bates Standing Behind Little Rock Nine

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: Daisy Bates, the head of the Arkansas NAACP, stands behind seven of the Little Rock Nine, who are seated on a sofa in her living room. They have assembled ...
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Ansel Adams in his Home Darkroom

Date: 1968
Description: Photographer Ansel Adams working in his darkroom at his home.
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Kitchen Interior of Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Randolph Home

Date: 03 12 1955
Description: Kitchen interior of E.F. and Carol Randolph home, 6203 Ridgewood Avenue, in Frost Woods area of Monona.
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Ansel Adams in his Home Office

Date: 1968
Description: Ansel Adams talks on the telephone in his home office.
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Octagon House

Date: 1950
Description: View of the spiral staircase inside Richards' Octagon House.
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Keyes Residence

Date: 1897
Description: Interior of the Keyes residence, home of Elisha W. Keyes, political leader. According to Keyes' daughter, Mrs. John C. Gaveney, the framed pictures, etc.,...
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Doty House

Date: 1950
Description: A view of the split lath boards, which are hung between wall beams to apply plaster to create the interior wall, inside of the Doty house.
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Doty House

Date: 1950
Description: A detailed view of the split lath boards, thin boards nailed to the walls of a house so that plaster may be applied to create the interior wall, in the Dot...
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Madison War Housing Center Staff

Date: 09 21 1944
Description: Mrs. E.R. Meacham, Director of the Madison War Housing Center, talking with Mrs. Lloyd Miller and Lloyd Miller, Jr.
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G.I. Loan at Anchor Savings and Loan Association

Date: 03 16 1945
Description: Anchor Savings and Loan Association staff making the first G.I. loan to Arthur L. Cass, discharged veteran, and his wife so they can purchase a home at 330...
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Pierce House Interior

Date: 1888
Description: An interior view of the so-called Pierce house, at 424 North Pinckney Street, on the corner of Gilman Street.
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Interior of GBH-Way Prefab House

Date: 01 12 1946
Description: Kitchen and living room of a GBH-Way prefabricated house The building was furnished and installed by Klinke's Hatchery as part of an effort to relieve the...
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Man and Woman in Parlor

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Description: Elderly woman and man posed in a parlor with large wood stove. Probably Mr. And Mrs. Squires who owned a business in town, the Squires Oyster House.
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Two Children Posing in Parlor

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Description: Two children posing in a parlor, probably Dudley and Marguerite Osborn inside the Spaulding House.
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Woman with Four Children

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Description: Woman sitting with three girls and one boy in a room, probably a farm family.

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