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Family Bomb Shelter

Date: 1952
Description: A Wisconsin family inside their new bomb shelter.
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A Quiet Evening at Home

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Description: Amos Elliot, pioneer stage coach driver, enjoying a quiet evening at home with his second wife, and her daughter (center), Stella Hart.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1936
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife Olgivanna, seated together reading in a bedroom at Taliesin. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin...
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Father Reading to Son

Date: 12 28 1981
Description: Father reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain to his son.
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Canning Corn

Date: 1927
Description: Husband and wife canning corn in kitchen using Burpee Can Sealer.
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Bennett Family Popcorn Party

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Description: Interior portrait; Bennett family popcorn party.
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Bennett Family Popcorn Party

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Description: Interior portrait of the Bennett family posing around a bowl of popcorn. They are sitting in an alcove with the pocket doors open, and three stringed instr...
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Ultimate Hi-Fi System

Date: 08 12 1958
Description: Urbane gentleman shows off his sophisticated high fidelity wall system with reel-to-reel tape deck, reels of tape, and record albums.
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The Overbys in their Parlor

Date: 1916
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...
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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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Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman) in Amsterdam

Date: 1946
Description: Left to right: friend Sophie, Josef and Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman) in their home in Amsterdam. The tablecloth was made by Mrs. Bader and retu...
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Mr. Tony Gildig

Date: 09 23 1936
Description: A man wearing overalls sitting with a newspaper in his hands at a table in a house. Original caption reads: "Mr. Tony Gildig owner of McCormick-Deering 6 c...
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Family in Dining Room

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Description: A family is posed in a dining room with a woman seated and holding a small child. A man is seated at a desk in the corner, with a young girl standing nearb...
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Dr. Bass in Parlor

Date: 1895
Description: Self-portrait of Dr. Edward Bass reading in his parlor. Several prints of his own photographs decorate the room. There is a parlor organ on the right.
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Ranch-Style Home of Lloyd Yaudes Family

Date: 03 21 1951
Description: The Lloyd Yaudes family gathers in the living room of their new ranch-style home at 526 Virginia Terrace.
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Seated Man with Legs Crossed

Date: 1930
Description: Man sitting on a box, leaning back against a wall, with his legs crossed. He is dressed in bib overalls and is smoking a pipe. He may be sitting in a kitch...
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Homemaker Club

Date: 11 1980
Description: View from a stage of a gathering of the Homemaker Club.
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Mr. and Mrs. Alex Krueger

Date: 12 1900
Description: Flash photograph of Florentina and Alex Krueger eating supper at their new house.
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Two Year Old Girl Abducted from Her Front Yard by Salesman

Date: 04 01 1964
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Leon W. Binger, parents of 2-year-old Carol, watching the court proceedings for Thomas Howard. Howard is accused of abducting Carol from her f...
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Family Portrait

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: A family posing together indoors; the father is bouncing a young girl standing on his knees. Caption reads: "Mrs. Alan S. Smith and her two sons watched as...

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