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Lower Reception Hall Stairs at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: Lower Reception Hall (basement) stairs of Cyrus McCormick, Jr's residence at 50 East Huron Street. The original caption indicates that the view is "leading...
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Tapestry Room at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: Tapestry Room at Cyrus McCormick, Jr.'s residence at 50 East Huron Street. The view is of the fireplace on the north wall.
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Southeast Corner of Dining Room at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: The southeast corner of the dining room at Cyrus McCormick, Jr.'s residence at 50 East Huron Street. According to the original caption, the paintings on th...
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Ladies' Dressing Room at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: North end of the ladies' dressing room in the basement of Cyrus McCormick, Jr.'s residence at 50 East Huron Street. The room was new, having been remodelle...
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Petersen House

Date: 1930
Description: A room off the entrance hall of the Edward Petersen home at 1322 Astor Street in Chicago's Gold Coast area has a barrel vaulted ceiling and bookcases along...
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Petersen House

Date: 1930
Description: The fireplace in the living room of the Edward Petersen house features a classical revival surround and mantel. A small stuffed toy dog sits under a carved...
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McCormick Works Club House Interior Hallway

Date: 1900
Description: View from tiled lobby towards an interior hallway leading to a room with a brick fireplace. On the right of the lobby is a staircase, and on the left are b...
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Reading Room in the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1907
Description: Interior view of the reading room at the club house. There is a table with chairs in front of a fireplace. There is a piano in the corner.
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Birthday Tablescape, Scenes IV, V, and VI

Date: 02 26 1928
Description: Six scenes of miniature landscapes and interiors comprise a tablescape honoring six decades in the life of Emma Seipp Schmidt on the occasion of her sixtie...
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Birthday Tablescape, Scenes I, II, and III

Date: 02 26 1928
Description: Six scenes of miniature landscapes and interiors comprise a tablescape honoring six decades in the life of Emma Seipp Schmidt on the occasion of her sixtie...
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Fritzie, the Pet Dachsund

Date: 1915
Description: Fritzie, the pet Dachshund of the Schmidt family, poses standing on a library table in the family home in Chicago. There is a framed picture of a hunting d...

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