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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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Farm Family in Living Room

Date: 1900
Description: A farm family posing in their living room. Sitting from left to right is John Dietrich (1874-1947), Grace Bowman (1879-1964), and Mrs. Lizzie Macke Dietric...
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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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Seated Couple at Home

Date: 1899
Description: Portrait of an elderly couple seated in their home. The woman is holding a bouquet of flowers. The man is seated slightly behind her, with his right arm o...
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Woman and Baby

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Description: A woman in a light top and dark skirt tending to a baby propped on a chair wearing a long white gown. A parlor stove is on the right, and tapestries are ha...
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By the Piano

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Description: Two women and a man posing by a piano.
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Group at Boarding House

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Description: Six women and a man gathered at a parlor table at a boarding house. The man is probably Amos Elliott, and the women around the table are teachers studying ...
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Group Sitting in Parlor

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Description: Two men and two women reading in a parlor, possibly J.R. Ogden and wife, and Grace Ogden and Carl (?).
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Three People Reading

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Description: Two women and an elderly man reading in a room.
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Group Sitting in Parlor

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Description: Two women and two men, both young and elderly, reading and conversing in a parlor, probably Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Ogden, and their son and daughter, Carl and G...
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Woman Posing near Piano

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Description: Woman posing next to a piano, probably Mrs. Merlin Hull, formerly Jessie Matchette.
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Group of People in Parlor

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Description: Two women, a man, and a dog sit in a parlor.
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Large Group in front of Mirror

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Description: Large group of seven women and three men, all in evening dress, conversing in a parlor in front of a large mirror. Probably the Spaulding house and some Sp...
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Group of People in Costume

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Description: Two white women and three white men pose as Native Americans in a home with numerous artifacts including several taxidermy specimens.
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Woman and Infant

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Description: A woman is holding an infant on her lap, probably Mrs. John H. Mills with son, Dudley.
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Man and Woman Seated by Desk

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Description: A man and a woman sit by a desk in a corner of a room that holds various books and papers.
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Man and Woman in Sitting Room

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Description: Portrait of a man and a woman posed sitting in the corner of a room near a desk and two book stands. The desk has a clock and many books on it.
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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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Portrait of a Seated Woman

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Description: Portrait of a seated woman in front of a wallpapered wall. A decorative hand fan is displayed on the wall.
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Woman Posed Standing by Window

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Description: Woman posed standing by a window and table in a home. She is holding an object in her right hand, possibly a frame for photographs. On the far right is a p...

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