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Fairchild Dining Room

Date: 1880
Description: The ornate interior of the Lucius Fairchild house at 302 South Wisconsin Avenue (renamed Monona Avenue in 1877). Built by Lucius' father Jairus Fairchild i...
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Interior of 116 East Gorham Street

Date: 1868
Description: House of Timothy Brown II and Elizabeth Barnard Brown, 116 East Gorham Street. The house was built in 1863.
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: Hand-colored postcard of the interior of the Schlitz Palm Garden. Located on N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue, the Schlitz Palm Garden opened on...
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Opera House

Date: 1883
Description: The Oshkosh Grand Opera House. This is the interior elevated view showing the curtain painted by Louis Kindt of Kenosha, which depicts a scene from Goethe'...
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Villa Louis Porch

Date: 1898
Description: The Dousman family and friends on the east porch of Villa Louis.
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Strayer Business College

Date: 1892
Description: A view of the student library and music room at Strayer Business College. Desks, chairs, and small bookcases with glass doors stand on patterned carpeting ...
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College of the Sacred Heart

Date: 1888
Description: A view of the reading room at the College of the Sacred Heart. Sofas and tables stand around the room, and a piano is against the wall in the background.
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Assembly Chamber

Date: 1880
Description: Assembly Chambers in the second State Capitol. Note the gas lamps.
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Ferdinand Hotz in Office

Date: 1895
Description: A young Ferdinand Hotz sits behind a large desk in his Chicago office. There is an art print and a framed collection of moths and butterflies on the wall b...
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Dorm at Downer College

Date: 1895
Description: Interior of a student's room at Downer (women's) College. Two banjos rest on the chaise in front of the window.
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Dinner at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Mrs. Nina Dousman with children and house party guests in the dining room at Villa Louis.
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Playing Billards at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Dousman family and house party guests playing billiards at Villa Louis. A lamp hangs over the table and prints are displayed on the walls. A display cabine...
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Fancy Ball at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Dousman family and house party guests dressed for a fancy ball. They are posed on the staircase and in the hall and are wearing fancy dress or costumes. On...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Quarters of the Historical Society

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of librarian Daniel S. Durrie seated in the two-story high gallery that the Historical Society occupied in the old South Wing of the Wisconsin ...
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Lucy Rumsey at the Harp

Date: 1894
Description: Lucy Rumsey is sitting with her concert harp in a home setting. She appears ready to play. There are arched doorways, a chandelier, and a fireplace in the ...

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