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Fonthill Castle

Date: 1916
Description: A view of the rotunda at Fonthill Castle, with the floors decorated with parquetry. Two doorways lead to additional rooms while another in the center is op...
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Sacred Heart Academy

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Description: A view of the parlor at Sacred Heart Academy. The room is furnished with a small table which holds a potted plant and Bible. Lining the walls are upholster...
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St. Xavier's Academy

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Description: A view of the piano room at St. Xavier's Academy. An upright piano and a smaller keyboard stand next to each other along a wall decorated with framed pictu...
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Naponach Country Club

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Description: View of a corner of the modernistic room in the Naponach Country Club. View features modern style chairs, tables, and lamps. There are framed photographs o...
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Clara Middleton at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait, possibly a self-portrait, of Clara Middleton seated in her home. She wears a large hat; her gloves rest in her lap. There is a jardiniere with ...
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Woman in Front of a Mirror

Date: 1898
Description: Unidentified woman posed sitting in front of a dressing table with a tall mirror. She is wearing eyeglasses, a hat with feathers, and a long coat with what...
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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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Gathering of Men

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Description: Group portrait of a group of men posing sitting and standing around a table. There are several female nude photographs hanging on the wall behind them.
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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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Old Maid's Hall

Date: 1905
Description: A young woman, Jessie Underwood, reclining supported on one elbow on a fur rug in front of a piano. In front of her lying on the rug is a cat. Light comes ...
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Front Hall

Date: 1905
Description: Interior view of Oakwood, the residence of E.W. Underwood showing a wood paneled U-shaped staircase. There is a chair in the foreground, and behind it is a...
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Work Place

Date: 11 10 2014
Description: View of a red chair in front of a desk with built-in shelves. In the center is a Macintosh computer and keyboard. A telephone, lamp, and magnifying lens ar...
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Home Hallway in Winter

Date: 01 08 2015
Description: Interior view of a hallway. There is a glass block window at end of the hallway, with a small piece of stained glass attached to the top. A framed image of...
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Yokohama Apartment

Date: 1922
Description: A view of an interior corner of the house occupied by Forest and Leonore Middleton. There are light draperies and a shade over a large window. A bouquet of...
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Glander Art Studio, 1st Floor Interior

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the 1st floor salesroom of the new Glander Art Studio at 822 Washington Street. Framed pictures are covering the walls. Tables and glass f...
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Glander Art Studio, Gift Shop I

Date: 1928
Description: Elevated view, facing west, of the Glander Art Studio's 1st floor gift shop with its checkerboard floor and bright, storefront windows. The entrance door f...
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Glander Art Studio, Gift Shop II

Date: 1928
Description: Elevated view of the interior of Glander Art Studio's gift shop, facing east. The wood framing of the entrance door from Washington Street is on the right....
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Living Room

Date: 1890
Description: A view of the southwest corner of the living room of the George Brumder house at the corner of 10th and Wells Streets. An ornate Victorian etagere stands b...
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Parlor

Date: 1893
Description: A view of the parlor (foreground) and music room of the George Brumder residence at the corner of Grand (later Wisconsin) Avenue and 18th Street. Both room...
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Tower Room

Date: 1924
Description: An interior view of the George and Henriette Brumder residence at the corner of Grand (later Wisconsin) Avenue and 18th Street. The view is from a large ro...

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