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Elks Club

Date: 1915
Description: A view of a piano, chairs, a table, and a fireplace in the ladies parlor of the Elks Club, founded in 1868. An open window shows a street scene and a home....
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Elks Club Building

Date: 1920
Description: A view of chairs and a table with flowers and papers in the gentlemen's lounging room of the Elks Club, founded in 1868. Caption reads: "Gentlemen's Loungi...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Interior view of the lobby, with three wicker chairs sitting in a row in the foreground, and a large room behind it that includes the front desk and numero...
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Union Station Barbershop

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Description: Interior view of the Union Station Barber Shop with a number of men seated in chairs with barbers standing behind them. Plants and light fixtures are suspe...
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Sitting Room at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: Interior view of a sitting room at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bishop Salpointe. The room holds chairs and a table, and a door with a fan w...
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Roof Garden at the Central Club for Nurses

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Description: View of the roof garden at the Central Club for Nurses, completed in 1916 by architects Parish and Schroeder. The Central Club for Nurses was built for the...
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Library at Saint Joseph's Academy of Maine

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of a small library at Saint Joseph's Academy of Maine, opened in 1912. Chairs are gathered around a table near bookcases. In the room are religiou...
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Library at Amalgamated Clothing Workers' Cooperative Village

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Description: Interior of the library at Amalgamated Clothing Workers' Cooperative Village, designed by the architects Springsteen & Goldhammer and completed in 1930. Ta...
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Seton Hill College

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Description: A view of the auditorium at Seton Hill College, looking towards the stage from behind rows of wooden seats. The stage is set with a piano and potted plants...
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Academy of Our Lady of Mercy

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Description: A view of the parlor's fireplace and mantle, with cabinets standing on either side. A statue of the Virgin sits in the mantle along with candlesticks. Deco...
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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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The Elton Hotel

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Description: Interior of the Flemish Dining Room at the Elton Hotel, built in 1905. Decorative lighting surrounds a domed skylight, and below, tables are set for a meal...
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Dining Room at Greenbrier Hotel

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Description: Interior of a dining room at Greenbrier Hotel, built in 1913. View from behind drapes and plants in plant stands toward tables and chairs which fill the ro...
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Nightclub

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Description: Interior of a nightclub. The room features tables and chairs and is decorated with elaborate drapery, lighting and potted trees.
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The Greenery

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Description: Interior of The Greenery. The restaurant holds tables and chairs, and the dining room is surrounded by windows.
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Boardwalk Restaurant Interior

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Description: Interior of a boardwalk restaurant. The room features cafeteria style decor with many tables and booths.
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Ridgell Drug Compant and Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 1918
Description: Two men and a woman sit and stand around a table inside the Ridgell Drug Company and ice cream parlor. Several display cases are arranged behind them and t...
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Montauk Manor

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Description: View down a long hall separated by arches and columns in the lobby of Montauk Manor. The space is furnished with couches, chairs, and a fireplace and a ta...
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Laurel-in-the-Pines Hotel

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Description: Wicker chairs, tables, and potted palms are arranged beneath a skylight in the lobby of Laurel-in-the-Pines Hotel. The hotel opened in 1891.
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Meadowside Hotel

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Description: View across lobby area towards a woman sitting in an upholstered chair near a fireplace in the Meadowside Hotel. A mounted moose head hangs above the mantl...

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