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Bedroom at the Hermitage

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Description: Interior view of a bedroom at the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, featuring a canopied bed, matching curtains, ornate wallpaper and gleaming carved wood...
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The Hermitage Drawing Room

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Description: Interior view of a drawing room in the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, featuring chandeliers, a harpsichord and ornately carved furniture.
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Parlor of James K. Polk

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Description: Parlor in the home of James K. Polk. The room contains a fireplace along the wall on the right, two floor to ceiling windows with drapes, three carved chai...
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Van Cortlandt House Washington Bedroom

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Description: Interior view of the Washington bedroom at the Van Cortlandt house featuring a fireplace, canopied bed, with a Dutch-style carved cradle at the foot, other...
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LaFayette Bedroom of the Morris-Jumel Mansion

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Description: Interior view of the Morris-Jumel Mansion which served, at different times, as headquarters to both forces during the Revolutionary war. This view of the ...
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Family in Living Room

Date: 1910
Description: View of a family relaxing in the living room of their home. Features men, women, and children sitting around a table. Caption reads: "A Happy Home in Orogr...
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President General's Room

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Description: A general view of the President General's Room in Memorial Continental Hall. Tables and chairs lie in the foreground on a decorative rug with a fireplace a...
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Main Lounge at Doctor's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the main lounge of the Doctor's Hospital, founded by Theodore Atlas in the early 1900's. The view from across the room shows furniture, tables...
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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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Reading Room at Friedsam Memorial Library

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Description: Interior of the reading room at Friedsam Memorial Library of St. Bonaventure University, founded in 1858. The reading room built in 1938 features rows of t...
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Bar Room at Hotel Astor

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Description: Interior of the bar room at Hotel Astor, built in 1904. Waiters, bartenders, and patrons stand around the bar, decorated in the Old World style.
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Lake McDonald Hotel Lobby

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Description: View of the Lake McDonald Hotel lobby. View features the rustic lobby, decorated with animal skins and trophies. There is a balcony overhead, and several c...
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Y.W.C.A. (West 137th St.) Reception Lobby

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Description: View of Y.W.C.A. (West 137th St.) reception lobby. View features a fireplace with artwork overhead, arched windows on both sides of the room, mirrors and a...
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Reception Room at Saint Clara Academy

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Description: Interior of the reception room at Saint Clara Academy. Founded by Father Samuel Mazzuchelli and built in 1852, the academy's reception room features religi...
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Library in the Home of John Johnston

Date: 1900
Description: Library in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The dining ...
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Craig Obey and Tom Foley

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Description: Craig Obey, son of Congressman David Obey, and Tom Foley pose for a photo.
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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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Mr. and Mrs. Clint Smith

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Description: Interior portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Smith. He is seated on a fainting couch on the left, and she is sitting in a chair behind him on the right. There i...
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Parlor

Date: 1924
Description: A parlor or sitting room, with a view into a small room beyond a doorway, probably in the tower of the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner o...
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Barbers Union Local 31

Date: 1903
Description: Studio group portrait of men on the Champion Base Ball team. Most of the men are identified.

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