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Dr. Bleyer Residence

Date: 03 31 1932
Description: Library in Dr. Bleyer residence, 423 N. Carroll Street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Quarters of the Historical Society

Date: 1880
Description: The Historical Society's early library and painting collections on display in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. This photograph was taken about 1880 befor...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Quarters of the Historical Society

Date: 1880
Description: Librarian Daniel S. Durrie seated in the two-story high gallery that the Historical Society occupied in the old South Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol f...
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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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Wellesley College Library

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Description: Interior of Wellesley College Library, founded in 1870. The view includes long study tables, and paintings and busts are displayed throughout the room. Boo...
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Library at Washington Irving High School

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Description: Interior of the library at Washington Irving High School, built in 1913 and designed b C.B.J. Snyder. Students study at tables and take books from the shel...
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Reading Room at Adelphi College

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Description: Interior of the reading room at Adelphi College, founded in 1863. Rows of bookshelves fill the room, and two portraits hang on the walls.
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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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Reading Room at Cornell University Union

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Description: Interior of a reading room at Willard Straight Hall, opened in 1925. The hall can be found in the union of Cornell University, founded in 1865. Men sit an...
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Slocum Hall at Ohio Wesleyan University

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Description: Interior of the library at Slocum Hall, built in 1898. Located on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, founded in 1842, the hall features an arcade and ...
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Library and Reading Room at Loyola Sacred Heart Academy

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Description: Interior of the library and reading room of Loyola Sacred Heart Academy, established in 1873. The room features bookshelves along the wall and sculptures....
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Belle Harbor Yacht Club Model Room

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Description: View of the Model Room at the Belle Harbor Yacht Club. View features a table and chairs, a fireplace on the right, chairs and furniture, several chandelier...
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Photo Playhouse

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Description: Tintype of Estella Moessner Goldenberger of Madison, (in the window), with her friend Celia Gibson posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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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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Farmhouse

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Description: Interior view of a farmhouse. The living room features a potbelly stove and a rocking chair. The portrait of a man hangs on the wall above a table lined ...
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Studio Portrait of Woman with Book

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a woman looking out of a prop window with a lace curtain pulled aside. She is resting her chin on her hand and is holding a boo...
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Interior — Lutheran Church

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the interior of the Lutheran Church. Pews and hymnals are on each side, and flags are at the altar. A piano is near the pulpi...
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Piano in the Parlor

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Description: Color postcard of the parlor in the Nelson Dewey Home featuring the old square piano in the corner.
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Polperro House Second Floor at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Room on the second floor in Polperro House. In the center is a stairwell up to the next floor, a bookshelf in the right corner, and a portrait of a man abo...
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Polperro House Sitting Room at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Sitting room in Polperro House. Rocking chairs and a bench are by the fire in the fireplace. A corner china cabinet is on the right near a window.

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