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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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Bish Family

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Description: An older female member of the Bish family sits in a wicker chair holding a magazine or book open on her lap. Standing on the left in front of a doorway dra...
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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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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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Dewey Home Office

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Description: Color postcard of interior view of the office the Dewey Home featuring the desk and bookshelves.
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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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Lucy Rumsey Holt's Concert Harp

Date: 1905
Description: Lucy Rumsey Holt's concert harp and music stand are on the right side of the living room or music room. Behind the harp is a large wooden bookcase with gla...

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