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George Friedrich Plays the Melodian

Date: 11 09 1933
Description: George J. Friedrich, floor manager at the Burdick & Murray Co., playing a Melodian at the Bullard house, 1154 E. Mifflin Street.
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Harry L. French Drawing Room

Date: 03 21 1932
Description: Harry L. and Mazie French drawing room at 500 Farwell Drive.
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Daniel A. and Nellie M. Rooney

Date: 02 14 1932
Description: Portrait of Daniel A. and Nellie M. Rooney at their home at 1144 Spaight Street.
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St. Francis House Parlor

Date: 06 03 1931
Description: View of parlor in St. Francis House Student Center, 1001 University Avenue.
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Fairchild Parlor

Date: 1900
Description: The parlor of the Lucius Fairchild residence at 302 Monona Avenue in Madison, filled with artwork and furniture collected by the Fairchilds during their re...
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Herfurth House

Date: 1951
Description: The front parlor of the Herfurth house, 703 East Gorham Street, with Mrs. Caleb Harrison (born Lucy Herfurth) sitting on a sofa. The house was built by The...
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Herfurth House

Date: 1952
Description: The newel post and front stairs of the Herfurth house, 703 East Gorham Street, as seen from the living room or parlor.
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Drawing Room in Governor's Residence

Date: 03 09 1950
Description: The Stately drawing room is full of shades of green and lilac, repeated in the flowered draperies. Conversation pieces on the mantel and elsewhere about t...
Postcard

Group Portrait

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of Forest Middleton sitting on a chair behind an unidentified man, woman, and boy. A heavy drape with tassels, top left, frames the s...
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Family at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A carefully posed scene of a man, woman, and girl at home. The girl sits with a cat on her lap. The man, in a wicker rocker, reads the "Editorial Section" ...
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Clara Middleton at Home

Date: 1909
Description: Clara Case Middleton stands behind a rocking chair beyond a curtained doorway. In the front room, a zither and banjo are displayed near a parlor organ.
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Professor Rasmus B. Anderson at Home

Date: 1902
Description: Professor Rasmus B. Anderson, noted authority on Scandinavian affairs, with Karema Anderson and his son Rolf, with dog “Ned”, in their home.
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Interior Resident of Professor Ely

Date: 1925
Description: Interior of the living room or library in the residence of Professor Richard Ely, on Prospect Street.
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Miss Mayhew's Room in Ladies' Hall at Easter

Date: 1900
Description: Miss Mayhew's room in the Ladies' Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin campus. The room is set for Easter, with Easter lilies on the mantel and on ...
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Harry Lichte House

Date: 02 06 1964
Description: Harry Lichte standing in the doorway of his parlor with authentic 19th Century decor at his home at 5314 Flad Avenue.
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Harry Lichte House

Date: 02 06 1964
Description: A kerosene lamp standing beside an old family Bible on a table in the antique-filled Harry Lichte home, 5314 Flad Avenue.
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Fitts Family Preparing to Move From Farm House

Date: 02 18 1964
Description: Den room in the brick farm house on Old Sauk Road near Gammon Road rented to the George Fitts family in 1961. The room was the front parlor of the house or...
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Mrs. A.G. Zimmerman

Date: 1905
Description: Mrs. A.G. Zimmerman posing in a home on W. Washington Avenue. She is standing reading a document in a parlor with a piano.
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Sunny Parlor

Date: 1930
Description: Sunlight and a ceiling fixture provide light for a parlor furnished in an Early American style. A portrait of George Washington is hanging on the far wall....
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Governor's Mansion — Parlor

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the parlor in the Governor's Mansion. A large mirror is on the wall on the left, chairs are arranged along the left side of the room, and ...

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