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Dressing up the Dog

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Description: A girl sits in a rocking chair as a young woman commands a dog who is dressed in dark clothing to sit. A piano or organ is in the background.
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WIBA Fern Room

Date: 12 05 1930
Description: WIBA fern room with piano, organ, ferns, and a turntable. There is a Teddy Bear on top of the organ on the right, and on the left is a bird in a birdcage.
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Family of Fifteen by House

Date: 1872
Description: An extended family of fifteen stands in front of a wood frame house. On the left a man holds a black horse, and to the right of the doorway a woman sits at...
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Skavlem Family

Date: 1875
Description: The Skavlem family is around the table at the home of Lars H. Skavlem. A cloth, books, a vase of flowers and fruit are on the table. The two men on the r...
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Men and a Boy around Wagon

Date: 1871
Description: Two men in hats stand by a wagon loaded with an organ. The wagon carries the sign "pianos & organs." A boy holds the horse. Behind them is a picket fence a...
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Piano and Organ Wagon

Date: 1871
Description: Piano and organ wagon in front of frame house. Piano and organ man on his wagon with boy leading horse and three men standing near wagon, women in front o...
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Lobby at Warner's Resort

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Description: The lobby at the resort. There is a piano in the left foreground, and a large fireplace is along the back wall. Caption reads: "The Lobby at Warner's Resor...
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Dudgeon School Students

Date: 02 15 1949
Description: Johnny Rengstorff looks for a missing hamster near a piano, while Danny Steihl, Susan Lorenz and Phillip Johnson watch. Judy Erb examines the hamster's cag...
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Main Room at King's Lodge

Date: 1950
Description: A rustic community room at King's Lodge on Moose Lake. The room contains a piano and fireplace. Caption reads: "Kings Lodge, Moose Lake, Hayward, Wis."
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Man in Musical Instrument Store Room

Date: 1900
Description: A well-dressed man sits in a chair in a Schwaller Music Store on Pine Street. Various pianos are on display. There are signs for Sohmer Pianos and New Home...
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Horse-Drawn Carriage near Storefronts

Date: 1900
Description: Looking east across Pine Street at the F. A. Schwaller Music Store / Schwaller's Real Estate Office, flanked by Theodore Riel's dry goods and grocery store...
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Weber Wagon Outside Piano Store

Date: 1910
Description: Man sitting in horse-drawn Weber wagon outside the Jepson piano store.
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Schnitzler Barn — Interior

Date: 2004
Description: Andy and Karen Schnitzler and "Ruffy" pose in their Community Center. The Schnitzlers purchased the farm in 1980 and began the center in 1988.
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Family Group

Date: 1905
Description: A group portrait of two women, a man, a boy and a girl posing in a parlor; two other rooms are visible through doorways. The girl is seated in front of a p...
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Two Women and Piano

Date: 1900
Description: Two well-dressed young women pose in front of a piano. One holds a fan in her lap, the other holds a piece of sheet music titled "When We Were Two Little B...
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Family Group with Pets

Date: 1905
Description: A girl on a rocking chair holds a rabbit, and a boy and a woman stand in the background. The boy rests his hand on a dogs head; the dog is lying on a love ...
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Wisconsin Music Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wisconsin Music Company of Madison, Wisconsin, with two elevated views of the Cable Company's Chicago and St. Charles piano and organ fac...
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Interior View of Dining Room with Piano

Date: 1935
Description: Interior view of a room with a dining set of table and chairs. On the wall on the left is what appears to be a Victrola cabinet. On the right is a piano, r...
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Women in a Parlour

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Description: Four women are posing sitting in a parlor in front of an organ. One of the women is sitting on the floor holding a kitten.
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Interior of George Fred Keck Designed Home

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Description: Interior view of the living room of a George Fred Keck designed home. A woman is relaxing in a chair with a cat in her lap, and her dog lies on the floor n...

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