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Assembly Presbyterian Church

Date: 1917
Description: Interior of the Assembly Presbyterian Church on the 50th anniversary of Dr. T.S. Johnson as pastor.
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The Overbys in their Parlor

Date: 1916
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Overby at home in their parlor with books, family portraits, and an organ with sheet music. Mr. Overby sits in a chair with a cane and a...
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Chapel in the Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1910
Description: View of the chapel in the Wisconsin State Prison. In the foreground are chairs, and in front of the stage is a piano.
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1010 Walker Court, Library

Date: 1918
Description: A view from the library into the living room of the Richard Lloyd Jones residence, 1010 Walker Court (now 1010 Rutledge Court). He was editor and publisher...
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Band Concert in Park

Date: 1912
Description: A band concert in a park. From left to right is a drummer, two trumpeters, a tuba player, pianist, oboeist, and a violinist. A boy is peeking out from behi...
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Man Reading in Living Room

Date: 1912
Description: Otto G. Ansorge sits in his home on Lake Avenue and reads. Ansorge was a jeweler and band director in Winneconne.
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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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Elks Club

Date: 1915
Description: A view of a piano, chairs, a table, and a fireplace in the ladies parlor of the Elks Club, founded in 1868. An open window shows a street scene and a home....
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Prize Winner Seated at Piano

Date: 1919
Description: Portrait of a young woman, the prize winner of the Cook County school-home project in music, sitting at a piano.
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Lesson at Mount Prospect High School

Date: 1917
Description: View from the back of a classroom towards a teacher holding an ear of corn while standing near a chalkboard which reads: "Mt. Prospect Twp. High School, Mt...
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School Auditorium in Iowa

Date: 10 30 1917
Description: Interior view of tables and chairs lined in rows inside an auditorium at Orange Township Consolidated School.
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School Gymnasium

Date: 1913
Description: Interior of the gymnasium at Woldale Rural School, including American flags, a small stage, an upright piano and Christmas garland. In the back corner is a...
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Girls Folk Dancing

Date: 1913
Description: High school girls in a folk dancing class, probably in the school gymnasium. The girls are in a line grouped in pairs, and are wearing matching dresses and...
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Leonore Judkins

Date: 1915
Description: Leonore Judkins, later Mrs. Forest Middleton, poses in a rocking chair with her hands behind her head. She wears a fancy dress and high buttoned shoes. The...
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Forest Middleton at Piano

Date: 1910
Description: Forest Middleton, wearing eyeglasses and holding a musical score, sits with his back to an upright piano.
Postcard

St. Mary's Boarding and High School

Date: 08 23 1916
Description: Color photographic postcard depicting five scenes from St. Mary's Boarding and High School, including women on campus, a section of the chapel, the recepti...
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Ogden Crane, Owen Moore, and Mary Pickford in "Caprice"

Date: 1913
Description: Pausing by the door of his mountain cabin, Jim Baxter (played by Ogden Crane) notices that his daughter Mercy (Mary Pickford) and the wealthy visitor from ...
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Knox-Romig Delivery Truck

Date: 1911
Description: A delivery truck with the store name: "Knox-Romig Furniture Co." is parked in front of the Knox-Romig storefront. There is a covered piece of furniture, pr...
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Wallace Reid and Kathlyn Williams at the piano, scene still

Date: 1917
Description: Jack Fyfe (played by Wallace Reid) and Stella Benton (Kathlyn Williams) share a romantic moment at the piano in a scene still for the silent drama "Big Tim...
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Postmaster and Family

Date: 1910
Description: A book in his hands, Postmaster Ed King sits in his wallpapered living room, staring past his wife to the window. Edna, his daughter, is seated at the pian...

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