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Auditorium at the School for the Deaf

Date: 1893
Description: Auditorium at the State School for the Deaf; the stage is dressed with a 'nature' backdrop.
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Class at the State School for the Deaf

Date: 1893
Description: Male and female students read and practice math at the State School for the Deaf as a teacher looks on from the head of the class.
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Bridget O'Keefe Quinney

Date: 1919
Description: Brigit O'Keefe Quinney, Richard Quinney's great grandmother, sitting next to the family's farmhouse and flowering hollyhocks.
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Holloway Family

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of James and Mary Bray Holloway and their children, Lizzie and Will.
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Richard, Ralph and Floyd Quinney

Date: 1936
Description: Young Richard Quinney and his new brother Ralph seated on their father's lap in a chair on the farmhouse's porch.
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Richard, Ralph and Alice Quinney

Date: 1936
Description: Richard Quinney and his new brother Ralph held by their mother on the front porch of the farmhouse.
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W.V.B. Holloway

Date: 1946
Description: W.V.B. Holloway, Richard Quinney's maternal grandfather, sitting at a a table looking at a large book of maps. A phone is mounted to the wall next to him ...
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Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 04 11 1942
Description: Three illegal gambling machines in the Silver Arrow Tavern on U.S. Highway 12.
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Bay Hill School Classroom

Date: 1930
Description: Ten students sitting at their desks in the classroom at Bay Hill School. Their teacher, Alice Holloway, stands at the back holding a book. Blackboards cove...
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Dunham School Class

Date: 1946
Description: Students and teacher in the classroom at Dunham School. The room is filled with desks, chairs, books, a blackboard and a globe. Three large window can be s...
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Leisure Hour

Date: 1932
Description: Several students have gathered around the piano for "Leisure Hour" at Star Center School, District No. 8, Bloomfield. Other students work at their desks. T...
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School Exhibit

Date: 1925
Description: An autumn exhibit and fair has been set up in the Centerville School. A post supports streamers which extend to the walls, and examples of needlework and c...
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School Exhibit and Fair

Date: 1925
Description: A display of autumn produce including corn, squash, cabbage and apples occupies a corner of the Centerville School. There are posters of animals, vegetable...
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William O. and Alma Schmidt Petersen

Date: 08 1929
Description: William Otto Petersen sits on his mother's lap as they ride inside a passenger launch on Geneva Lake. One of William's older brothers sits on the right. Th...
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Family Orchestra

Date: 1938
Description: Descendants of Conrad Seipp comprise an orchestra which performed a concert as part of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the construction of t...
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Living Room at Black Point

Date: 1942
Description: Two tall bookcases stand against the far wall in the living room at Black Point. A portrait of Conrad Seipp hangs on that wall. A large bouquet in a tall v...
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Music Room at Black Point

Date: 1942
Description: An oval portrait of Emma Seipp Schmidt hangs above a cabinet in the music room at Black Point. A modern style settee stands in the large window bay.
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Millie's Pancake Haus

Date: 
Description: Interior view of the dining room at Millie's Pancake Haus. The tables are set, and there is a large fireplace on the back wall on the right. Text on rev...
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Frontier Dining Room at Lake Lawn Lodge

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard view of the dining room at Lake Lawn Lodge. The ceiling has exposed beams, and the tables are set with tableware. There is a view of ...
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Crossroads Dining and Cocktails

Date: 1961
Description: Two views: one of a curved bar, and the other the restaurant with tables and a fireplace in the background. Caption reads: ",Crossroads, Elkhorn, Wis." ...

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