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General Store Interior

Date: 1920
Description: Counters and display cases show goods for sale in the General Store.
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Kern Family at the Supper Table

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: The Kern family, Edna, Nancy, Ernest, and Maribeth, at the supper table.
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Family having Coffee outside House

Date: 1874
Description: A family is gathered around table for coffee with a frame house behind that has a sewing machine on its porch, and a lightning rod on the roof. A framed pi...
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Family in front of Three-Story House

Date: 1871
Description: Family in yard around table with coffee cups and plants. The frame house in the background has a sewing machine on the porch, wood trim at top of front and...
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Large Family around Table for Coffee

Date: 1873
Description: A family of sixteen in yard around table set for coffee. Three men are in the background, one holding a shotgun. There is a frame house with shutters and s...
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Vice-Admiral Marc Mitscher

Date: 06 28 1945
Description: Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher sitting at the dining room table waiting for breakfast to be served to him, his wife Frances Smalley Mitscher (left), and mot...
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Hankscraft Baby Dish

Date: 11 04 1947
Description: Hankscrafts electric baby food dish, heated for serving.
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Highway Trailer Company Banquet

Date: 02 10 1948
Description: Two employees of the utility division of the Highway Trailer Company at a company banquet at Harold Halverson's Superclub. Visible in the background of the...
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McCormick Works Banquet Hall

Date: 1929
Description: A hall, possibly at the McCormick Works Club House, decorated with vases of flowers, long tables laid with place settings, and chairs set up for a banquet ...
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Curiosities In Springdale, Wisconsin

Date: 1874
Description: "Curiosities in Springdale, Wisconsin." A view of Nellie Springen, perhaps with her family, at a rocky outcropping enjoying coffee.
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Reed's Cafe

Date: 1937
Description: A woman is standing by a cooler with a beer bottle in her hand at Reed's Cafe near a stove and countertop. Original caption states: "McCormick-Deering 6 ca...
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Cafe Interior

Date: 04 20 1963
Description: Interior of Bush's Cafe, with artificial greenery, a clock, and two water pots above the lunch counter.
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Jethro Coffin Home Kitchen

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Description: View of kitchen in the Jethro Coffin home. Jethro Coffin was a blacksmith and the grandson of one of the island's first white settlers, Tristam Coffin. Bui...
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Jethro Coffin Home Fireplace

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Description: View of Jethro Coffin home fireplace in kitchen. Jethro Coffin was a blacksmith and the grandson of one of the island's first white settlers, Tristam Coffi...
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Jethro Coffin Home Kitchen

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Description: View of the kitchen and pantry in the Jethro Coffin home. Jethro Coffin was a blacksmith and the grandson of one of the island's first white settlers, Tris...
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Colonial Fireplace

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Description: View of a seven foot tall colonial fireplace in a home. The large fireplace is surrounded by kitchen tools, fireplace tools and a bed warmer. A sword hangs...
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Judson House Slave Kitchen

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Description: View of the slave kitchen in the Judson House. Built circa 1750 by Captain David Judson, the kitchen features a large brick hearth and fireplace with tools...
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Farmhouse Kitchen

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Description: Interior of farmhouse kitchen featuring a fireplace for cooking, an adjacent brick oven, and a table in the center of the room set with metal dishes. Cooki...
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Dining Room at Casa Del Desierto

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Description: Interior of a dining room at Casa Del Desierto, opened in 1911 by Fred Harvey. The room features tables, chairs, a chandelier, and decoration in a Spanish ...
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Bar at a Rustic Inn

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Description: Interior of a bar in a rustic inn. Chairs are arranged along the walls and against a bar in the background and a jukebox stands along the wall at left.

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