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Family in their Living Room

Date: 1955
Description: Family in their living room. The mother watches television, the father reads a newspaper, the daughter reads a book, and two sons play with a train set.
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L.C. and Daisy Bates Watching Television

Date: 09 1957
Description: L.C. and Daisy Bates watching television with Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus on the screen.
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Country Dale School Classroom

Date: 11 25 1966
Description: In a view from beneath a television stand, seventh grade students are listening to a lecture in their classroom at Country Dale school.
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Television

Date: 1950
Description: A young woman is displaying a television set.
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Kitchen

Date: 1950
Description: A woman poses her kitchen with all of the modern conveniences.
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Television for Patients

Date: 1950
Description: Hospital or nursing home patients are able to view television in their rooms.
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Hospital Patient Watching Television

Date: 01 17 1958
Description: The installation of televisions in hospital rooms is a welcome addition to this patient at Misericordia Hospital.
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Relaxing in the Barber Chair

Date: 06 1971
Description: Barber Mike Godsell sitting back and relaxing in his shop.
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Woman Peeling Potatoes in front of TV

Date: 1956
Description: "All To Myself" brochure for the NBC Matinee Theater with a woman sitting front of the television peeling potatoes with her shoes off. There is an outline ...
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The House That Home Built

Date: 1957
Description: Cover image of an NBC promotional folder for the show "House That Home Built".
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House That Home Built House

Date: 1957
Description: Illustration of a model home in the "House That Home Built" promotional folder.
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Electric Cooking with Meinhardt Raabe

Date: 
Description: Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as Little Oscar, standing with two women on a television soundstage kitchen.
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Holiday Inn Motel Room

Date: 09 23 1959
Description: Typical guest room at the Holiday Inn Motel, 4402 East Washington Avenue, in Madison, with two double beds and a television.
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Daisy Bates Watching Television

Date: 
Description: Daisy Bates watching Governor Faubus on television.
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WISC-TV Studio at Parade of Homes

Date: 09 18 1952
Description: Parade of Homes tent featuring WISC-TV studio with display of "TV Sound Film by Photo Copy Service."
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GE Black-Daylite TV Equipment

Date: 09 18 1952
Description: DuMont and GE Black-Daylite TV equipment used by WISC-TV in a display at the Parade of Homes with sign that reads: "All TV film shown here is from the film...
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Holiday Inn Motel Room

Date: 09 23 1959
Description: Interior view of a room at the Holiday Inn Motel, 4402 East Washington Avenue. View includes a day bed, a television, a table with a lamp, and a vanity wit...
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Interior of Modern Home

Date: 10 04 1955
Description: Living room with a television in a modern home.
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Bedroom with Skylights

Date: 02 09 1984
Description: Interior view of an attic bedroom with skylights and a television.
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Johns Island Children

Date: 
Description: A child holding a baby next to a television on Johns Island. Part of the Citizenship group that convened there.

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