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Antiquarian House Interior

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Description: View of a room in the antiquarian house. Formal room with two windows, fireplace, mantle, mirror, chairs, tables, desk and chandelier. Caption reads: "© An...
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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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Main Lounge at Doctor's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the main lounge of the Doctor's Hospital, founded by Theodore Atlas in the early 1900's. The view from across the room shows furniture, tables...
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Director's Room at Doctor's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the Director's Room at the Doctor's Hospital, founded by Theodore Atlas in the early 1900's. The view includes a long table with chairs surroun...
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Library at Doctor's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the library at the Doctor's Hospital, founded by Theodore Atlas in the early 1900's. The view includes a table and chairs with a fireplace and...
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The Elton Hotel

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Description: Interior of the Flemish Dining Room at the Elton Hotel, built in 1905. Decorative lighting surrounds a domed skylight, and below, tables are set for a meal...
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Restaurant Dining Room

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Description: Interior of a restaurant dining room. Decorative steins are placed on the mantle of a fireplace, and tables and chairs are arranged around the room.
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Fairlawn Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: View looking south inside a guest room at 'Fairlawn' Hotel (?). The room features tables, chairs, and decorative items above a fireplace. Published by Ye...
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The Spalding Inn

Date: 1918
Description: Interior of the Spalding Inn, furnished with chairs and end tables arranged around a fireplace with a stone mantle. Recessed bookshelves stand on either s...
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Rulueys Inn

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Description: Chairs and tables are arranged around a fireplace in a lounge area at Rulueys Inn. A man stands waiting at the reception desk on the right.
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Gurney's Inn

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Description: Interior of the living room at Gurney's Inn, built in 1926 by W. J. and Maude Gurney. The room is filled with furniture that surrounds a fireplace on the ...
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Poggatticut Lodge

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Description: Interior of the lobby at Poggatticut Lodge, built in 1920. The waiting area features decorative, upholstered chairs and a fireplace, and a man stands behi...
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Y.W.C.A. (West 137th St.) Reception Lobby

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Description: View of Y.W.C.A. (West 137th St.) reception lobby. View features a fireplace with artwork overhead, arched windows on both sides of the room, mirrors and a...
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Miss Mayhew's Room in Ladies' Hall at Easter

Date: 1900
Description: Miss Mayhew's room in the Ladies' Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin campus. The room is set for Easter, with Easter lilies on the mantel and on ...
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Mid-Century Modern Home Interior

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Description: Interior of a mid-century modern home located by Lake Wisconsin. View during daytime of a spacious living room with a large fireplace of cut rock. The wall...
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Christmas Tree

Date: 1924
Description: An electrically lit Christmas tree standing near the bow window in the living room of Herbert and Margaret Brumder, 2030 East Lafayette Place. An abundance...

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