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Wood Burning Cooking Range

Date: 1912
Description: Ornate iron wood burning cooking range.
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George Smith's Shack

Date: 12 31 1934
Description: Interior of hermit George Smith's squalid shack, 2 miles southwest of Cottage Grove.
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Chris Copus Family

Date: 10 29 1934
Description: Portrait of seven of the twelve members of the Chris Copus family standing beside a pot belly stove in their makeshift garage home on Roth Street. They wer...
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Tom Brown, Cartoonist

Date: 11 10 1932
Description: Tom Brown, cartoonist, drawing at his kitchen table beside a large Queen's Best wood burning stove.
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Summer Kitchen

Date: 08 1898
Description: Summer kitchen at the Turville family farmhouse.
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Interior of Primitive Methodist Church

Date: 1874
Description: View of the primitive Albion Prairie Methodist church looking down the aisle between the pews towards the pulpit and a small organ. A prominent stove pipe ...
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Harry R. Sharpe Home

Date: 04 11 1949
Description: Kitchen in the Harry R. Sharpe family farm home located on the University of Wisconsin poultry research farm, 5101 Mineral Point Road. An old gas range sto...
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Forest and Hares

Date: 1900
Description: Forest Middleton rests on the kitchen floor with two Dutch hares. There is a woodburning stove and a "Detroit Jewel" gas stove in the background. A table...
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Stag Party

Date: 1913
Description: Forest Middleton, far right, poses with a group of men in high spirits. One man, second from left, holds a jug. The room is furnished with a makeshift tabl...
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Dining Room

Date: 1900
Description: A woman poses as if pouring water into a glass. There is a tablecloth, tea set and glass bowl on the table. A large, fancy parlor stove is featured in the ...
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Madison Art Guild

Date: 01 07 1957
Description: Erdine Stamm is shown rosemalling a wooden plate at the Madison Art Guild workshop in the recreation room of the Brobst home, 211 Lathrop Street.
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Smith's General Store

Date: 1946
Description: Interior corner of Smith's general store.
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Interior of Repair Shop

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Description: Interior view of a machine shop, possibly for wagon or vehicle repair. A wood burning stove is on the left. In the center is a bank of drawers and cubby ho...
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"Peek at the Greeks" Party and Style Show

Date: 08 06 1965
Description: Three of the collegiate models who will display fall fashions at the "Peek at the Greeks" party and program August 25 at the Memorial Union, University of ...
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Sid Resting Feet on Woodburning Stove

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Description: Sid sitting on the left in a chair, with only his legs and feet visible, resting his feet on a woodburning stove. In the foreground is a pile of wooden duc...
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Old Halfway Prairie Schoolhouse

Date: 04 1980
Description: Back of a classroom at the Old Halfway Prairie Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse, which operated from 1844 until 1961. In the front of the room is a wood...
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Christian Dick Wine & Liquor Store

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Description: Slightly elevated view of Christian W. Dick, on the left, standing behind the counter of his wine and liquor store. Cigars are in a display case in the lef...
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Governor's Mansion — Kitchen

Date: 1930
Description: Another view of the kitchen, with the Reliable stove against the wall on the left, and a corner of the sink in the foreground. The window on the back wall ...
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Unidentified People — Brittingham Project

Date: 1954
Description: A man is sitting on the arm of a chair holding a lighted candle in a glass bottle. A woman wearing a headscarf is sitting in the arm chair. A stove is in t...

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