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Indoor Portrait of Woman and Dog

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Description: Portrait of a woman posing standing and petting a dog that is sitting on a chair near a window. A woodburning stove is in the foreground on the left. There...
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Telephone Exchange in Laona

Date: 1920
Description: "This picture is of the first telephone exchange that I established in Laona. The girl standing is my youngest daughter. This exchange is still operated in...
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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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Phillip and Isabel La Follette

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Description: Phillip and Isabel Bacon La Follette sitting in comfortable chairs in their living room at home. A large dog, perhaps a Chow, is lying on the rug in front ...
Postcard

Old Wade House; Upstairs Sitting Room

Date: 1956
Description: Color postcard of the upstairs parlor, with two women wearing period dress sitting in chairs and reading. Text on reverse reads: "UPSTAIRS SITTING ROOM,...
Postcard

Old Wade House; Kitchen

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of the kitchen. A woman wearing period clothing is sitting by a spinning wheel near the woodstove and fireplace. Text on reverse rea...
Postcard

Butternut House; Dining Room

Date: 1956
Description: Three women in period clothes are having tea in the dining room. Text on reverse reads: "Dining Room, Butternut House, Old Wade House State Park, Greenb...
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Laundry at "Trees for Tomorrow, Inc."

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Description: Laundry time at "Trees for Tomorrow, Inc." Two women are doing the laundry at a "Trees for Tomorrow, Inc." camp. Items are hanging on a clothesline behind ...
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Accordion Player

Date: 1964
Description: The granddaughter of Nellie Arms playing the accordion, probably in Nellie's home.
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Jewelry Store and Art Gallery

Date: 1861
Description: Stereograph of the interior of a jewelry and art store with employees and customers. This view is from the front of the store towards the rear. In the low...
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Jewelry Store and Art Gallery

Date: 1861
Description: Stereograph of the interior of a jewelry and art store with employees and customers. This view is from the rear of the store towards the front windows. A l...
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Woman Home Canning

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Description: A woman wearing a white apron and hat working with home canning equipment. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Woman Home Canning

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Description: A woman wearing a white apron and hat is standing in front of a stove holding home canning equipment displayed on a table with canning jars. Hand-tinted l...
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Drug Store Interior

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of the drugstore owned by Jerome Francis Franklin Jr., located next to the Franklin Hardware Company/Eland Post Office. In the foreground are...
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Wedding Party

Date: 1905
Description: An available light interior group portrait of a bride and groom with their attendants, an older gentleman, likely the officiant, at far right and a flower ...
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Democratic Process

Date: 1976
Description: Poll workers wait for voters at the Town Hall. They are seated at tables on a platform. Below are a wood burning stove and folding chairs.
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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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