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Eau Claire County Court House Staircase

Date: 1930
Description: Walnut staircase inside the Eau Claire County Court House.
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Pierce House

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of the Pierce house at 424 North Pinckney Street. The stairway was built by A.D. Frederickson. The spiral stairway has solid hand-turned rail...
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Boynton Chapel

Date: 1945
Description: A privately built and decorated chapel in the Norwegian style.
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Washington Irving High School

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Description: View of the foyer of Washington Irving High School, featuring a large fireplace, designed by the architect C.B.J. Snyder (1860-1945) and built in 1913 Ther...
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Washington Irving High School

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Description: A view down a wide corridor of Washington Irving High School, designed by the architect C.B.J. Snyder (1860-1945) and built in 1913.
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Ladywood School Reception Hall

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Description: Interior view of the reception hall at Ladywood School. Features a fireplace in the foreground, a sitting area near the window in the back, extensive wood ...
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Grandfather Clock

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Description: View of a grandfather clock at the foot of a set of stairs, featuring the end railing of the staircase, a chair, and a framed silhouette of a man hanging o...
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Reading Room of the First Church of Christ Scientist

Date: 1900
Description: View of the reading room of the First Church of Christ Scientist, built in 1903. A man and a woman are sitting at a table surrounded by chairs and wooden b...
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Reading Room at Cornell University Union

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Description: Interior of a reading room at Willard Straight Hall, opened in 1925. The hall can be found in the union of Cornell University, founded in 1865. Men sit an...
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Birdville

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Description: Exterior view of Birdville, an eccentric studio where birdhouses are made. Hand-crafted birdhouses can be seen outside the small cottage in the woods.
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Lake of the Torches Casino Resort

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Description: View of a wooden sculpture at the entrance of a casino. Text on reverse reads: "This carving by Gene Delcourt is representative of the seven clans of the L...
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Carl A. Johnson House Interior

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Description: Interior of Carl A. Johnson residence, showing an adjoining library and sitting room with upholstered arm chairs and wooden side chairs, table, lace draper...
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Carl A. Johnson House Interior

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Description: Interior of Carl A. Johnson residence, showing ornate study room with upholstered furniture (arm chair, side chair, end table and bookcase), handwoven carp...
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Doug DeWitt at the Drums

Date: 1942
Description: Doug DeWitt is sitting behind the drums. The words "Rhythm Wreckers" are printed on the drum face. Behind Doug DeWitt, on a shelf, are several things: a re...
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Floral Tributes

Date: 04 1924
Description: Multiple bouquets and other flower arrangements fill the entry hall of the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of Grand (later Wisconsin) Av...
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Floral Spray on Doorway

Date: 04 1924
Description: A floral spray with large ribbon hangs on the left door of the front entry of the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of Grand (later Wiscon...
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Stairway

Date: 1924
Description: A view of the carved wooden staircase taken from the second floor landing in the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of Grand (later Wiscons...
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State Medical Society Horse

Date: 1957
Description: A statue of a horse on a cart in front of a garage door. Caption reads: "Wooden horse presented to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin by the State M...
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Church Interior

Date: 1910
Description: Real Photo Postcard of the sanctuary of a church. The sanctuary has very ornate woodwork, a statue of Jesus and two stained glass windows. On either side ...

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