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Farm Family in Living Room

Date: 1900
Description: A farm family posing in their living room. Sitting from left to right is John Dietrich (1874-1947), Grace Bowman (1879-1964), and Mrs. Lizzie Macke Dietric...
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Ernest Maulwurf, Jr. with Nativity Scene

Date: 12 19 1947
Description: Ernest Maulwurf, Jr., a senior at Central High School, is pictured with a Nativity scene under his Christmas tree.
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Forest Middleton with Pets

Date: 1905
Description: Forest Middleton on a settee holding a dog in his lap. A rabbit and cat lie next to him.
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Man, Woman and Child with Dog

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Description: Man, woman, and young girl in a living room. A dog is sitting on the man's lap
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Mary C. and Grandpa

Date: 1898
Description: An elderly man stands in a room holding a small girl. Caption on negative reads, "Mary C. and Grandpa."
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New Year's Dinner

Date: 01 01 1900
Description: A group of family members sitting at a table laden with food for a New Year's dinner.
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Frank King Family

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Description: A family portrait of Robert Drew King, seated on the floor, and Delia Drew King and Frank O. King sitting on a couch.
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Group Portrait of Young Men and Women

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Description: Group of five young women and three young men posing for a portrait in a home.
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Syl Asleep on Settee

Date: 01 28 1900
Description: Syl sleeping on a high-backed, upholstered, carved wood settee. Framed pictures are on the wall above him. Nearby is a mirror and leather bound books.
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Syl with Cake and Christmas Tree

Date: 1901
Description: Syl sitting at a table with a birthday cake with eight candles. There is a Christmas tree in the background.
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Syl Playing Piano

Date: 11 12 1902
Description: Syl, sitting on a wooden adjustable stool reads from sheet music and plays the piano.
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Washington Irving High School

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Description: Elevated view of the lunch room of Washington Irving High School, designed by the architect C.B.J. Snyder (1860-1945) and built in 1913. Lights hang from t...
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Holy Family Academy

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Description: Female students wearing pajamas and robes sit reading or talking with one another in what appears to be a dormitory room at Holy Family Academy. Beds line ...
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Woman with Book

Date: 1910
Description: A young woman, possibly Idelle Strelow, poses sitting on a chair and holding a book.
Postcard

Forest and Tootsie

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of Forest Middleton reading while lying on his bed with the family dog, Tootsie, beside him. There is a full bookcase behind the bed,...
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Chess Game

Date: 1909
Description: Forest Middleton, left, and Arthur Strelow, play chess with the board resting on their knees. Drapes hang in a doorway; there are also two round tables wit...
Postcard

Forest Middleton and Friend

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard of Forest Middleton, left, sitting cross-legged on a chair holding a pipe and glancing at a friend, possibly Eddie Quick. There is a ...
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Grandmother and Granddaughter

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Description: Mrs. Pierce sits in a wicker armchair facing the camera while her granddaughter Margery Bish sits facing her on a stool in front of a piano. Behind them is...
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Family Piano Recital

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Description: Mary Pierce Bish plays an upright piano while her daughter Margaret Bish, standing to her left, and her mother Mrs. Pierce, seated to her right, look on.
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Forest Middleton at Piano

Date: 1910
Description: Forest Middleton, wearing eyeglasses and holding a musical score, sits with his back to an upright piano.

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