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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Sherwin H. Gillett papers and photographs, 1880s-1964 (bulk 1910-1961)
Filter: Subject of domestic life
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Counters and display cases show goods for sale in the General Store. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | An intersection with townhouse on the left and a hotel on the right. There is a group of people on the porch of the townhouse and a horse and carriage park... |
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| Description: | A bird's-eye view of a farmland property with barns and farmhouse. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View from hill of a farm near a pond. There are homes along the far shoreline, and a lake and hills in the far background. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Coon Valley from a hilltop. Trees are on either side of the frame. In the city, there is a cemetery, church, and field of crops. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View of Coon Valley. Tall plants cover the lower portion of the frame. The landscape is includes homes, fields, and hills. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Three chairs around a table with stacks of books in the lobby of the Silver Dale Resort at Devil's Lake. In the background three open doors lead into the d... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of dining room tables placed at an angle along a row of windows. The tables are set with silverware, plates, cups, pitchers, and menus. On the back wa... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Cottage, with a spinning wheel on the porch, at the Bonnie View Resort near Devil's Lake. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down middle of the dining room at Berry's Coldwater Canyon Resort. Female servers stand along the walls near the tables. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the dining room at Trelawny House. A sideboard displaying china is in the center against a wall, flanked by two chairs. The dining table i... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View of a room in Pendarvis House. There is a map of Cornwall over the fireplace. A bedwarmer and a bellows sit at the base of the hearth. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Bedroom in Polperro House with a canopy bed set into a dormer with a window. A quilt is on the bed, a bedside table on the left, and a dresser on the far w... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Bedroom in Trelawny House. Furniture includes a 4-poster bed, two chairs, a chest, a dresser, and a wash basin and ewer on a stand. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Sitting room in Polperro House. Rocking chairs and a bench are by the fire in the fireplace. A corner china cabinet is on the right near a window. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Church basement decorated for Sherwin and Emma Gillett's 50th Wedding Anniversary. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Guests gathered for Sherwin and Emma Gillett's 50 Wedding Anniversary banquet. |
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| Description: | Dining room set with table settings. A mirror and a sideboard are next to the double doors on the right, and a Victrola is in the corner next to two window... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | The dining room at the Birchcliff Hotel, with tables set for a midday meal. |
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