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Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of a bedroom with a built-in bed with bed curtains, two chairs and a table. A large painting decorates the wall. Text below reads "Littl...
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Liggett's Resort

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Description: Color postcard of five views of Liggett's Resort on Brown's Lake. Front view, "Marine Dining Room," "Marine Bar," "Guest Room" and "Marine Lounge."
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Child's Bedroom

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Description: Color postcard of the daughter's bedroom in the Dewey home.
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Nelson Dewey Bedroom

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Description: Color postcard of Nelson Dewey's bedroom.
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White House Motel

Date: 1950
Description: Colorized postcard view of Walker's White House Motel on Highway 53 — Washington Heights. Next to the White House Inn. 16 ultra modern large guest rooms. O...
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Bedroom of Madam Tank; Tank House

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Description: Interior color postcard of a bedroom at the Tank House built in 1776. In the room is a bed, chest, fireplace, dressing table with mirror and a spinning whe...
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Old Wade House; Spare Bedroom

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "On the second floor landing of the back stairs is a 'spare' bedroom with its trundle bed. Early travelers' accounts describe Wade H...
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Rutherford's Surf Hotel & Dinner Club

Date: 1979
Description: Color postcard with an illustration of the hotel, and three inset photographs of a guest room, the bar and the restaurant. Caption at top reads: "Hika, Wis...
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Holiday Inn

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Description: Five views from the Holiday Inn. Includes the Holiday Inn sign, interior view of the lobby, pool, restaurant and a guest room. Caption reads: "Holiday Inn,...
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Lincoln Bedroom; Tallman House

Date: 1956
Description: Interior of the Lincoln Bedroom at the Tallman House, with a marble fireplace, tall shuttered windows, and a bed at lower left.
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Guest Chamber; Tallman House

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Description: Interior view of the guest bedroom furnished as it would have been in the 19th Century. There is a desk in the corner, a mirror over the fireplace, and a q...
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Honeymoon Suite — Happy Landing Motel and Antique Shop

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Description: Interior of bedroom suite. Text on reverse reads: "This bed, vintage 1860, was obtained from an old home near Springfield, Ill. The rich black walnut was c...
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Madison General Hospital, Corner of a Six-Bed Room

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Description: Interior view of a hospital room with patients in the beds. One patient is reading a newspaper. Caption reads: "Madison General Hospital, Madison, Wis. Co...

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