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Walden Parlor

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Description: Interior of the parlor at "Walden", the estate of Cyrus McCormick, Jr.
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Jennie Justo

Date: 05 15 1933
Description: Jennie Justo with hat in hand, is embraced by her mother, Lena Justo, as she leaves for a year in the Milwaukee jail for being the alleged owner of a stude...
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Stairway in Coombs House

Date: 03 04 1937
Description: Stairway in entrance hall from living room in Coombs house, 212 Lakewood Boulevard.
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Club Chanticleer Bar

Date: 05 29 1935
Description: Club Chanticleer, looking at the barroom through an interior arch, with tables and chairs in the foreground.
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Interior of Dr. Walter H. Sheldon Residence

Date: 03 11 1932
Description: View of window in Dr. Walter H. Sheldon residence at 1154 Sherman Avenue.
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Dining Room

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Description: Dining room in a small house showing a white pitcher on a table.
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Governor Emmanuel Philipp's Office

Date: 1923
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp's office on Green Bay Avenue, in Milwaukee. Circa 1922-1923.
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Doty House

Date: 1950
Description: A view of the split lath boards, which are hung between wall beams to apply plaster to create the interior wall, inside of the Doty house.
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Lunt and Fontanne in Drawing Room

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Description: Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne discuss the newspaper in their drawing room at Ten Chimneys.
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Fontanne in her Drawing Room

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Description: Lynn Fontanne having breakfast in her drawing room at Ten Chimneys.
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Tapestry Room at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: Tapestry Room at Cyrus McCormick, Jr.'s residence at 50 East Huron Street. The view is of the fireplace on the north wall.
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Glass Collection

Date: 1925
Description: A display of glass barber's bottles in the home of the photographer. There are examples of blown glass in a variety of painted, iridescent, and hobnail de...
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Juliette Blackman Breese (Mrs. Cecil Bennett) with William and Zona Gale Breese

Date: 1930
Description: A portrait of the bride, Juliette, seated, with her father, William Llewellyn Breese, and step-mother Zona Gale Breese, standing behind her. There is an ar...
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Entrance Hall

Date: 1928
Description: The entrance hall and stairway in the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. There is a grandfather clock and antique rush seat chair in the hall,...
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Interior of a Masonic Lodge

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Description: Interior view of a Masonic Lodge meeting hall. In the center on the wall is a framed document of the "Columbia Commandery." There are other framed portrait...
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Conrad and Anne Petersen

Date: 11 17 1951
Description: Conrad William and Kathryn Anne (Reebie) Petersen pose for a full length portrait on their wedding day in Winnetka, Illinois. The bride wears a long satin ...
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Petersen House

Date: 1930
Description: A room off the entrance hall of the Edward Petersen home at 1322 Astor Street in Chicago's Gold Coast area has a barrel vaulted ceiling and bookcases along...
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Black Point Dining Room

Date: 09 1954
Description: A view of the southeast corner of the dining room in the main house at Black Point, showing a china cabinet and tea table. The cabinet holds pieces of Cath...
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Reading Room at McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1907
Description: View from doorway of the reading room. In the corner on the left is a newspaper rack. There is a fireplace along the back wall, and on the right is a rack ...
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The Blair Residence

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Description: Edward McCormick and Elizabeth Blair House, Keck and Keck Project #500. Project date 1953. George Fred and William Keck were born in Watertown, Wisconsin, ...

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