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Governor's Mansion — Reception Room

Date: 1930
Description: View of the reception room in the former Wisconsin Governor's Mansion on Gilman Street.
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Tank Cottage Woodstove and Rocker

Date: 1930
Description: Interior of the cottage with a rocking chair, a wood stove, a painting on the wall, and a spinning wheel on the left. The floor is wooden, and the wallpape...
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Parlor of the Grignon House

Date: 1930
Description: The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, on...
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Polperro House Living Room

Date: 1930
Description: The second floor living room in a restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but ...
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Man Reading in Chair

Date: 1930
Description: A man reads in a chair, with his back to the camera. His book rests on a table near a lamp with a decorated shade.
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Fireplace at the Paper House

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the Paper House, featuring furniture and fireplace embellishments constructed out of rolls of newspaper. The walls and windows are also 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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Wabanaki Lodge

Date: 1930
Description: A stone fireplace and wooden tables are set up along the shore at Wabanaki Lodge. The area is surrounded by trees and overlooks a heavily-wooded area on th...
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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with Santa Claus to the left of a blazing brick fireplace with three stockings hanging from the mantle. He is holding a stocking in his le...
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Fireplace of Beach Stone

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of a home featuring a fireplace composed of beach stone, flanked by bookshelves.
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Living Room at Walmar Lodge

Date: 1930
Description: Interior of a living room at Walmar Lodge. The room includes: wood and wicker chairs, a piano, a fireplace, a bookshelf, a desk, a rug and a lamp.
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Petersen House

Date: 1930
Description: The fireplace in the living room of the Edward Petersen house features a classical revival surround and mantel. A small stuffed toy dog sits under a carved...
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Trophies

Date: 1930
Description: Eight loving cup trophies of various sizes standing on a gate leg table in the living room of Herbert P. Brumder's summer home on Pine Lake. Although the i...
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Governor's Mansion — Parlor

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the parlor in the Governor's Mansion. A large mirror is on the wall on the left, chairs are arranged along the left side of the room, and ...
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Governor's Mansion — Drawing Room

Date: 1930
Description: Drawing room in the Governor's Mansion. On the left is a chair near a bookcase, and two more chairs in front of windows with dark-colored drapes and lace c...
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Governor's Mansion — Front Master Bedroom

Date: 1930
Description: Master bedroom with fireplace flanked by two doors. There is a chair in the left corner near a closed door. On the right is an open door with a transom lea...
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Governor's Mansion — Ole Bull Bedroom

Date: 1930
Description: The bed is in the right foreground and is covered with a quilt. A chair, table, and floor screen are in the corner in the center, with a window on the righ...
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Governor's Mansion — Left Back Bedroom

Date: 1930
Description: On the left is a bed with a headboard against the wall, with a wall hanging above it. There is a chair in the corner in the center, and on the right wall i...

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