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Planning High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 04 1957
Description: The Brandenburg family is one of hundreds in Madison who open their homes to State Basketball Tournament student guests. Marian Brandenburg and her twin da...
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Interior of a Bedroom

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Description: Interior of a corner bedroom with numerous keepsakes and photographs, and a dresser, rocking chair, and desk, and a dressing table with mirror. There is a ...
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Robert Levine Home Interior

Date: 03 26 1957
Description: The bedroom for Robert and Bella Levine's daughter in their home at 3412 Crestwood Drive in Madison. The feminine decor features wide stripes on pink backg...
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Infirmed Man in Bed

Date: 01 09 1913
Description: A man is lying in bed, covered to his chin in bedding and propped up by pillows. On the right side of the bed is a large bible and a rosary. The room is ri...
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Interior of a Bedroom

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Description: Interior of a furnished bedroom, probably a girl's room. A folding room screen is in the corner in the center, with a bookcase on the left. Framed images a...
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Bed, Delta Ministry Office

Date: 07 1965
Description: "The King's Bedroom" in the Delta Ministry Office taken by a civil rights volunteer. "When the spirit is satisfied, the flesh knows little discomfort."
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John Henry Davis, Civil Rights Worker

Date: 07 1965
Description: Portrait of John Henry Davis, taken by a fellow civil rights volunteer. "John Henry Davis, a most dedicated and brave freedom fighter, a warm personal frie...
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Bedroom

Date: 07 1965
Description: View of a bedroom taken by a civil rights volunteer. "George Washington didn't sleep here, but I was fortunate to do so at Mrs. Thompson's for almost thre...
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Interior Decorating in Homes

Date: 04 10 1958
Description: Lilac wallpaper sets the theme for colors in the master bedroom of the house of Dr. and Mrs. H.L. Greene at 201 Del Mar Drive. Draperies and bedspreads are...
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Headquarters Detachment Quarters, Interior

Date: 1918
Description: The interior sleeping quarters for the headquarters detachment of the 310th U.S. Army Engineer Corps. In the room are sleeping bunks, a woodstove, and clot...
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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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Primping Before the Wedding

Date: 02 19 1949
Description: Mary Ann Dreymiller primps at her parents' Mayville home as she prepares for her wedding to Dick Leichtle.
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The Bride Showing Off

Date: 11 09 1957
Description: Newlywed Shirley Widmer shows off her garter.
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Mrs. Joseph Smith

Date: 1908
Description: Mary E. Smith seated in a bedroom in the Belvedere Hotel (?), probably in Washington, D.C. or vicinity. Her reflection is in the mirrored door behind her. ...
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Polperro House Third Floor at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
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...
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Trelawny House Bedroom at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
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.
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Gag Photo of a Man Posing with Paper Woman

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Description: A gag photo postcard of a man, seated on the edge of a bed, with his arm around a life-sized paperboard cut out of a beautiful, seated woman. He is holding...
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Madge Kennedy and Kathryn Adams scene still for "Baby Mine."

Date: 1917
Description: Dressed in their nightgowns, Zoie (played by Madge Kennedy) and Aggie (Kathryn Adams) are in twin beds. Kennedy is sitting up and Adams is lying down.
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Streetcar Home

Date: 12 12 1937
Description: Old streetcar stabilized, adapted and furnished as living quarters, and its occupant.

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