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Fairchild Residence

Date: 1898
Description: An interior view of the Lucius Fairchild Residence.
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Living Room at 121 East Gilman Street

Date: 1948
Description: The living room of Fred and Annie Storer Brown's home, 121 East Gilman Street. The house was built in 1888.
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Dining Room at 675 Rush Street

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Description: Ornately decorated dining room at 675 Rush Street [?], the McCormick family residence.
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Interior of John Olin Home

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Description: Interior fireplace view of the John M. Olin House, 130 North Prospect Avenue, University Heights neighborhood. The house, which displays traditional Gothic...
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Interior of John Olin Home

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Description: Interior fireplace view of the John M. Olin House, 130 North Prospect Avenue, University Heights neighborhood. The house, which displays traditional Gothic...
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Men in Hunting Cabin

Date: 1900
Description: Two men posed with guns in a hunting cabin. The room in sparsely furnished with a table, chairs, and a bed.
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Man Reading in Living Room

Date: 1912
Description: Otto G. Ansorge sits in his home on Lake Avenue and reads. Ansorge was a jeweler and band director in Winneconne.
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Virginia Ross in Kitchen

Date: 1950
Description: Virginia Ross poses at a table in front of a large stove in the kitchen. Caption reads: "Kitchen at Ross's Tel Lake Lodge, Hayward, Wis."
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Van Cortlandt House Dutch Room

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Description: Interior view of the Dutch room of the Van Cortlandt house, featuring a fireplace, two ornately carved cradles, a wall clock, table, an open chest, polishe...
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Van Cortlandt House Dining Room

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Description: Interior view of the Van Cortlandt house dining room featuring a table set with shining metal tableware, decorative plates on the wall, and open cabinets e...
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George Washington's Bedroom

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Description: General, and later president, George Washington's bedroom. Features room with a dresser, chairs, fireplace, and a canopied bed with side table.
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Piano at The Paper House

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the Paper House, featuring a piano, a bench, a lamp and a chair constructed with rolls of paper.
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Mayflower Chest

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Description: Chest brought to America on the Mayflower. Features a ceramic cup atop it while a walking cane and candle holder sit on the table next to the chest.
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Corner Hutch

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Description: View of corner wooden shelf containing ceramics and books. Beside the shelf is a small folding table and a chair.
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Desk and Cabinet

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Description: View of combination desk and cabinet in a corner with two chairs on either side. The cabinet doors are open showing glassware and ceramics inside.
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Furniture at Monticello

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Description: Interior view of Monticello, residence of Thomas Jefferson, featuring a chair, a small table and a cushioned bench arranged as an ottoman.
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Spinning Wool

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Description: View of woman sitting with spinning wheel, bulk wool and a yarn winder by a stone wall with a cooking fireplace in it. Plants grow on the ground nearby, th...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Interior view of the lobby, with three wicker chairs sitting in a row in the foreground, and a large room behind it that includes the front desk and numero...
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Funny Papers and Alvin Steinkopf

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Description: Still wearing his pajamas, "Milwaukee Sentinel" editor Alvin Steinkopf reads the newspaper. The popular comic strip, "Gasoline Alley," can be seen on the ...
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Library in the Home of John Johnston

Date: 1900
Description: Library in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The dining ...

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