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| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Dankoler's sitting room with cushioned chairs and books stacked on a side table. A deocorative hand fan rests on one of the chairs. Tw... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Two men on an International truck operated by Rhein Bros., mattress company. The truck is parked outside a residence and is loaded with mattresses, box sp... |
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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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| 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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| Description: | General, and later president, George Washington's bedroom. Features room with a dresser, chairs, fireplace, and a canopied bed with side table. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 19 1951 |
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| Description: | Philip and Kathleen Rosenthal's salmon red-house in Shorewood Hills, designed by Milwaukee architect Alvin Jansama and built in the late 1940's, is on two ... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | A view of the living room in the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese, looking toward the front entry hall. There is a grand piano in the front o... |
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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... |
| Date: | 02 24 1932 |
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| Description: | A bed covered with a decorative bedspread is standing in the middle of a bedroom, surrounded by an end table with a lamp and a dresser. What appears to be ... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | A couch, several wooden chairs, and a table are arranged in the living room of Mrs. Sam Barns. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Mr. Lutfring sitting in a wicker rocking chair while reading a newspaper. The room is furnished with an upholstered divan, lamp with fringe shade, carpetin... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Tootsie, a fox terrier, rests on a love seat with a rabbit and cat. The love seat is covered with an ornate woven throw. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A rabbit sits on the floor in front of a curtained shelf. A laundry basket sits on a chair nearby. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Clara Middleton sits with a dog and rabbit on her lap in what may be a self-portrait. There is a daybed and treadle sewing machine in the background. |
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