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Family in their Living Room

Date: 1955
Description: Family in their living room. The mother watches television, the father reads a newspaper, the daughter reads a book, and two sons play with a train set.
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Sarah Fairchild Conover

Date: 1895
Description: Sarah Fairchild Dean Conover, sister of Civil War hero and governor Lucius Fairchild, reclines on a sofa in her home at 424 North Pinckney Street.
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Spaulding House

Date: 1942
Description: West end of the drawing room in the Spaulding house, which was furnished by Marshall Field and Company in 1870.
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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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Polperro House Living Room

Date: 1948
Description: The living room in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after resto...
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Polperro House Living Room

Date: 1940
Description: The living area in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after resto...
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Trelawny Living Room

Date: 1950
Description: The living room with a fireplace in the Cornish miner's cottage on Shake Rag Street called Trelawny. The cottage was restored under the ownership of Robert...
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Pendarvis Living Area

Date: 1940
Description: The restored limestone cottage, including a fireplace, desks, chairs and dresser, on Shake Rag Street called Pendarvis. The cottage was restored under the ...
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Kohler Demonstration Home, 1928-Living Room

Date: 1928
Description: Living Room of the 1928 demonstration home in Kohler, Wisconsin, showing health carpet, tan murescoed wall, fireplace with wrought iron fire set, della rob...
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Kohler Demonstration House, 1928-Living Room

Date: 1928
Description: Living Room, looking toward the sun room, showing the green velvet sofa, coffee table with fuschia plant, desk, over curtains (tan background, with old ros...
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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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Room in the Winnebago County Asylum

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of a room, perhaps a lounge or common room, in the Winnebago County Asylum. There is a long window seat along the bay windows in the backgrou...
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Meadow Garden Interior

Date: 1915
Description: Interior of "Meadow Garden," home of Governor George Wallon. The living room is decorated with portraits, paintings, and other ornaments. Tea is set at the...
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Ladywood School Reception Hall

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Description: Interior view of the reception hall at Ladywood School. Features a fireplace in the foreground, a sitting area near the window in the back, extensive wood ...
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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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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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Family in Living Room

Date: 1910
Description: View of a family relaxing in the living room of their home. Features men, women, and children sitting around a table. Caption reads: "A Happy Home in Orogr...
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Hotel Mahohae

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Description: A view of the lounge at the Hotel Mahohae, arranged with tables and wicker chairs. There is a staircase on the right behind a built-in bench.
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Thuy Nguyen and Thanh Le

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Description: Thuy Nguyen sits on the lap of family friend "Uncle" Thanh Le, a teacher at Madison East High School.
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Switzer Foundation for Girls

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the living room at the Switzer Foundation for Girls. Bookshelves flank the fireplace in the background, and groupings of chairs and tables fill t...

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