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Mrs. Frances Hawkins Painting in the Studio

Date: 04 25 1932
Description: Artist Frances Hawkins sitting in a wicker chair and painting at the easel in her studio.
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Mr. and Mrs. Holt

Date: 12 20 1930
Description: Informal portrait of Jerome C. and May Holt sitting in rockers in their living room at 1922 Madison Street.
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Twins in Formal Dresses

Date: 01 15 1948
Description: Twin sisters Patricia (left) and Nancy Coughlin in matching formal dresses. They are posing indoors and are wearing matching chokers around their necks and...
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Bakke House on Odana Road

Date: 02 24 1949
Description: The dining room in the Westye F. Bakke home at 4818 Odana Road (now 4817 Sherwood Road) showing one of the house's several large plate glass windows. The y...
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Clara Middleton at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait, possibly a self-portrait, of Clara Middleton seated in her home. She wears a large hat; her gloves rest in her lap. There is a jardiniere with ...
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Family Group

Date: 1905
Description: A group portrait of two women, a man, a boy and a girl posing in a parlor; two other rooms are visible through doorways. The girl is seated in front of a p...
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Forest and Joanna Middleton

Date: 1898
Description: Forest Middleton plays "Guess Who?" with his grandmother. He stands on a small footstool; she is seated in a chair holding a newspaper or magazine. On the...
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Forest and Rabbit

Date: 1897
Description: Forest Middleton sits in a wicker rocking chair holding a rabbit. There is a plant on a small stand on the left.
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Family at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A carefully posed scene of a man, woman, and girl at home. The girl sits with a cat on her lap. The man, in a wicker rocker, reads the "Editorial Section" ...
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Clara Middleton at Home

Date: 1909
Description: Clara Case Middleton stands behind a rocking chair beyond a curtained doorway. In the front room, a zither and banjo are displayed near a parlor organ.
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Two Hares

Date: 1909
Description: Two hares rest on rugs in the Middleton family apartment. Two plants in large jardinieres are also featured.
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Dining Room

Date: 1909
Description: A view through a curtained doorway into the Middleton family dining room at 22 East Mifflin Street. A decorative bowl and china coffee set are on the table...
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Clara Resting

Date: 1908
Description: Clara Middleton lies on a love seat with her feet supported on a folding rocking chair.
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Family Group with Pets

Date: 1905
Description: A girl on a rocking chair holds a rabbit, and a boy and a woman stand in the background. The boy rests his hand on a dogs head; the dog is lying on a love ...
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William F. Vilas House Parlor

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Description: An interior view of a sumptuous Victorian parlor, with a Steinway piano, chandelier and ferns at the William Vilas house, 12 E. Gilman Street. A curtained ...
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Town and Country Fine Furniture

Date: 02 10 1954
Description: Six-piece, living-room furniture set, including a sofa and matching chair, three limed-oak occasional tables, two modern table lamps with 3-way switches, o...

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