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Weighing Guests

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left.
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Mendota Beach School Classroom

Date: 1922
Description: View from front of classroom of children sitting at desks at the Mendota Beach School.
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The Grill Room

Date: 05 08 1964
Description: A waitress sets restaurant tables in anticipation of evening business.
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Beauty Class

Date: 1927
Description: A beauty culture class in session.
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Mitchell Weather Watching

Date: 12 29 1987
Description: Bored travelers at General Mitchell International Airport, apparently taking their cue from a droopy travel poster advertising vacations in the sunny Carib...
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Frenchy's Restaurant Interior

Date: 03 02 1946
Description: Interior view of tables and booths in Frenchy's Restaurant, 3302 University Avenue.
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Blessed Sacrament Church Interior

Date: 08 07 1942
Description: Blessed Sacrament Church interior, 2128 Hollister Avenue. General view of the rear of the sanctuary showing the confessional.
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McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 06 02 1937
Description: An interior view of McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor, 507 State Street, with soda fountain & bar. The front door and front window are in the background.
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Victorian Cocktail Room, Park Hotel

Date: 05 10 1934
Description: Victorian cocktail room, Park Hotel, featuring a portrait of Queen Victoria.
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Third Grade Classroom

Date: 06 05 1931
Description: "Japanese project being developed in a 3rd grade Madison Public Schools." Overall view of students and teacher in a Dudgeon School classroom.
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St. Barnabas Catholic Church

Date: 12 30 1930
Description: Interior view from the altar at St. Barnabas Catholic Church. Remodeled after a fire in 1929 with massive hammerbeam ceiling.
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First Congregational Church Sanctuary

Date: 01 21 1930
Description: First Congregational Church main sanctuary from the rear, at 1609 University Avenue.
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Congregational Church

Date: 
Description: Interior of the Congregational Church on Madeline Island. The ceiling and walls are paneled in birchbark.
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Old Mission Church

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of the Congregational Church, a.k.a. Old Mission Church. The interior walls are covered with cedar trees.
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Luther Valley Church

Date: 1869
Description: Interior view of church from the rear towards the altar, probably Luther Valley Church, originally built in 1863. A steeple was added in the 1870s. The alt...
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Workroom at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Workroom at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright, looking toward the door to the loggia. A corner of the fireplace with built-in shelves is in the righ...
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St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church, looking towards the altar.
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St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church.
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Kober's Dairy Bar Interior

Date: 12 29 1947
Description: Interior of Kober's Dairy Bar drive-in restaurant, 2237 Sherman Avenue, with octagonal shaped counter. Windows are along the wall in the background.
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Western Hotel

Date: 1870
Description: Interior of the Western Hotel. Benches are along the walls.

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