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Dream House Built from Plans in Newspaper

Date: 11 29 1960
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. (Schim) Elliott and son Michael in the living room of their house built as their "dream home" from plans in the Wisconsin State J...
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Milwaukee-Downer College Dining Hall Interior

Date: 1906
Description: Interior view of the Milwaukee-Downer College dining hall. Places at the tables are set.
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Arthur O. Schroeder Home on Token Creek

Date: 10 04 1960
Description: The stone fireplace and wide window expanses offer a view of Token creek in the Arthur O. Schroeder home.
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Amos Bronson Alcott

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Description: Stereographic image of Amos Bronson Alcott in his study. Alcott was an educator and philosopher, and a figure in the Transcendentalist movement. He created...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 08 04 1938
Description: View towards the front of the slave cabin built of chinked logs with a peaked roof. Steps lead up to the closed door, and a small window is on the left. Th...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View of side of slave cabin with a small window. Steps are on the end of the building on the left. An exterior stone chimney is on the end of the cabin on ...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: Interior view towards the fireplace. Debris is on the floor. Handwritten on back: "Fireplace first floor of slave cabin. Note old andirons."
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 08 04 1938
Description: Interior view of a corner of the slave cabin which has a brick floor. A fireplace is on the far wall, and a bed is on the right. Handwritten on back: "Inte...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 08 04 1938
Description: Interior view of a corner of the slave cabin which has a brick floor. There is a door on the left, a window to the right of the door, and a fireplace on th...
Manuscript

Third Hostel Trip, Our Big Moments

Date: 07 01 1940
Description: Page of the log book of bike hostel trips taken by participants in the Neighborhood House summer program for girls, with four images from the trip and hand...
Manuscript

Hostel Highlights Second Trip

Date: 06 26 1940
Description: Page of the log book of bike hostel trips taken by participants in the Neighborhood House summer program for girls, with three images from the trip and han...
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Old Cooper Living Room with Fireplace

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Description: A view of the old Cooper living room with furnishings and a fireplace. Henry S. Cooper was the original owner of the Dunmovin estate.
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University of Wisconsin President's Official Residence

Date: 09 21 1958
Description: University of Wisconsin president Conrad A. Elvehjem seated in the peaceful, quiet study on the third floor of Olin House, the official residence.
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University of Wisconsin Student Conference

Date: 09 13 1958
Description: University of Wisconsin students gathered in Kronshage Hall for a conference.
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Guest House Great Room

Date: 1961
Description: A tall, light-colored wood paneled room with exposed pine beams. A built-in fireplace with birch logs is on an end wall below a painting of ships at battle...
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Main Lodge Living Room

Date: 1961
Description: A white chinked horizontal-log walls and plank-wood ceiling room that has a large brick fireplace with a deer mount near the top, a long-rifle in the cente...
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Rear View of Main Lodge

Date: 1926
Description: Backyard view in the autumn of horizontal chinked log lodge with a stone foundation and four stone chimneys, one with a large stone fireplace protruding ou...
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Great Room in Guest House at Forest Lodge

Date: 199
Description: A large two-story wood paneled room with large casement windows and a fireplace that has a painting of a ship at sea hung above it. The well-furnished roo...
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After Dinner Entertainment

Date: 1978
Description: Two women and a man are performing a skit in front of the brick fireplace in the living room at Forest Lodge. One woman is holding a paper fan and wearing...
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Whispering Pines, Marl Lake

Date: 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "Camp Fireplace - Picnic Grounds - Whispering Pines - Marl Lake." A seal at lower right reads: "Chain o' Lakes Waupaca, Wis. The Killa...

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