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Tallman House Parlor

Date: 1956
Description: View of chairs and a table set around the fireplace. A mirror is above the fireplace, and a grandmother clock is against the far wall. The windows flanking...
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First National Bank

Date: 1910
Description: An interior view of the First National Bank. Caption reads: "Interior First National Bank, Madison, Wis."
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1948
Description: A crowd surrounds a 10-foot mechanical mannequin of Alice in Dairyland at an Alice display for the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The Alice could raise h...
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Hotel Pfister — A Large Sample Room

Date: 1920
Description: The hotel is on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Jefferson Street. The view is of large sample room. Includes a bed, desk and chair, vanity dresser, a lo...
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The Lakewoods Lounge

Date: 1949
Description: The lounge at the Lakewoods on Lake Namakagon, which includes a fireplace, furniture, large picture window, and a mounted deer head on the wall. Caption re...
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Better Call a Doctor

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the Middleton family dog, Tootsie, dressed as a nurse, attending to Tommy the cat, who rests in a doll cradle. A bottle of "Catnip...
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Medicine Time

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the Middleton family dog, Tootsie, dressed as a nurse, attending to Tommy the cat, who rests in a doll cradle. A bottle of "Catnip...
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Able to Sit Up

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of a cat, with head bandaged and foreleg in a sling, sitting in a rocking chair, as Tootsie the dog, dressed as a nurse, is standing...
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Forest Middleton and Friend

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard of Forest Middleton, left, sitting cross-legged on a chair holding a pipe and glancing at a friend, possibly Eddie Quick. There is a ...
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Portrait of Two Women

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of two women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is seated and is one standing, and they are w...
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Two Women Reading a Book

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women sitting in front of a painted backdrop sharing a book. Both women are wearing hair combs. One woman is looking at ...
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The Gateway Inn

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Description: Postcard of an empty bar and lounge. In the foreground are a number of circular seating areas of booths along a mirrored wall. The bar runs along the right...
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Room 2, Public School

Date: 1911
Description: Students are posing sitting sideways at their desks in the classroom for a group portrait. The teacher is standing in the back near a door.
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The Schoolhouse

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Description: Color postcard of the classroom of the Muddy Hollow School at Stonefield. Slate tablets are on the desks.
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The C. & J. Frank Dunn Law Office

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Description: Color postcard of the interior of the Law Office at Stonefield. A man is seated at the desk.
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The Telephone Exchange

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Description: Color postcard of a female telephone operator at an 1890s era switchboard.
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3/4 Top View

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard three-quarter top view of the engine mounting and front cabin for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
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Lawson M.T.2 Tachometer Drive H-S A-7-A

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard of a close-up of the tachometer drive for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
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Fiebelkorn Living Area

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Description: Interior of William Fiebelkorn's home. Next to a window with lace curtains at the window is a rack with a display of photographs or postcards. There is a t...
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William Fiebelkorn Home

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Description: William Fiebelkorn's family sit together in a sitting room. The two children pose with toys. There is a stuffed animal near William's feet. Anna Fiebelkorn...

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