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Poultry Dinner

Date: 1897
Description: Interior view of the Henry Schildhauer home, located on West Washington Avenue. A table is set for a poultry dinner.
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Interior of the James Nevin House

Date: 1897
Description: Interior view through tasseled doorway of a room in the James Nevin home. Nevin was the supervisor of the State Fish Hatchery. The room is decorated with m...
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Edward Schildhauer

Date: 1893
Description: Mr. Edward Schildhauer sitting at a desk and writing in a book.
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Mrs. Annie Schildhauer

Date: 1894
Description: Mrs. Annie Schildhauer sitting indoors reading a book.
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Man Standing in Victorian-Era Home

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Description: An unidentified man stands near a lace-curtained window in a Victorian-era home. The photograph's corresponding caption reads, "Flash light."
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A Nun Playing a Lute-Like Instrument

Date: 1898
Description: A nun stands near a piano and plays a lute-like instrument in a house on West Washington Avenue.
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Interior of Captain J.W. Hommrel's Home

Date: 1896
Description: An interior view through a curtained doorway of Captain J.W. Hommrel's(?) home. The Victorian interior includes tapestries, patterned wallpaper, and many p...
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Victorian-Era Decorative Fireplace

Date: 1899
Description: An interior view of the Eugene Eigheny home at 241 Langdon Street. Decorative glass with painted birds is visible in the fireplace opening. There is a larg...
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Young Girl Reading

Date: 1898
Description: A young girl, Dorothy Hubbard, sits on a hardwood floor surrounded by pillows and reads a book. Next to the girl a large house plant grows in a pot, and a ...
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Sewell A. Peterson Home Interior

Date: 1898
Description: An interior view of the Wisconsin State Treasurer, Sewell A. Peterson, home on South Fairchild Street. The photograph is taken looking through the parlor a...
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Nurse and Newborn

Date: 1897
Description: A nurse sits with Mrs. D.W. Osborn's week-old newborn.
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Mr. Edward Schildhauer

Date: 1897
Description: Mr. Edward Schildhauer sits in a rocking chair at an angled architect desk. The desk is covered with papers and various drafting tools such as a protractor...
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Edward Schildhauer Relaxing at a Desk

Date: 1897
Description: Mr. Edward Schildhauer relaxes in a rocking chair with his feet on a desk. He is reading a newspaper.
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The Schildhauers looking at Photographs

Date: 1897
Description: Four Schildhauers: H., Annie, Rudolph and Edward, sit in a parlor and look at a photo album.
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Mrs. D.W. Osborn in her Wedding Dress

Date: 1896
Description: Mrs. D.W. Osborn sits on a loveseat in a Victorian-era home. She sits in her wedding dress with a bouquet of flowers on her lap.
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Wedding Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Osborn

Date: 1896
Description: Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Osborn stand in a Victorian-era home for their wedding portrait. Shades are pulled over a bay window in the background and white fabric d...
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Decorated Bay Window

Date: 1896
Description: Interior view of a decorated bay window in a Victorian-era home. The window area was used as a photography back-drop so the shades are drawn and fabric is ...
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Mrs. Hutchin's House

Date: 1898
Description: An interior view of Mrs. Hutchin's house. The Victorian-style interior consists of patterned wallpaper and area rugs, a fireplace, framed pictures and vari...
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W.B. Hathaway House

Date: 1898
Description: An interior view of a sitting room in the W.B. Hathaway house on West Johnson Street. The Victorian-era room consists of two plush pieces of furniture: a l...
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H. Schildhauer Home

Date: 1893
Description: Interior view of the H. Schildhauer home at 13 North Webster Street. The photograph was taken looking from the parlor into the dining area. The Victorian-s...

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