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Roadside Service Station Model

Date: 1926
Description: Architectural model of a village type roadside service station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Men are standing behind the model, and there is a fire in th...
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Dr. Homer and Jeanette Sylvester House

Date: 05 24 1932
Description: Dr. Homer and Jeanette Sylvester house interior at 2245 Rowley Avenue.
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DuCharme House

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of two men in the DuCharme house, later known as the Grignon house.
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Polperro House Living Room

Date: 1948
Description: The living room in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after resto...
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Polperro House Living Room

Date: 1940
Description: The living area in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after resto...
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Zimmerman House Interior

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Description: Interior view of the Albert G. Zimmerman house at 746 East Gorham Street. The view includes a fireplace, patterned carpeting and wicker chairs. In the fore...
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Living Room, 121 East Gilman Street

Date: 1898
Description: Fred and Annie Brown's living room, 121 East Gilman Street. The photograph was made before the house had electricity, so the lights pictured are gas light...
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Dining Room at 121 East Gilman Street

Date: 1948
Description: Dining room of Fred and Annie Storer Brown's home (built in 1888), 121 East Gilman Street.
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Dining Room at 121 East Gilman Street

Date: 1948
Description: Dining room of Fred and Annie Storer Brown's house (built in 1888), 121 East Gilman Street.
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Interior of House at 28 Langdon Street

Date: 1905
Description: Upstairs hall in the Frank Brown home, 28 Langdon Street.
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North End of Tapestry Room at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: North end of the Tapestry Room at Cyrus McCormick, Jr.'s house at 50 East Huron Street.
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Tapestry Room at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: Tapestry Room at Cyrus McCormick, Jr.'s residence at 50 East Huron Street. The view is of the fireplace on the north wall.
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Southeast Corner of Dining Room at 50 East Huron Street

Date: 01 1929
Description: The southeast corner of the dining room at Cyrus McCormick, Jr.'s residence at 50 East Huron Street. According to the original caption, the paintings on th...
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Hallway at 675 Rush Street

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Description: Ornately decorated hallway leading to a room with a fireplace at the McCormick family residence on Rush Street. The house was built for Cyrus Hall McCormic...
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Bedroom with Skylights

Date: 02 09 1984
Description: Interior view of an attic bedroom with skylights and a television.
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Vinje Christmas Tree

Date: 12 1947
Description: The living room of the Arthur Vinje home at 2800 Mason Street, with the family Christmas tree and other holiday decorations.
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Fire Destruction at Taliesin

Date: 1914
Description: Postcard photograph of the remains of the living room at Taliesin after the fire destroyed most of the living quarters. The living room fireplace, and a po...
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Westye Bakke House Fireplace

Date: 02 24 1949
Description: Fireplace in the Westye Bakke house at 4818 Odana Road (now 4817 Sherwood Road). There is a mirror over the fireplace, and two chairs are arranged in front...
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Westye Bakke House Fireplace

Date: 02 24 1949
Description: Interior view of the Westye Bakke house at 4818 Odana Road (now 4817 Sherwood Road) showing a fireplace and a fireplace caddy with a log in it.
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Ruth B. Glassow Home

Date: 05 04 1949
Description: Ruth B. Glassow, a professor of physical education for women at the University of Wisconsin, stacks wood in the outdoor fireplace that she built by herself...

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