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Cafe Interior

Date: 04 20 1963
Description: Interior of Bush's Cafe, with artificial greenery, a clock, and two water pots above the lunch counter.
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Hail Mary in the Window at Lakeside Street Coffee House

Date: 11 21 2014
Description: View through window looking into a cafe at a paper mache statue of Mary stepping on the head of a snake on top of a globe of the Earth.
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Imperial Hotel Promenade

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Description: Interior of the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, promenade. The hotel was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Imperial Hotel Dining Room

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Description: Dining room of the Imperial Hotel,Tokyo, Japan. The hotel was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Imperial Hotel Lobby

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Description: A corner in the lobby of the Imperial Hotel,Tokyo, Japan. The hotel was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Imperial Hotel North Lounge

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Description: Seating group in the north lobby of the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan. The hotel was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Reporters Hangout

Date: 10 1947
Description: The Press Club Bar in the New York Herald Tribune Building in Paris, France.
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Syl with Cake and Christmas Tree

Date: 1901
Description: Syl sitting at a table with a birthday cake with eight candles. There is a Christmas tree in the background.
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Living Room at Walmar Lodge

Date: 1930
Description: Interior of a living room at Walmar Lodge. The room includes: wood and wicker chairs, a piano, a fireplace, a bookshelf, a desk, a rug and a lamp.
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Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland, posing standing, with a woman sitting on a sofa at the Barclay Hotel. Between them they are displaying a round gift t...
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Mrs. Joseph Smith

Date: 1908
Description: Mary E. Smith seated in a bedroom in the Belvedere Hotel (?), probably in Washington, D.C. or vicinity. Her reflection is in the mirrored door behind her. ...
Postcard

You Will Not Go Astray

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "But you will not go astray if you go to the 'Palm Garden. F.J. Gaetzman, Wausau, Wis." A photo postcard with two images. On the left ...
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Woman with Two Men

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Description: A woman who appears to be Aunt Helen shakes hands with a man in a room while another man looks on. The room appears to be a studio as it has a large painte...
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Hanson Hotel

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Description: Interior of the Hawaiian Room at Hanson Hotel, one of the original structures built near Oquaga Lake. The room is decorated with palm trees that protrude ...
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Dining Room at the Basswood, Long Lake

Date: 1926
Description: Dining room at the Basswood in Long Lake. Fish are mounted on the wall on the right, and along the back wall is a china cabinet with stained glass above. T...
Postcard

At Lost Lake Resort

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "At Lost Lake Resort, Sayner, Wis." The lodge at a Northern Wisconsin resort is built of logs. Chairs are arranged around the fireplac...
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Dining Room at the Birchcliff Hotel

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Description: Dining room set with table settings. A mirror and a sideboard are next to the double doors on the right, and a Victrola is in the corner next to two window...
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Birthday in Bed

Date: 1926
Description: Philip George Brumder is sitting propped up in a single bed. He is looking at a toy sand or gravel conveyor which is standing next to a birthday cake with ...
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Courtland Hotel Interior

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view down a hallway at the Courtland Hotel. The walls are covered with peeling wallpaper and the floor is made of patterned tile. The hotel was us...
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Christmas 1928

Date: 12 1928
Description: A large Christmas tree, putz (nativity) scene and gifts fill the living room of the Herbert P. Brumder residence, 2030 East Lafayette Place. The tree is d...

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