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Frank Lloyd Wright's Desk and Chair

Date: 1957
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright's desk and chair facing a window at Taliesin.
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Watering the Laying Hens

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern in the hen house watering the laying hens.
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Mother and Baby Camel

Date: 05 1950
Description: A Zor Shrine camel and its newly born baby at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo).
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Zesto Malt Shop

Date: 1956
Description: Waiter making a malt in the Zesto Malt Shop at 658 State Street.
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Cheerleaders Rally the Crowd

Date: 1957
Description: Spectators at a high school basketball game are urged to support the team by jumping cheerleaders.
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Mrs. Edna Kern

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Mrs. Edna Kern, a farm wife, standing in her kitchen holding a pie. Her husband is Ernest G. Kern.
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Fireplace in Taliesin Living Room

Date: 1957
Description: Fireplace in the living room of Taliesin, the summer home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin.
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Hallway at Taliesin

Date: 1957
Description: Hallway/loggia at Taliesin, the summer home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Desktop

Date: 1957
Description: View of the desktop of Frank Lloyd Wright's desk at Taliesin. There is a desk lamp, papers, reading eyeglasses, and some books.
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Coughlin Birthday Party

Date: 1951
Description: Luncheon or dinner group at the Top Hat restaurant celebrating a birthday party for Joseph L. (“Roundy”) Coughlin, a local newspaper columnist.
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Kern Family at the Supper Table

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: The Kern family, Edna, Nancy, Ernest, and Maribeth, at the supper table.
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Japanese Ukiyoe Prints at Taliesin

Date: 08 1957
Description: Japanese prints (Ukiyoe: The Pictures of the Floating World) on display at Taliesin. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green.
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Re-dedication of St. Raphael's Cathedral

Date: 03 10 1955
Description: Re-dedication of St. Raphael's Cathedral. Elevated view of people sitting in pews for a service. Newspaper caption reads: "Resplendent St. Raphael Cathedra...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Holiday Tree

Date: 1954
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda during the holiday season. A man is standing on a ladder which is on top of scaffolding to decorate the tree.
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Music Stand at Taliesin

Date: 08 1957
Description: Music stand, chairs, piano, and cello or string bass in the living room of Taliesin, the summer home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the vic...
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Cheerleaders at the State Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 14 1957
Description: Action shot of three cheerleaders at the State Basketball Tournament at the UW Fieldhouse. Semi-final teams were Madison West vs. Milwaukee North; Ft. Atki...
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Polka Party

Date: 1957
Description: A crowd gathers to watch men and women dance the polka at the Verona Legion Hall. A man plays a banjo in the background.
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State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 1957
Description: A player attempts a shot at the Wisconsin State high school basketball tournament, held in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House.
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Taliesin Living Room

Date: 1957
Description: Living room of Taliesin, the summer home of Frank Lloyd Wright, looking west. A portion of the dining room table can be seen in the right foreground. Talie...
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Room, Taliesin

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Description: Southwest wall of Frank Lloyd Wright's bedroom at Taliesin, his home in Wisconsin. In the background is a large, open doorway leading out onto a balcony wi...

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