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Parlor

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A view of the parlor (foreground) and music room of the George Brumder residence at the corner of Grand (later Wisconsin) Avenue and 18th Street. Both rooms feature a fireplace and chandelier fitted for both gas and electricity. There are three urns on the mantle in the parlor, and a framed print or painting on the wall. Ornate draperies frame the wide doorway between the two rooms.

Date Created:
1893

Publication Information

Date Created 1893

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 photograph
Dimensions 13 x 11 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Brumder family and Milwaukee German ancestry research papers, 1844-2014
Call Number PH Milwaukee Mss 229.4.1
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911126509302121
Finding Aid https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil00229

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W01265M
Legacy ID
WHi 140093

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