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Dining Room

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A view of the dining room in the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of Grand (later Wisconsin) Avenue and 18th Street. Sunlight bathes the room from windows beyond the right frame of the image. The fireplace is flanked by an Atlas, left, and a caryatid. There is a silver coffee and tea service on a small table against the wall on the left. A vase of flowers is standing on the dining table. The chandelier and sconces are fitted for both gas and electricity.

Date Created:
1924

Publication Information

Date Created 1924

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 photograph
Dimensions 14 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Brumder family and Milwaukee German ancestry research papers, 1844-2014
Call Number PH Milwaukee Mss 229.10.June1924I
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
W01266G
Legacy ID
WHi 141214

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