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Dining Room
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A view through a curtained doorway into the Middleton family dining room at 22 East Mifflin Street. A decorative bowl and china coffee set are on the table. There is a telephone on the wall. A hooked rug featuring a lion and dated 1896, lies in the doorway.
1909
Middleton, Clara, 1852-1910
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Clara Middleton at Home
1909
Clara Case Middleton stands behind a rocking chair beyond a curtained doorway. In the front room, a zither and banjo are displayed near a parlor organ.
Two Hares
1909
Two hares rest on rugs in the Middleton family apartment. Two plants in large jardinieres are also featured.
Family at Home
1905
A carefully posed scene of a man, woman, and girl at home. The girl sits with a cat on her lap. The man, in a wicker rocker, reads the "Editorial Section" of a newspaper; the woman waters a fern. T...
Forest's Room
1905
A small microscope sits on a table near a lace-curtained window in Forest Middleton's room. There is also a chair, bookcase and commode with china commode set in the room.
Chess Game
1909
Forest Middleton, left, and Arthur Strelow, play chess with the board resting on their knees. Drapes hang in a doorway; there are also two round tables with tablecloths in the room.
William Elwell Middleton
1910
William Middleton, dressed as a chef, poses holding a bowl on a plate. He is wearing pince-nez glasses.
