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Title
East end of living room, photograph
Creator
Young, Harry A., photographer

Institution
Western Michigan University

Subject
Living room furniture

Subject
Interior decoration

Subject
Crane, Caroline Bartlett, 1858-1935

Item Number
LA03a015

Relation
Part of Caroline Bartlett Crane "Everyman's House" Collection

Type
collection, image

Format
jpeg

Description
Photograph taken at "Everyman's House" located at 2026 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI, winner of the Better Homes in America 1924 Model Home contest, designed by Caroline Bartlett Crane. Interior of living room, includes sofa, desk, chairs, light fixtures on walls, windows with curtains, crank operated phonograph, floor lamp, and fireplace grate. Sepia-toned photograph includes note on back of photo, "Kalamazoo, Mich. 1924 Living Room-East End", and imprint from photographer's studio, Young Studio Kalamazoo. (Photographic print)

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