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- Family Parlor Portrait, circa 1900 - The parlor of this middle-class northern Indiana family is filled with fashionable goods that provided a comfortable lifestyle. By the late 19th century, factories were turning out consumer goods of all kinds, advertising told potential customers what was available, and railroads made it easier to get goods to local stores. This family could also have obtained goods by mail order--even the piano.
- circa 1895
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Family Parlor Portrait, circa 1900
The parlor of this middle-class northern Indiana family is filled with fashionable goods that provided a comfortable lifestyle. By the late 19th century, factories were turning out consumer goods of all kinds, advertising told potential customers what was available, and railroads made it easier to get goods to local stores. This family could also have obtained goods by mail order--even the piano.