File ID s004p5121
ContributorLewis Publishing Company (University City, Mo.)
Date.Digital2003-08-25
Date.Originalc. 1910
DescriptionThe Jeffres Chapter of the American Woman's League in Marine, Illinois qualified for this Class I arts and crafts style chapter house. It was built for them by the League on a lot donated by Mr. A. W. Jeffress. The League also provided a set of mission style furniture, carpets and a phonograph. The state of the art phonograph was built into the cabinet what appears at the front of the photograph. The League maintained a Lending Library of phonograph records that circulated among the Chapters. Above the fireplace is a plaque of the League emblem, "Woman's Mission" designed by sculptor George Julian Zolnay. Many towns did not yet have electricity, and each Chapter was responsible for installing their own lighting system. The Jeffress Chapter chose elaborate gas fixtures to light both ends of the meeting room.
SourcePhotograph, mounted on scrapbook paper, 9.21" by 6.60"
SubjectAmerican Woman's League--Chapter Houses
SubjectMarine (Ill.)
Subject.KeywordArts and crafts movement
Subject.KeywordFurniture, mission
TitleAmerican Woman's League Chapter House, Marine, Illinois - Interior


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