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Dream girl's fireplace

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Title	Dream girl's fireplace
Title-Alternative	Jeannette's room
Creator	Price, Eva
Date.Original	1926-1948
Subject	Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924 - Photography; Limberlost Cabin - Geneva - Adams County (Ind.)
Description	At the left edge of the photograph one can see the frame to the porch door. (20092039-large). The shelf on the left and the painting of the iris were placed by the Prices. There is reason to believe that Gene painted the iris, which were among her favorite flowers. Splotches of paint on her paint box match the colors used in the painting of the flowers. The small rocking chair belonged to Jeannette as seen in 20092055-large. This room is located on the southeast side of the house.
Item Type	photograph
Digital Publisher	Adams Public Library System - Geneva
Digital Date	2009-09-28
Item ID	20092048-large
Collection Name	Celebrate Gene Stratton-Porter Digitization Project
Technical Metadata	Scanned with a Microtek Scan Maker i800 using Silverflash software
Repository	Limberlost State Historic Site (Ind.)/Indiana State Museum
Usage Rights	Digital image c2009, Indiana State Museum. All rights reserved.
Ordering information	For image requests, please contact Kara Vetter, registrar, at the Indiana State Museum and State Historic Sites, kvetter@dnr.in.gov
Notes	Close observation will reveal that many of the Porter fireplaces have little room for wood. Randy Lehman, Limberlost State Historic Site Manager, explains, "In 1895 Geneva, Indiana had a gas company, and Charles Porter was the treasurer for the Geneva Gas Company. Briggs Hardware in Geneva has one of his old ledger books, and the typical charge for any customer for natural gas service was $5.00 per month. Since gas customers had no meters, it was a flat rate of $5.00 per month, regardless how much gas was used."