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Nursery Progress: Finding Eco Friendly Crib Options
Ok, here it is. The much anticipated crib post. First we have to talk about how giddy we are to have a mini-me mattress going on. Let me explain. Remember back when John and I talked about saving our pennies for an organic mattress (after sleeping on a sketchy old hand me down for far to long) back in June of last year? Yeah, we actually had a "mattress fund" going until we could take that baby home. And pretty much ever since the day that we sprung for our own Organic Serenity Natural Dunlop Latex Mattress By Savvy Rest we dreamed of someday getting a mini version for our offspring in the form of a totally organic crib mattress (p.s. don't you like my mattress pageantry below?).
After all, if John and I didn't want to go to bed with just anything (my obsession with all things eco made me yearn for a pure and organic mattress free of fireproofing chemicals and made from 100% natural materials that are just as good for the planet as they are for people) we certainly wanted the same thing for the beanette. So imagine our sheer delight and amazement when the thoughtful and generous people at Savvy Rest contacted us and offered to send over an organic crib mattresses for our big nursery makeover. Yeah, it was enough excitement to make my bladder almost burst (this reaction might also have something to do with all the kicks I've been getting lately- we have a little can-can dancer in there).
So when The Savvy Baby (isn't that an adorable name for a crib mattress?) arrived a few weeks later we were still pinching ourselves. And Burger fell in love too. In fact here's a video of us catching Burger in the act of enjoying the new mattress (or you can watch it here on YouTube).
And fear not, that puppy's cleaner than we are. And of course we'll be adding an organic all-wool waterproof mattress pad along with an organic fitted sheet so please don't worry that our baby girl will get some sort of dangerous chihuahua-borne illness.
But back to our baby… er, I mean the mattress. What makes it so covetable? Well it's totally free of any chemicals and made from five inches of firm all-natural latex. The top and bottom of the mattress are also covered with flame-retardant quilting made of organic wool fiber and organic cotton fabric (it meets all the fire-proofing standards here in the US without being sprayed or dipped in any chemicals). Plus wool is naturally repellent to dust mites and keeps the mattress's inner environment dry so baby P will sleep cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
Doesn't it sound like the Ferrari of crib comfort? Seriously we were thrilled and we can't thank the sweet folks at Savvy Rest enough for their amazing gift. Of course we haven't taken it for a spin since it's a bit too short for us, but we can definitely vouch for the comfort-factor and durability of our own personal Savvy Rest mattress which we've enjoyed for almost a year now (check out an update on how we like it right here). And we haven't mentioned that Savvy Rest is based right here in Virginia so it's sort of a "local" company too. Gotta love that it didn't need to travel far to arrive right at our door.
So that's the rainbows and unicorns (read: happy-go-lucky) part of the story. Then it was time to figure out where we'd be putting our lovely new mattress… as in, locate a crib. This is easier said than done my friends. It was a major challenge to straddle the line between "we'd like it to be reasonably green and non-toxic since that's the way we live" (we compost, have a rain barrel, use non-toxic cleaning products, etc) and "our budget isn't in the $700-1500 range so all those entirely eco crib options sadly aren't within reach for us" (with things like strollers, car seats, cloth diapers and other big ticket items still on our must-buy list we unfortunately had to set a crib budget and stick to it).
We quickly realized that we'd be happy to find a crib that was somewhat of a compromise (a bit more eco than most super cheap cribs with a few great non-toxic features but obviously nothing in the sadly-unattainable-for-us $700+ price range of those amazing industry leading green crib makers like Oeuf, Cariboo, Pacific Rim, DucDuc, Spot on Square, Argington, and Q Collection Junior). So after a bit of research and soul searching we arrived at a decent little "must-have list" that we thought would work best for us in order to narrow down all the contenders and hopefully leave us with something perfect for Baby P. Here was our required criteria:
- A crib that was constructed entirely out of solid wood (since pressed wood and MDF can be held together with off-gassing glue and formaldehyde)
- Something with a non-toxic finish (since babies are known to inexplicably gnaw on their cribs)
- A price tag under $400 if at all heavenly possibly (our initial budget was actually in the $200 range but we scored such a good deal on a secondhand nursery chair that we had a bit more to put towards the crib).
- A crib that meets or exceeds all of the established US safety standards
- Something modern-ish with clean lines and a white finish (to work with the rest of the room and feel gender neutral enough to reuse for future bambinos)
- A solid well rated stationary crib (we wanted to avoid anything with a drop side since there have been so many recent recalls)
We also had a bonus list of "it would be nice" characteristics that weren't necessary but were definitely welcome:
- A crib with some sort of pull out storage underneath it (we're all about maximizing our stash-it space)
- Something that can be converted to a toddler bed or daybed (we'd like to work with what we have for as long as possible)
- A splash of darker wood to balance the clean bright white finish on the rest of the crib (we actually found ourselves loving the dual-toned look but it wasn't that easy to hunt down)
- Free shipping (because that's always a nice bonus when purchasing such a big ticket item)
Our minds swirled with a ton of possibilities that we carefully considered as we went…
Idea #1: Could we make our own crib to meet every prerequisite? After a bit of deliberation we realized that with all the safety features, testing and industry standards we'd better leave crib-making to the experts.
Idea #2: Could we grab an unfinished solid wood one (made from birch, maple, oak?) and use a no-VOC stain or paint to finish it ourselves? Well, after hunting down very few totally unfinished solid wood options (many were already stained or sealed so we wouldn't be able to easily alter the finish) we realized that unfinished cribs were generally in the $500-1200 range (a bit to a lot out of our budget) and usually had country-ish lines due to their raw and unfinished nature (we were interested in something a bit sleeker and more clean-lined).
Idea #3: Could we hunt down a used one? After all, that would be the greenest thing to do. But a bit more consideration had us thinking about those ever-changing safety standards and a slew of recent recalls so it seemed like getting something new that meets all the current safety standards was the right choice for fearful first time parents like us. Especially since my mother generously offered to foot the bill and kept mentioning that we should get something new that we could use again and again and again (somehow she thinks we'll end up with seven babies since she herself is one of seven). The good news is that we've actually purchased an awesome thrift store nursery chair so we were as green as it gets in that category… stay tuned for those details.
Anyway, with all of that pre-hunt brainstorming out of the way, we dove headfirst into active "crib shopping" mode armed with our handy little list of boxes to check off and all the confidence of a nervous eight pound chihuahua (we have to be honest, it was quite intimidating and we were super worried that we wouldn't find anything at all). But we did manage to dig up this good-looking crib made with solid wood and non-toxic finishes. The only downside: it doesn't outright say there's no MDF or pressed wood so there probably is. Plus the $379 price is very close to the top of our range (as in scraping right up against it) so we were hoping to find something that checked off all of our boxes and not just most of them for that price point. Back to the drawing board.
Then we came across this chic looking $419 crib, which was also made with solid wood and non-toxic finishes. But again it doesn't outright say that there's no MDF or pressed wood (something that cribs with this feature like to shout from the rooftops) so it also fell a bit short of checking off that last box (and was also a bit over our max budget). That's ok… maybe the third time is the charm?
Spoiler alert: nope. We then stumbled upon this crib by DaVinci. We actually heard through a few online reviews that DaVinci cribs were usually made from solid wood, finished with non-toxic paint/stain and even came with BPA free crib guards- but there was hardly any information for this particular model except for the super vague "made from Asian hardwood" line (which could also be true if the thing was riddled with MDF) so we're not really sure it met much of our criteria at all. The styling was also a bit less clean-lined than we wanted, although there was definitely something charming and undeniably "classic" looking about it. On the upside, it did come in white (our desired color) and was priced extremely well at $267… but it just didn't do everything we hoped that our future crib would do. Moving on.
We began to wonder if we were (pardon my language) being hard-asses. Was our wish list akin to J-Lo asking for nothing but white candles in her dressing room? Were we tirelessly trolling for something that just didn't exist? We allowed ourselves just two minutes to wallow in self pity before deciding that we had work to do. Back to the search.
Next we came across two potential Ikea cribs, but the first one wasn't the white color that we hoped for (although it did seem to be made mostly from sustainable solid wood). Sadly it also didn't boast keywords like "non-toxic" or "low-VOC" when it came to the clear acrylic lacquer finish, and we learned along our little researching tirade that any crib with these features likes to highlight them in bold (so we always assume that if it doesn't say something is: no-VOC, non-toxic, sustainable, completely comprised of solid wood and nothing else, etc- then it probably isn't). Too bad because the price was pretty fantastic at $159. But that's ok, there was another affordable Ikea option to evaluate.
Our second Swedish find (priced at just $99) also mentioned some nice solid wood & plywood materials (no word of pressed wood or MDF) but again neglected to describe that the "tinted clear amino resin lacquer" finish was anything especially non-toxic or low-VOC. Que the wop-wop sound effect.
Admittedly they were both amazingly priced and we actually know of at least three happy babies with these affordable and stylish Ikea cribs so by no means are we saying there's a thing wrong with them (or the other cribs that we found along the way)! They just didn't quite check off all the little boxes that we established going into our big crib hunt. We quickly learned that selecting a crib is definitely a subjective and surprisingly personal decision. What's right for one person might not be right for the next mom and dad to come along so we definitely believe that ironing out what's most important to you (and acknowledging that it won't always be as important to the next person) will help you locate something perfect for your family. To each his own, right? But back to our search…
Next we found this crib. At $490 the maple finish was the only one that we could *almost* afford (it was still nearly $100 over budget). Since the tone of the maple is a bit shy of the deep chocolate color that we lean towards, the white finish would have been our preference… but at $700 that option was out of our price range. And although the maple coloring didn't really work with our ever-evolving nursery scheme, there was something intensely charming about this guy. He's actually the cream of the eco crop (Argington is one of those fancy top-of-the-line green companies) and is made entirely of solid wood, touted as one of the most eco-friendly options out there, and constructed with all materials (glues, stains, and finishes) that are 100% non-toxic. Too bad it wasn't the color we were looking for and the price was ultimately still a bit cost prohibitive for two savers like us. Oh well, back to the drawing board.
This crib was also super appealing thanks to the eco-advantages that it boasted (made entirely from sustainably grown wood with non toxic finishes). But the $700 price tag was just too steep for us, and the rounded corners wouldn't fit our lovely new mattress. So we gave it one last look and clicked that window closed as a single tear slipped silently down my cheek (ok so I'm exaggerating, but this entire exercise was kind of an ooh-this-might-be-it-nope-keep-looking roller coaster ride).
Then we found this write-up which honestly helped A TON (update: we've since unlinked to the write-up because the site was hacked and then removed so it was a dead link). It reinforced that affordable eco cribs were few and far between (especially in the white coloring and clean-lined styling that we were looking for) but there were a few non-budget-breaking options that were still a bit "greener" than the average crib in that price range.
Yes, that's the sound of us breathing a long, deep sigh of relief. The affordable reasonably-green-crib-roundup that we had tracked down was insanely helpful! And the last crib they featured not only met all of our initial criteria but also checked off all of our bonus "would be nice" boxes too. And at $299 it was definitely within our budget. Were pigs flying? Could it really be? Oh sweet victory. It was described as "made from New Zealand pinewood with a non-toxic finish" and "the solid wood and wood veneer construction means no toxic VOCs or formaldehyde associated with pressed wood." It also met or exceeded all US safety standards and received one of the highest user ratings we'd seen (over 85 people had weighed in after purchasing it and it earned almost five full stars out of five). Plus the $299 price tag even includes the rail to convert it to a toddler bed or daybed, there was free to-the-store shipping, it came in white and had a splash of darker wood, it was clean-lined and sleek looking and it even had a handy little storage drawer (talk about a few nice little bonuses).
It really was one of those miracle moments. Perhaps it'll be up there with actually meeting our baby girl for the first time in May. Ok so that's probably pushing it, but after hours (literally at least four solid ones) spent looking for something that consistently eluded us it seriously felt like a major coup to click the "buy" button and exchange a few nerdy high fives that we save for special occasions like these.
We could hardly wait to get it home, put it together, add our awesome new mattress, and test it all out with The Burgette. And about a week later we found ourselves doing just that. Nice, right?
Oh, maybe we should stop to explain who Burgette is. She got her name because she's sort of a hybrid between Burger + The Beanette (we whipped her up thanks to this Burger zoonie and a recently gifted newborn sleeper… just so someone could take our new nursery addition for a spin). Look… she likes it!
And although we luckily were able to assemble things pretty quickly, we sped things up even more for your viewing pleasure (watch it below from Vimeo, or over here on YouTube):
So there you have it. The mind-numbingly exhaustive play by play of how we ended up with an amazing organic mattress and a solid clean-lined white wood crib without any pressed wood or MDF and a non-toxic finish. Of course we realize that one comes from a small Virginia based company and the other comes from a giant big box store (and yes, that it could be even greener if we had twice to three times as much to spend on it). But one thing we've already learned about impending parenthood is that it's all about balance. And we love that we were able to add a thrift store nursery chair to the mix (stay tuned for those details). Balance really feels like it's the key. We won't be able to keep our little one away from certain things (like boys for instance) or feed her a completely organic diet until she's 25, so we did the best we could and set out with a few simple "goals" for the bean's sleeping situation. And we lived to tell the tale. Whew. Now there are only 579,088,989 more dire decisions that we'll have to make before she graduates college. This should be interesting…
Psst- Wanna see our nursery progress from the very beginning? Here's our painting post and here are a bunch of accessory-hunting details.
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I agree with someone else who said the other options were kind of 'eh' but I absolutely love the look of the crib you got – especially with the dark drawer underneath! I also spy a peek at the curtains!
is look very confortable.
is amazing..
i think
I am completely surprised that you guys bought the exact crib that I have picked out! Granted, I'm not pregnant, nor do I plan to be soon… but I can plan, right? Maybe I should go ahead and buy one just in case they sell out. Afterall, I did buy my wedding dress before I was even engaged.
Now I just sound crazy…
My favorite part of the whole post? The baby bump shot!
(and Burger, of course)
Speaking of Burger, we have a new girl friend candidate for (yeah, I know he's taken, but hey, you never know if things will work out)
She's a long-haired chihuahua, and I know how much boy dogs like long haired girl dogs.
yeah! this is the post i've been waiting for (well, one of the posts i've been waiting for – there's so much i can't wait to see). That article you found on tinydecorblog is so helpful! I love the crib you chose, and even better, the price! It's so nice to see it all set-up in the beanette's nursery! and with the sneak peak of the curtains behind it (beautiful). Can't wait for more nursery progress next week…
Gorgeous and thoughtful pick. Good work. Thanks for the great advise on some greener living too.
Y'all are too cute. Thanx for the good and cute baby bump shot=) You look so cute Sherry.
This has probably been asked a million times…..and answered that many times too! But, do you guys every fight/bicker when you are doing your DIY jobx?
Great post Sherry. It really can be a "journey" to get everything in order.
Can I also suggest picking-up a mattress cover. You'll want that for middle-of-the-night sheet changes.
I love the crib you picked! As I scrolled through all the others I found myself not liking any of them and then I got to the last one and it was awesome. Good job on the research!
Nice belly moves in the video Sherry. haha
What is funny is that we don't have any children and aren't planning any and aren't that kid oriented, yet I read through your entire post on the crib selection dying to hear the outcome. I think you guys doing a great job balancing out design with eco considerations and utility and health for the bean. It can be incredibly expensive to choose the perfect, non-toxic, eco-friendly option and even though we are VERY environmentally conscious, we choose to recycle and re-use a lot to save money but when you have a little one, more susceptible to things and puts their mouth on EVERYTHING, that isn't always a desirable option. So I think you guys are doing a great job "balancing" out all considerations and taking care not to set the "germaphobes" out there off on a tyrant;-)
And my mom will never believe I read an entire blog on crib seletion….
That's my crib! Well, my baby's crib :) We love it! The drawer is amazing (Our house is 1295 sq. feet and we need all the extra storage we can get!) , as is the pricetag!
Sherry, you probably don't remember this because I'm sure you get tons of email, but I actually emailed you this crib! I'm so excited that this is the one you picked, and that it met up to your eco-standards! Enjoy! :)
Thank you for finding a crib for me ;) I fell in love with one from baby's dream that was $600 (2x our budget) and have been trying to find a less expensive option that I loved as much. I looked at Wal-Mart but didn't consider this crib because on the site the drawer looks like its cherry wood. Now that you have confirmed that it isn't cherry I'm going to order it.
How amazing that you got the mattress sent your way, right?! I have registered for an organic crib mattress, but sadly most of my family doesn't quite understand why I would want to invest in something like that when there are much cheaper options. Do you ever have to deal with friends and family like that, and if so, how do you do it? Being eco-friendly is so important to me, but they often don't understand.
Also, I LOVE the crib choice! My husband and I were planning on refinishing the crib my siblings and I used as babies, but now that we actually have it in our possession, we are having second thoughts. It doesn't look as safe as I would have liked, so I am not sure about it. The crib you choose is one of two that we have agreed on so far…and knowing that you researched its 'greenness' is a push towards it.
And as I type on (sorry!), I used to work for a large corporation, and did lots of research on best practices as far as going green in the corporate environment was concerned. Walmart always topped the list in all categories…they definitely know what they are doing in regards to being eco-friendly.
I have to say, I wasn't loving the curtain fabric the other day. However, after seeing it all put together with the natural light and the white crib makes a HUGE difference. It looks fantastic!!
I love your choice of crib and your choice of eating WHOLE foods, I am sure you have already watched the documentary Food Inc. but just in case you haven't it is a must see! I have a one year old little girl and it is so fun to feed her things that you know are keeping her healthy and strong, it is well worth the extra time and money to know that what I am putting into my daughter is wholesome. Also I don't know your take on birth, but you and your husband should watch the documentary, The Business of Being Born, I think you may enjoy it. Thanks again for all the wonderful posts and ideas, you two are inspiring! xo
FYI, since you're great at planning ahead and I noticed your comment about trying to feed beanette organic till she's 25… I was determined to give my daughter organic foods when she was able to eat. I just wanted to share this book I used, because it can be overwhelming to think about being completely responsible for another human being's nourishment!! Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron. It's all about how to make your own baby food and guides of when you can introduce foods to your baby. She always recommends organic, and the super baby food diet boasts whole grain and all kinds of good stuff! (Heck food I was to scared to eat I gave her, I mean scared in a good way ~ Like super healthy) With this book you will learn how to make your own food, what to feed, how to save money even buying organic!! I give it as a baby shower gift to all my friends. (By the way I am no way associated with this product but I just LOVE this book!!!)
Just to add to your information on the New Zealand Timber in your cot. The wood is radiata pine which is grown in the Kaiangaroa Forest in central North Island ( near Rotorua)This is a forest that was planted during the 1920s depression and at the time was the 3rd largest man made forest in the world. It is constantly logged then replanted so you are not buying
rain forest milled wood. Unlike alot of the "Asian Hardwoods"
Oh and as an enviromental aside.. all the wastetreatments from nearby towns are specially treated and then used as fertilizer on the trees. Very Green!!
Lovely room. Lucky Baby.
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Wow, it's beautiful! It looks perfect in the nursery. I'll have to watch the video later :) Nice job you guys!
And I am truly in awe of your serious shopping skills. I would have burned out after about 5 cribs I think.
Beautiful choice and an even nicer price! Can't wait for the nursery reveal. I look forward to seeing the baby bedding that you've chosen… After doing research, I'm still unsure if I should get bumpers, so I'm interested in what you guys decide.
I saw the crack too…
As much as I hate to say it, WalMart always seems to come through.
I have a question though…was the entire thing made out of Allen wrench bolts? Watching the "building the crib" video it appeared all you were doing was turning an Allen wrench!!
Congratulations on being one step closer to the Bean's arrival!
I love how you guy's set your priorities and stick to your budget. You are an inspiration for all of us.
Personally, I wouldn't let my dog on a baby's mattress. But I guess that is a personal decision.
I was really looking forward to seeing what crib and mattress you selected because I know you like eco-friendly stuff that is budget friendly and stylish. I'm just sad that you found what I did–Walmart is the best source for a solid wood, non-toxic crib. I don't shop at Walmart. I'm actually considering breaking my rule just to get this crib, but will I feel too guilty?? I wish there were more choices in our price range. It's either Walmart or IKEA. I will definitely be looking at the Savvy Baby mattress. An organic mattress is the one thing in the nursery that we're splurging on.
I love how everything is coming together and was shocked when I clicked on the link to the crib and it was Walmart! That's a fabulous find. We purchased our crib at Target and it had a drawer – you will love having that extra storage! You guys really are patient – I was thinking about you when I was shopping for a basket for my bathroom the other day "how in the world do John and Sherry have so much patience to check different places?" I always give up an buy the next best thing and end up not liking it.
Just make sure that baby sleeps in the crib. Mine is almost five and still sleeping with me cause I didn't have the guts to let him cry it out. ;-)
lol your dog is so funny
Do you still use your canon power shot for your videos? And what software do you use to make your video slideshows?
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I had problems with not having hot water many times, doors not locking to the outside of the building.
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Management staff is courteous and willing to work with you when you need it.
January 14, 2014
Maintinance is never available. You are not in control of your heat and there is "central air" but they are ol Read Mored air conditioners stuck in the wall for the bugs to get through into your home.
December 27, 2013
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Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Phone: (405) 286-5400
Fax: (405) 286-5401
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Will Rogers Theatre is a perfect option if you are looking for a classy venue. This privately owned venue is an elegantly done space that offers professional services and modern amenities. Wireless internet, event planning team, spacious dance floor, fully-stocked bar and many other facilities await you at Will Rogers. Weddings, Receptions, birthday parties, corporate meets, social functions and similar events are hosted here. Truly, the exceptional venue combined with apt services make for a successful and memorable event. For venue hire, booking and other details, call ahead.
This LGBT club located right off I-44 is hosted within OKC's largest gay resort, the Habana Inn. The Copa presents theme nights throughout the week and some of the shows range from DJs and karaoke to boxer shorts and drag queens, every night is something new. The proprietors also host many events for the LGBT community of Oklahoma and even if you are a not a guest at the resort, the club is open for everybody. Check website for show calendar and details.
»Dickinson Penn Square 10
This multiplex has 10 screens for your viewing pleasure. For a more enjoyable experience, sit back and relax with popcorn and a soda from the refreshment stand. For film times, ticket prices and further information please call or see their website.
»Jewel Box Theatre
Summertime brings shows under the stars at this community theater. The talented local actors perform classics such as "Oklahoma!" and originals like the musical "Razzle Dazzle." In cooler weather, the shows move inside. You will enjoy the snack bar, but no alcohol is served.
»The Boom Boom Room
Located in the inner city north side neighborhood, The Boom Boom Room is an over the top LGBT entertainment venue, nightclub and restaurant. This eclectic venue offers dinner theater shows, karaoke and theme nights throughout the week. Their most popular event is the weekly Sunday Gospel Brunch, where guests can enjoy a lively show as they dine on scrumptious breakfast cuisine.
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»OKC Infoshop
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You can get it from your girlfriends (by gosh, I do), you can get it from your family, you can get it from you colleagues, you can get it from that stranger that smiles at you on the way to work. You can get it any ol' place that you give it. And in the end (and in the infamous words of The Beatles) it's all you need. Because when you love and when you have people that really truly love you, little else matters. And I honestly believe that.
One of my favourite blog posts maybe ever (you can read it here) talks about love. But not in that mushy send-me-a-dozen-roses kind of way – although, don't get me wrong, that sappy romance would be most welcome in this single lady's life and if you fancy sending me a bunch, my preference is that they come with wine – but in a very grounding way. Because I think that's what love does. It grounds you. It puts things into perspective. It gives you a purpose and a path. And it fills your life as much as it fills your heart.
I might not have a "Valentine" this year (unless you count my mum, which sorry mum, but I don't) and I might have to buy my own box of Guylian seashells, but I'm content to say I'm not missing out on anything in the love stakes. In fact, I'm surrounded by love. My life is packed full of people who care about me and support me and are always in my corner. (And thank goodness because the number of times I call on them is somewhere near infinity.) So today I'm going to embrace this not-even-a-little-bit-ridiculous holiday and celebrate it. I'm going to wear a bit of red and give out some lovey dovey notes and maybe even watch The Notebook.
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This will be the year CNN sees the majority of its online audience come from mobile devices.
There's a level of inevitability to that stat that almost seems boring at this point. The company recently announced that in 2013, 40 percent of the traffic to CNN.com came from mobile, so 50 percent isn't some distant goal.
"We probably could turn off the lights and go home and it would happen sooner or later anyway. But we need to push it," said Meredith Artley, managing editor of CNN Digital.
That's not a brag — just the reality of more consumers getting mobile devices in their hands and spending more time with them. As people continue to spend more time with their phones — Pew Research says 63 percent of U.S. adult mobile owners use their phone to go online — all media companies are seeing a lift in their mobile stats. ESPN's mobile audience surpassed desktop readers in late 2013; traffic to the BBC's website is majority mobile on weekends. (Major technology companies long ago passed that barrier — 48 percent of Facebook's active users are now only using mobile over a given month.)
Instead of standing pat, in 2014 CNN wants to capitalize on their mobile audience by finding more effective ways to deliver breaking news, delivering better video over mobile, and syncing up the experiences of social media and mobile. Artley said CNN was like many news organizations that once only saw mobile as place they had to be, turf to be covered. But what changed was the realization that delivering news on devices deserved equal consideration as delivering it on your laptop. "We as a team realized mobile is not downstream from desktop," she said. Now, when the company talks about mobile, it's including smartphone web browsers as well as apps, and often the connection between social media and mobile content consumption.
Part of planning for 2014 means analyzing how CNN users spent their time in 2013. Last year, CNN's network of sites had 67 million unique visitors per month and averaged 1.9 billion monthly pageviews. CNN's traffic mirrors much of the industry, rising and falling with the hours of the workday, with surges in desktop traffic between noon and 1 p.m. An evening decline in desktop is typically replaced by a surge in mobile, with 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. when the audience is most active, said Etan Horowitz, CNN's mobile editor. "The later in the day that a breaking news story happens, the more likely it will be bigger on mobile than desktop," Horowitz said.
Editors saw proof of this repeatedly in 2013, including the initial stories on the government shutdown, which began late at night. Similarly, Horowitz said that weekend traffic for CNN.com is nearing majority-mobile status. The day actor Paul Walker died in a car crash in November, mobile pageviews far exceeded the desktop, Horowitz said.
"The behavior on the mobile website is people checking in and saying: 'Hey, did the world blow up?'" he said.
Artley said programming for mobile is part of the daily editorial meetings for CNN's digital staff. The company's CMS makes it possible to program the mobile site differently than desktop. With that, CNN is able to be responsive to how that audience reads and what they're looking for in different situations. Horowitz said they'll give weather stories and information primacy on mobile, as well as travel updates and airline information.
At CNN, planning for mobile also works in concert with social media strategy. Social media can be a strong driver of mobile traffic thanks to all the time that people spend with Twitter and Facebook on their phone, said Lila King, senior director of social news for CNN.
King said CNN's mobile and social teams spend a fair amount of time looking at numbers to get a better understanding of what works. While Facebook drives more traffic than Twitter to CNN on desktop, on mobile the numbers are more even, she said. King said one area they want to improve in 2014 is connecting people to video through social channels.
"It's about looking at data and detecting the patterns, and the patterns tend to start with mobile," King said.
Horowitz told me the future on mobile is differentiation — specifically between apps and what's possible within mobile web browsers. CNN currently works in both, but the app allows users to watch live video. As a result of that, more users go to the CNN app during live news events or breaking news to watch what's happening, Horowitz said.
"That gives us an opportunity to rethink the apps and think of them as solving problems and going beyond 'We give you 10 news stories or 30 news stories,'" he said.
This year, Artley expects CNN will be devoting more resources to mobile, including new hires on Horowitz's team. They're also planning to launch a new responsive site later in the year, she said.
Preparing for a mostly-mobile audience is part of the journalism business now, Artley said. But as the number of consumer devices continues to grow, and channels for news discovery expand, Artley said media companies need to ground any strategy in what's best for users.
"A lot of people talk about 'mobile first,'" she said. "Who are we to say what screen is first? That's up to people. Whatever screen you are closest to, CNN is going to be on."
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Address correspondence to Giuseppe Sergi, M.D., Clinica
Geriatrica, Ospedale Giustinianeo, via Giustiniani 2, 35100,
Padova, Italy; tel 39 049 821 8492; fax 39 049 821 1218; e-
mail email@example.com
Body Fluid Distribution in Elderly Subjects
with Congestive Heart Failure
Giuseppe Sergi,1 Lucia Lupoli,1 Stefania Volpato,1 Roberta Bertani,2 Alessandra Coin,1 Egle Perissinotto,3
Irene Calliari,4 Emine Meral Inelmen,1 Luca Busetto,1 and Giuliano Enzi1
1 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics; 2 Department of Chemical Processes
of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering; 3 Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health; and
4 Department of Mechanical and Management Innovation; University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Abstract. The aims of this study were to investigate body fluid changes in elderly patients suffering from
congestive heart failure (CHF) and to identify the fluid measurement that best characterizes fluid overload
states in CHF patients by comparison with normal hydration in the elderly. In a case-controlled experimental
design, 72 elderly subjects (65-98 yr), 38 healthy and 34 with CHF, were studied. Total body water (TBW)
and extracellular water (ECW) were determined by dilution methods; fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass
(FM) were determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). In healthy subjects, the FFM hydration
expressed as TBW%FFM (males 72.0 ± 4.3 vs females 72.4 ± 5.0%) and ECW%TBW (males 47.3 ± 3.4 vs
females 47.8 ± 5.1) were similar in both genders. ECW in liters for FFM and for TBW (ECW%TBW),
corrected for body weight, was greater in the group with CHF than in the control group, in both sexes.
Among the relative fluid measures, only ECW%TBW [odds ratio (OR) 1.5] independently predicted fluid
retention. Having an ECW%TBW greater than 50% corresponded to an OR of about 10. In conclusion,
elderly patients suffering from CHF have a characteristic increase in body fluid levels, mainly affecting the
extracellular compartment, and ECW%TBW is a useful indicator of fluid retention. (received 13 September 2004;
accepted 15 September 2004)
Keywords: total body water, extracellular water, fat-free mass, fluid overload, aging
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a frequent pathol-
ogy in the elderly and is associated with fluid
overload. Previous studies on fluid retention in acute
CHF in young and middle-aged adults recognized
a prevalent expansion of the extracellular compart-
ment [1-3]. Fluid changes in elderly patients with
CHF have been less well investigated, however.
What is known about hydration status in health
and disease in adults cannot be applied to elderly
people because of changes in body composition and
fluid compartmentalization occurring with aging
[4]. Several studies have demonstrated that aging
coincides with a reduction in total body water
(TBW) and intracellular water (ICW) due to fat-
free mass loss and an increase in extracellular water
(ECW) and ECW/TBW ratio [4-8]. These physiol-
ogical fluid changes make it necessary to investigate
normal hydration and fluid retention in the elderly
with a view to distinguishing fluid imbalance from
It is important to gain an exhaustive knowledge
of fluid changes in the elderly with CHF, now that
indirect, repeatable, and non-invasive methods for
estimating fluid compartments, such as bioelectrical
impedance analysis (BIA), have become available [9-
11]. These methods could be used in clinical practice
to assess fluid overload in CHF and the effects of
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The aims of the present study were to investigate
fluid changes in elderly patients suffering from
symptomatic heart failure by comparison with
healthy elderly individuals, and to identify the fluid
measurement that best characterizes fluid overload
in elderly CHF patients.
Methods and Materials
This study was conducted in accordance with the
Declaration of Helsinki II. The study design was
approved by our Ethics Committee and a written
informed consent was obtained from each patient.
Subjects. In a case-controlled experimental design,
we studied 72 elders divided into 2 groups: 34 CHF
patients and 38 healthy subjects. The CHF patients
(20 males and 14 females, mean age 83.9 yr, SD 6.9
yr) satisfied the clinical criteria for a diagnosis of
CHF [12] and were recruited among patients
admitted to the Geriatric Department of Padua
Hospital for acute treatment of symptomatic CHF.
We included only CHF patients in class III according
to the New York Heart Association (NYHA); the
patients all presented significant lower limb edema.
In the CHF subjects, the ejection fraction averaged
40 ± 3%. CHF patients with fever, pleural effusion,
hepatic failure, renal failure, dys-proteinemia, or
anemia were excluded.
The healthy subjects (18 males and 20 females,
mean age 78.7 yr, SD 7.5 yr) were enrolled as a
control group from out-patients coming to our
Geriatric Department for a check-up. The good
general health and fluid balance of these subjects
was determined by their medical history, physical
examination, functional ability in daily activities and
biochemical parameters. These subjects had no
cardiovascular, metabolic, or endocrine diseases, no
water or electrolyte disorders, nor were they receiving
diuretic treatment. The characteristics of the subjects
are shown in Table 1.
Fluid compartment analysis. In all subjects, we
evaluated total body water and extracellular water
by dilution methods and body composition by dual-
energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Total body
water (TBW) and extracellular water (ECW) were
determined by deuterium oxide dilution and
bromide dilution methods, respectively. Subjects
received an oral solution containing a known dose
(about 50 g) of deuterium oxide (D2O) and 35 mg/
kg body weight of sodium bromide (NaBr) diluted
Table 1. Anthropometric and body composition characteristics of healthy subjects and patients with CHF, by gender.
Males Females
Controls (n = 18)CHF (n = 20)Controls (n = 20)CHF (n = 14)
Age (yr) 77.8 ± 6.9*83.1 ± 6.4 79.5 ± 8.084.9 ± 7.8
Weight (kg)71.4 ± 9.9††73.8 ± 8.9 §§ 60.0 ± 7.6 60.1 ± 12.1
Height (cm) 167.2 ± 6.1†††165.5 ± 6.2§§§152.8 ± 7.1 151.6 ± 8.0
BMI (kg/m2) 25.5 ± 2.9 26.9 ± 3.025.7 ± 2.526.3 ± 5.3
FFM (kg)54.3 ± 7.5†††54.5 ± 8.4§§§38.8 ± 4.941.8 ± 8.2
FFM% Wt
78.0 ± 5.4†††75.3 ± 6.1 65.7 ± 4.3 **71.9 ± 6.0
FM (kg)15.6 ± 5.2††17.9 ± 5.020.4 ± 4.116.8 ± 6.2
FM% Wt
22.0 ± 5.4†††24.7 ± 6.1 34.3 ± 4.3**28.1 ± 6.0
Healthy males vs healthy females: † p <0.05, †† p<0.01, ††† p <0.001.
CHF males vs CHF females: § p< 0.05, §§ p< 0.01, §§§ p< 0.001.
Healthy vs CHF by gender * p <0.05, ** p <0.01, *** p <0.001.
BMI: body mass index; FFM: fat-free mass; FFM%Wt: fat-free mass as % of body weight; FM: fat mass; FM% Wt: fat mass as %
of body weight.
Body fluid compartments in congestive heart failure
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in water. At 3 hr after the administration of this
solution (equilibration time), venous blood samples
were drawn into syringes and transferred into
heparinized stoppered tubes. The samples were
centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 15 min and the plasma
samples obtained were stored at -20°C.
D2O concentration in plasma was determined
using an FT infrared spectrophotometer according
to Lukaski's method [13] as modified at our Institute
[14]. The TBW value in liters was calculated using
the following formula:
TBW= A/B x 0.928,
where A is the quantity of D20 administered in mg,
B is the D2O concentration in mg/L at the
equilibration time, and 0.928 is the correction
coefficient for non-aqueous exchangeable hydrogen
in the body [15].
Bromide concentrations in plasma were
measured by an energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence
(EDXRF) spectrometer. The corrected bromide
space (CBS) was calculated using the following
formula [16]:
CBS= Br dose/Br plasma x 0.9 x 0.95 x 0.94,
where 0.9 is the correction factor for the distribution
of bromide in non-extracellular sites, 0.95 is the
correction factor for Donnan equilibrium, and 0.94
is the correction factor for the concentration of water
in plasma.
Body composition. Fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass
(FM) were determined using dual energy X-ray
absorptiometry (DEXA) with fan-beam technology
(Hologic QDR-4500W, Inc). A standardized
procedure was used for positioning the patient and
using the QDR software. The DEXA scans were
analyzed with Hologic software (release #8.21) for
body composition evaluation. DEXA is reproducible
in determining soft tissue composition [17] and
consistent for elderly subjects [18]. Fan-beam DEXA
technology for measuring FM and FFM mass has
also recently been validated [19-23]. FFM and FM
were expressed as the absolute values and as % of
total body weight. The body weight resulting from
the sum of fat tissue mass, lean tissue mass, and total
body bone mineral mass was similar to the body
weight determined by conventional weighing.
Statistical analyses. All analyses were performed
using the SAS software (release #8.2) (SAS Institute,
Cary, NC, USA). On account of body frame differ-
ences between genders, the fluid compartment and
body composition measurements were expressed as
mean ± SD for each sex- or disease-specific group.
To avoid bias in comparing subjects with different
weight and FFM, relative measures (as %) were
obtained from instrumentally-assessed variables
considering FFM, FM, TBW, and ECW, all divided
by weight, and TBW and ECW, both divided by
FFM. The normality of the distributions was verified
with the Shapiro-Wilk statistic. Differences in mean
values of continuous variables between 2 groups were
evaluated using Student's unpaired t-test or approx-
imate t-test, after testing for homogeneity of
variances. The level of statistical significance for each
2-sided test was set as p <0.05.
Stepwise logistic regression was performed on
continuous relative variables to ascertain the role of
some fluid measures in predicting fluid retention
states. To avoid confounding effects due to absolute
differences in FFM, the TBW as % of FFM
(TBW%FFM), ECW as % of FFM (ECW%FFM), and
ECW as % of TBW (ECW%TBW) were entered in
the sex-specific models as independent variables.
CHF was considered the dependent dichotomous
variable. Further regression analysis was performed
entering these measurements as independent
dichotomous variables, using the 75th percentile of
their distribution in healthy subjects as the cut-off
The anthropometric and body composition
characteristics of healthy subjects and patients with
congestive heart failure (CHF), by gender, are shown
in Table 1. Absolute instrumentally-assessed and
relative computed TBW and ECW values are given
in Table 2. All the variables were normally distributed
in each sample group.
There were no gender-related differences in
body mass index (BMI) among the healthy subjects.
As expected, healthy women had significantly greater
fat mass (FM) in kg and as % of body weight (34.3
± 4.3 vs 22.0 ± 5.4%) compared to healthy men.
Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science, vol. 34, no. 4, 2004
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TBW and ECW values, expressed both in liters and
as % of body weight, were consequently higher for
male than for female healthy subjects, though FFM
hydration expressed as TBW%FFM (72.0 ± 4.3 vs
72.4 ± 5.0%) and body fluid distribution represented
by ECW%FFM and ECW%TBW did not differ
statistically between genders.
CHF patients had higher mean values for
absolute and relative ECW measures than healthy
subjects of either gender; eg, ECW%FFM (males: 39.3
± 6.0 vs 34.1 ± 2.3; females: 45.7 ± 5.9 vs 34.6 ±
4.1) and ECW%TBW (males: 54.8 ± 5.7 vs 47.3 ±
3.4; females: 60.7 ± 6.0 vs 47.8 ± 5.1). Only the
female patients had significantly higher TBW in
liters, TBW%weight, and TBW%FFM values than the
control group, however.
Among the fluid parameters tested, only
ECW%TBW independently predicted fluid retention
state by stepwise logistic regression (Table 3), for
both males and females (OR 1.5).
Entering the same variables expressed as
dichotomous variables, the analysis applied to the
whole sample population indicated an OR = 10
(95% CI: 3.3-30.3) for subjects with an ECW%TBW
greater than 50%. The prevalence of a ECW%TBW
>50% in healthy and CHF patients by genders is
shown in Fig. 1.
The present study compared fluid changes in
geriatric patients with acute CHF versus the
Table 2. Total body water (TBW) and extracellular water (ECW) of healthy subjects and CHF patients, by gender.
Males Females
Controls (n = 18)CHF (n = 20)Controls (n = 20)CHF (n = 14)
TBW (liters)39.5 ± 5.4†††39.2 ± 7.7§§ 28.1 ± 3.9* 31.5 ± 5.7
56.6 ± 5.6†† 54.1 ± 7.647.5 ± 4.4** 54.8 ± 6.9
72.0 ± 4.371.6 ± 6.4§72.4 ± 5.0* 76.0 ± 5.0
ECW (liters)18.5 ± 2.6†††*21.6 ± 5.413.4 ± 2.0***19.3 ± 4.8
26.0 ± 2.4†††*29.7 ± 6.222.4 ± 2.4***32.9 ± 5.6
34.1 ± 2.3**39.3 ± 6.0§§34.6 ± 4.1***45.7 ± 5.9
47.3 ± 3.4*** 54.8 ± 5.7§§47.8 ± 5.1***60.7 ± 6.0
Healthy males vs healthy females: † p< 0.05, †† p <0.01, ††† p <0.001.
CHF males vs CHF females: § p < 0.05, §§ p < 0.01, §§§ p < 0.001.
Healthy vs CHF by gender: * p <0.05, ** p <0.01, *** p <0.001.
TBW%Wt: total body water as a percentage of body weight; TBW%FFM: total body water as % of fat-free mass; ECW%Wt: extracellular
water as a percentage of body weight; ECW% FFM: extracellular water as % of fat-free mass. ECW%TBW: extracellular water as % of
total body water.
Table 3. Stepwise logistic regression analysis to evaluate the role of TBW as % of FFM (TBW%FFM), ECW as % of FFM
(ECW%FFM), and TBW (ECW%TBW) in predicting fluid retention.
GenderIndependent variablesbSt(b)P OR95% CI
Female Intercept-20.56.60 0.002--
0.370.120.002 1.5 1.2-1.8
Body fluid compartments in congestive heart failure
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hydration state and body water distribution in
healthy elderly subjects. The FFM hydration in the
control group showed a wide range (64.5-83.8%)
with a mean TBW%FFM of 72.2%. These results are
comparable with the value of 72.5% found in the
elderly by Mazariegos et al [4] and confirm findings
in our previous study [24] where, using reference
methods, elderly subjects had a mean TBW%FFM of
71.9%. Consistent with previous reports [24,25],
the ECW in our healthy subjects was about 25% of
body weight, with higher values for males because
of their higher fat-free mass, while ECW as % of
FFM was similar in the two genders (about 34%).
ECW was about 47% of TBW in both genders.
Previous studies found ECW/TBW values for the
elderly ranging from 0.43 to 0.52 [9,18,26,27]; these
figures are higher than in younger adults, where
ECW accounts for about 42% of TBW [5], thus
confirming age-related fluid distribution changes.
Some authors agree there is a relative increase
in ECW associated with a relative decrease in ICW
with aging [5,28]. These changes may be explained
either by an increase in FM (where ECW/ICW is
4:1) or by skeletal muscle atrophy, both of which
are characteristic of old age [4)]
Our healthy elderly subjects had similar values
for TBW%FFM, ECW%FFM, and ECW%TBW,
regardless of gender and differences in body
composition, demonstrating a relatively constant fat-
free mass hydration, so the hydration values of our
control group could be useful for reference in the
elderly to identify cases of dehydration or fluid
In elderly patients with CHF, the clinical signs
of fluid overload were confirmed by dilution
methods that revealed an increase in body fluids,
especially in females.
TBW%Wt does not seem useful in detecting fluid
retention states. TBW as % of body weight is
influenced by body composition, particularly by
FFM/FM ratio, and men with CHF had a greater
FM (albeit not significantly so) than healthy males,
so their fluid retention could be masked by more
fat influencing the TBW%Wt value.
FFM hydration, expressed as TBW%FFM, also
fails to point to fluid retention, because a higher
FFM value may be due to a higher TBW. For
example, for a healthy subject a 10% increase in
TBW due to water overload results in a TBW%FFM
increase of only about 2%. Therefore, this ratio
increases significantly only in severe fluid retention
conditions, as seen in females with CHF. The
comparison with other studies is difficult, because
the relationship between body fluids and FFM has
been inadequately studied in CHF patients.
Our results show that ECW is the most
important compartment involved in fluid retention.
This expansion of the extracellular compartment in
CHF cases is confirmed by higher ECW%TBW values
uninfluenced by any differences in body compos-
ition and fat mass. In fact, ECW as % of TBW was
about 7% and 13% higher for CHF males and
females, respectively, than for the control group.
Previous studies dealing with fluid distribution
in CHF produced contradictory results, probably
due to the degree of heart failure, the different
methods used, and the clinical evidence of fluid
overload. Steele et al [25] evaluated body fluids in
12 elderly patients with chronic heart failure and
found no significant changes in TBW and ECW,
compared to healthy elderly subjects, but their
patients presented no clinical signs of fluid retention.
Stellato et al [3] used a BIA method and found an
increase in ICW and a decrease in ECW, by
comparison with controls, in 23 adult males with
end-stage heart failure, while TBW was nearly
identical between patients and controls. As in Steele's
study [25], these patients had no clinical signs of
fluid overload, because they were receiving drastic
diuretic therapy.
Fig. 1. Prevalence (%) of healthy subjects and patients with
congestive heart failure (CHF) who have extracellular water
>50%, expressed as a percentage of total body water
Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science, vol. 34, no. 4, 2004
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On the other hand, previous studies of body
fluids in CHF patients with clinical signs of fluid
retention gave results similar to ours. Aidargalieva
et al [29] observed an increase in ECW in 32 patients
with heart failure exhibiting signs of fluid overload.
A previous study of ours [30] showed a higher ECW
in middle-aged patients with fluid retention due to
heart or kidney failure, but we did not distinguish
between the 2 groups of patients. Soderberg et al
[2] indirectly confirmed our finding that administer-
ing diuretics to patients with acute CHF induces a
reduction in ECW that is the most important factor
in their weight loss. The usefulness of estimating
ECW as an index of fluid retention is also
demonstrated by logistic regression analysis.
ECW%TBW values above 50 are independently
associated with 10-fold higher likelihood of fluid
retention. We consider ECW%TBW a good parameter
for identifying fluid retention since it is relatively
constant in conditions of water equilibrium and is
uninfluenced by gender or nutritional status.
The results of this study should be considered
with caution, taking into account certain limitations.
Since the inclusion criteria were very restrictive, only
a small number of patients met the protocol
conditions and the sample size was consequently
limited. Since our aim was to evaluate unknown
scatters in fluid between healthy elderly and CHF
patients, we judged the information to be adequate.
The effect of physical activity was not considered in
relation to body fluid distribution, but the level of
physical performance was similar (in terms of
independence in activities of daily living) in all
healthy subjects, while the CHF patients performed
less well because of their heart disease. Alcohol intake
was low in all subjects and similar in the 2 groups,
so it was not considered in the statistical analysis.
In conclusion, elderly people with CHF have a
fluid imbalance characterized by an increase in the
extracellular compartment. Among relative measures
of fluid distribution, ECW%TBW seems to be the
best indicator of CHF, a 10-fold risk being associated
with values over 50%. Future studies are needed to
confirm these observations in elderly CHF subjects
and to support the need for a routine use of non-
invasive methods to quantify fluid imbalance and
monitor the effects of medication on these patients.
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Date: 1876-08-29
Description: The extended family of Aslak Olsen Lie posed before the home he built in 1849 with his brother Ole after immigrating in 1848. The house is a combination of...
Date: 1899-10
Description: A view of men and women husking corn in the field behind a farmhouse. Seated from left to right are August Prahl, August Krueger, Sarah Krueger, William K...
Date: 1876 ca.
Description: Four women in yard, one holding a doll with a woman sitting on the porch behind frame house. There is a man holding a shovel and two children are standing...
Date: 1878 ca.
Description: Three women, two boys and a man are gathered around a table that has fruit on it. The man sits in an office chair. The frame house behind has a back-slante...
Description: Family around table in yard, with woman knitting and dog nearby. Small stone house behind wood fence. The house has a small frame addition, probably a kitc...
Date: 1899-09
Description: Outdoor family portrait of Mary Turvill McConnell, Elizabeth Turvill Wood, and Jessie Turvill Thwaites. They are sitting on a porch in front of windows wit...
Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of the front of the Rock County Poor House. The three-story house is set on a hill with broken wood pieces in the foreground.
Date: 1899
Description: View of August, Alex, and Mrs. Alex (Florentina) Krueger working with the binder in a field.
Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of an Irish couple from Londonderry in "native" Irish costume, posing next to a Singer sewing machine. Part of a "Costumes of All Nat...
Date: 1892 ca.
Description: Chromolithograph card of two girls from India in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
Date: 1898 ca.
Description: A group of men, women, and children gather for a picnic in the woods. A large picnic blanket covers the ground as the individuals pose for a photograph.
Description: An unknown man is standing and feeding chickens in a farm yard. A barn is in the background on the left.
Date: 1873 ca.
Description: Family in yard with man on rig, man on side with reaper and other farm implements. There is a frame house behind that has interesting cornice work above a...
Date: 1844-01-12
Description: Letter from Thomas Steel, Waukesha County physician and farmer, to his father, James Steel, in London, England. It includes a hand-drawn map of Milwaukee C...
Date: 1890
Description: Hotel dining room, probably at the Galloway House.
Description: American flags drape the walls of a large empty hall prepared with one thousand place settings for soldiers returning from the Spanish-American War.
Date: 1835 ca.
Description: An illustration of three men sitting at a table in a saloon on a steamboat.
Date: 1871 ca.
Description: A family is in a yard around a table. Behind them is a large brick house with four chimneys, railings on its front porch and latticework enclosing the side...
Date: 1874 ca.
Description: "Curiosities in Springdale, Wisconsin." A view of Nellie Springen, perhaps with her family, at a rocky outcropping enjoying coffee.
Description: Chromolithograph card of two Swedish women in "native" Swedish costume, posing next to a Singer sewing machine. Part of a "Costumes of All Nations," set cr...
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