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Building of Model House

Date: 07 23 1931
Description: Capital Times model home under construction at 2318 Monroe Street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Construction Disaster

Date: 1883
Description: The third Wisconsin State Capitol after the unfinished South Wing collapsed on November 8, 1883. Defective workmanship and shoddy construction materials ca...
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House on Bernard Court

Date: 12 19 1936
Description: View across street towards a three-story house on Bernard Court. The address on the door reads "202," and a sled is leaning up against the wall near the fr...
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Installing Rock Wool Insulation

Date: 11 21 1936
Description: Three men on scaffolding are installing Capitol Rock Wool insulation, from a R.H. and E.H. Carpenter Inc. truck into a house at 616 N. Carroll Street.
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Durfee Brothers Roofing

Date: 05 10 1935
Description: Durfee Brothers Roofing Co. truck in front of a home, Jos. P. Slightam residence) at 341 West Wilson Street, with a roofer installing shingles on the steep...
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Roofer on Roof

Date: 05 10 1935
Description: View looking up towards a man laying new shingles on the roof of a house at 341 West Wilson Street.
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Sherman Park House Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1930
Description: Steve Schmidt house under construction in Sherman Park subdivision. The house is located at 1406 Farragut Street.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking north, with steam shovel and other equipment. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. John...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 03 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater under construction, 216 State Street, looking west. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. Johnson Street, Holy Redeemer Rectory,...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 03 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater, 216 State Street, under construction, looking east, showing the back sides of buildings along State Street.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking north with steam shovel. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. Johnson Street, and Holy ...
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Farmers Mutual Auto Insurance Company

Date: 07 19 1935
Description: Farmers Mutual Auto Insurance Company, 312 Wisconsin Avenue. Original building was the former Joseph Boyd mansion. Contractor for the remodeling job was Fr...
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Eleanor Moore and In-laws Roofing House

Date: 10 20 1946
Description: Ms. Alvin (Eleanor) Moore, 4219 Doncaster Drive, and her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bakken of Mt. Horeb, installing the roof at the Moo...
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of dormitories under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Men are working in different areas on the site. Lake Mendota...
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of dormitories under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Men are working in different areas on the site. Lake Mendota...
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 1925
Description: Men working on construction of dormitories on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Construction works are on top of a partially constructed frame an...
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Workers on Roof and Dormer of House Under Construction

Date: 03 13 1950
Description: A familiar sight around Madison is workers framing in houses. Two workers are working on a roof and dormer.
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Erdman Prefab I

Date: 1956
Description: Rear view of the Eugene & Mary Van Tamelen House, 5817 Anchorage Avenue, an example of Erdman #1, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed prefabricated home marketed...
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Belmont Hotel Window Painting

Date: 06 18 1952
Description: William F. Guethlein, Sauk City, resting on a scaffold on the Belmont Hotel, 31 North Pinckney Street. He has been repairing and painting the hotel windows...
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Erdman Prefab

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Description: Alternative view of the Van Tamlen House, an example of Erdman #1, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed prefabricated home marketed by Marshall Erdman.

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