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| Date: | 12 13 1949 |
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| Description: | View of a house in the Crestwood neighborhood built by Jack Threlfall in a Madison shop and assembled on site. A sign in the front yard reads: "For Sale An... |
| Date: | 03 08 1950 |
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| Description: | Three men from the Madison Builders Association gather to look at notice informing the men that their organization is the fastest growing of its kind in th... |
| Date: | 03 13 1950 |
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| Description: | A familiar sight around Madison is workers framing in houses. Two workers are working on a roof and dormer. |
| Date: | 06 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Voyta Wrabetz (right), chairman of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission, awarded diplomas of apprenticeship completion to 120 apprentices of the Madison bui... |
| Date: | 06 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Advertising photograph for a housing contractor company called Space Inc. Pictured is a house at 3903 Nicholas Road built by Space Inc. contractor Ivan D. ... |
| Date: | 07 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Fitzpatrick Lumber Company Building. |
| Date: | 08 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Governor Oscar Rennebohm, seated, signs a proclamation that officially opens National Home Week in Wisconsin. With him at the signing, standing left to rig... |
| Date: | 03 22 1951 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the John and Gertrude house at 4314 Keating Terrace, built by the Bewick Building Company. The company headquarters were located at 101 Va... |
| Date: | 03 22 1951 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Paul and Harriet Lemmell house located at 77 Fuller Drive, built by the Bewick Building Company, headquartered at 101 Van Deusen Street. |
| Date: | 03 19 1952 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the home of builder Tom McGovern, his wife Ruth and their five daughters. The one-story residence at 25 Hiawatha Circle features pale yell... |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | Foster Insulation and Supply company, 3165 East Washington Avenue, showing houses where they either installed insulation or aluminum awnings. |
| Date: | 07 15 1952 |
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| Description: | Two unidentified "sidewalk superintendents" observe the excavation for the new Wolff, Kubly and Hirsig Company building being constructed on the North Carr... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Photographic reproduction of a lithograph showing carpenters erecting houses. |
| Date: | 11 09 1953 |
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| Description: | F.R. Badeau (left), president of the Madison Mechanical Contractors Association, presents an award to Damon Bryant who was selected as the outstanding mech... |
| Date: | 03 15 1954 |
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| Description: | Advertisement for an open house at a newly-built house at 4137 Council Crest, Nakoma. The house was built by Harold E. Bewick, building contractor, and adv... |
| Date: | 04 08 1954 |
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| Description: | Sample of a concrete block carport. Building materials were available at the Buildex Company, 4519 West Beltline Highway. |
| Date: | 03 09 1955 |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat looks through the eye piece of his surveying instrument, called a 'theodolite,' which rests on a tripod. |
| Date: | 06 12 1956 |
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| Description: | Two-car garages are in 15 out of the 18 homes in the Parade of Homes. This home has been identified as being located at 5514 Raymond Road and built by Jose... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | View towards front entrance of the partially constructed Senior High School. A man is walking up a board into the open doorway of the school. A horse is st... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A view looking up King Street from Butler Street toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. It appears there is work being done on the dome. |
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