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Kaysers Stadium Garage

Date: 04 12 1947
Description: View across street of Kaysers, Inc. Stadium Garage and Pure Oil Station, 1501 Monroe Street, at the corner of Regent Street.
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Villa Louis Tea

Date: 05 21 1948
Description: Strolling in the garden, Gwendolyn Druyfor and Shirley Adams, are dressed in costumes and carrying a parasol.
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Ferdinand Heim House

Date: 05 24 1948
Description: Ferdinand Heim and Henry Noll are shown in front of Heim's family home, on Old Middleton Road, where he has lived for 83 years.
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Antique Ford Car

Date: 08 09 1948
Description: Tom Reese and Raleigh Williams, juniors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with their 1913 Ford car which they plan to drive to Milwaukee for the Stat...
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House Damaged by Fallen Tree

Date: 09 02 1948
Description: A garage and house at 537 S. Randall Avenue after a gust of wind blew two box elder trees into them. The trees were at the rear of the Owen F. Glissendorf'...
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Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Tenement-type house at 15 South Bedford Street, located at the rear of the city garage, where a fire killed Florence Dinger and three of her children.
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Carl A. Anderson House

Date: 02 04 1949
Description: Exterior view of the Carl A. Anderson home on East McKinley Street.
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Edward B.A. Sokoloski Home

Date: 02 10 1949
Description: Exterior view from driveway of the Edward. B.A. Sokoloski residence in the snow at 874 Woodrow Street.
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Destruction of Illegal Slot Machines

Date: 02 19 1949
Description: Madison Police Inspector Philip H. Oakey is shown demolishing three "one-armed bandits." They had been stored in the vault of police headquarters since the...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Weigh-In

Date: 07 23 1949
Description: Ted Ryan being weighed with his racing car. Their combined weight was just under the 250-pound limit. Left to right are Weighmaster Frankie Meyers, 1948 Ma...
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Town of Madison Town Hall

Date: 10 06 1949
Description: The Town of Madison's new building houses the town offices, garage, and fire department. There is a pond in the foreground.
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Space Inc. House

Date: 06 06 1950
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. ...
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Harold Baumgarten House Exterior

Date: 01 03 1952
Description: Exterior view of the ranch style house of Harold Baumgarten at 240 South Oak Street. Photograph is taken from the side showing the dwelling's two-car garag...
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Doctor John Booher Home

Date: 01 03 1952
Description: Exterior view of the Doctor John Booher home, overlooking the Baraboo river near Reedsburg.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 01 1952
Description: Alvin Boss, owner of Boss Pattern and Model Works, poses with his son Dick who is seated in the soap box derby racer he will race in the upcoming race.
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Biddick Home

Date: 07 10 1952
Description: Exterior of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Biddick, 2509 Hoard St. The home was built entirely by the Biddicks and several friends.
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House by Harold Bewick

Date: 03 15 1954
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...
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Buildex Company

Date: 04 08 1954
Description: Sample of a concrete block carport. Building materials were available at the Buildex Company, 4519 West Beltline Highway.
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Newspaper Carriers

Date: 04 06 1954
Description: Three paper carriers for the Wisconsin State Journal wear their delivery bags and stand with their bikes against a garage door. The boys are brothers, the ...
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Parade of Homes in Meadowood

Date: 06 12 1956
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...

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