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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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R.H. and E.H. Carpenter Insulation Truck

Date: 12 23 1936
Description: R.H. and E.H. Carpenter Capitol Rock Wool insulation truck parked in front of 309 North Pinckney Street.
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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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House Under Construction

Date: 11 03 1936
Description: House at 2135 Linden Avenue, under construction by Fitzpatrick Lumber Co.
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National Housing Day Groundbreaking

Date: 06 14 1935
Description: At ceremonies held in observance of National Housing Day, Mayor James R. Law and members of the Madison Building Industries Committee are shown breaking gr...
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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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Jacobs I Residence

Date: 1937
Description: Front elevation of the Herbert Jacobs Residence known as Jacobs I, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during construction. A car is parked in the carport.
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Jacobs I Residence

Date: 1937
Description: Rear elevation of Herbert Jacobs residence known as Jacobs I, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during its construction.
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Herbert Jacobs Residence I

Date: 1937
Description: Side elevation of Herbert Jacobs Residence I, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during construction. There are open fields surrounding the structure. Constru...
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Herbert Jacobs Residence I

Date: 1937
Description: Side elevation of Herbert Jabobs Residence I, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during construction. Several of the neighboring houses can be seen behind the...
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Herbert Jacobs Residence I

Date: 1937
Description: Rear elevation of Herbert Jacobs Residence I, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during construction.
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Van Slyke Sketch

Date: 1859
Description: An original pencil sketch by banker and real estate developer Napoleon B. Van Slyke, possibly for his residence erected in 1859 at 510 North Carroll Street...
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Low Cost Housing for World War II Veterans

Date: 09 23 1948
Description: A low-cost house being built on Midvale Boulevard in Sunset Village on Madison's West Side by builder Marshall Erdman. Erdman's project of four houses is f...
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Low Cost Housing for World War II Veterans

Date: 09 23 1948
Description: Interior of a low cost house being constructed for sale to veterans of World War II by builder Marshall Erdman. The project of four houses is being constru...
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Low Cost Housing for World War II Veterans

Date: 09 23 1948
Description: A low-cost house built in Marlborough Heights on Madison's East Side by contractor C.J. "Cap" Goucher. The house is similar to 20 houses being constructed ...
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Edmund Sternberg House

Date: 10 02 1948
Description: Edmund Sternberg house at 4214 Drexel Avenue in Lake Edge Park. Mr. Sternberg quit his job to build the house himself. Mrs. (Violet Pinneke) Sternberg, who...
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A.A. Elkind & Company Model Home #3

Date: 08 10 1950
Description: Photograph of model home #3 constructed at 201 Harding Street by A.A. Elkind & Company, builders and developers, 1940 Winnebago Street. The image appeared ...
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A.A. Elkind & Company Model Home

Date: 08 10 1950
Description: View of a model home constructed at 205 Harding Street by A.A. Elkind & Company, builders and developers. The image appeared in an advertisement for the co...
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Governor Renebohm Signing Proclamation for National Home Week

Date: 08 15 1950
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...
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Residence of Tom and Ruth McGovern

Date: 03 19 1952
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...

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