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| Date: | 07 18 1935 |
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| Description: | New Farmer's Mutual (now American Family) building at 312 Wisconsin Avenue under construction. Signboards in front read, in part: "New Home for Farmers Mut... |
| Date: | 10 22 1934 |
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| Description: | View from street of the workers re-siding a house at 412 W. Mifflin Street. An automobile is parked in front of the garage on the left, and there is a neig... |
| Date: | 01 17 1934 |
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| Description: | A Johns-Manville Contractors Asbestos Products Company Rock Wool home insulation truck and trailer is parked in front of a house, with workers on ladders a... |
| Date: | 03 24 1945 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Forrer Stone & Supply Co., 3232 University Avenue, owned by Henry C. Forrer. |
| 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 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: | 1948 |
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| Description: | An International Model KB-7 truck used to transport concrete blocks parked on a work or storage site surrounded by building materials. A man loads concrete... |
| 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 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: | 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: | 06 12 1956 |
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| Description: | A shake roof at the new home featured at 5513 Raymond Road. The house was built by Marshall Erdman for the 1956 Parade of homes. |
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| Description: | View across unpaved street toward a group of four men standing on a platform in front of the large open door of a building. A larger open door is above the... |
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