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Mrs. Augusta Giddings

Date: 05 02 1944
Description: Mrs. Augusta Giddings signs documents, with Mayor Halsey Kreage as a witness, selling her property at the eastern end of the 900 block of East Gorham Stree...
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Houses in University Heights

Date: 12 07 1948
Description: Houses on the south side of the 2100 block of University Avenue. The address on the entrance at the far right is 2125.
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House in Olbrich Park Subdivision — Madison

Date: 02 22 1950
Description: Front view of a house to be used in an advertisement for home and subdivision development. The current address of this home is 3736 Sargent Street.
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Mrs. Willie Lou Harris

Date: 04 19 1950
Description: Mrs. Willie Lou Harris of 405 Bram Street sits at left with part of her family. Standing left to right are Mrs. James (Georgia Harris) Elvord, Mr. and Mrs....
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New House at 3822 John Street

Date: 05 03 1950
Description: A newly built house at 3822 John Street is shown for advertising copy for new homes sold by Roy A. Gannon Co., Realtors and built by Eugene O. Dahl. The ho...
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Good American Homes Program

Date: 06 01 1950
Description: City Manager Leonard G. Howell turns the first shovelful of dirt for the first of eleven houses to be built by Madison builders under the Good American Hom...
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Madison Home Show

Date: 09 15 1950
Description: Madison's first home show in thirteen years was officially opened by Acting Manager George Forster when he cut the ribbon at the entrance to the exhibit ar...
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Keen Manufacturing Company

Date: 03 12 1952
Description: Keen Manufacturing Company, 2661 East Washington Avenue. The photgraph was taken for Richard Beichl, real estate agent, and is the site of the East Madison...
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Ranch House

Date: 11 05 1954
Description: Front exterior view of a ranch-style house newly built by C.M. Wildenberg. The building is described as a "26'x42' three bedroom ranch." It is located at 5...
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Parade of Homes in Meadowood

Date: 06 12 1956
Description: Planter boxes are one of the features in this house located at 5509 Russett Road. The house was built by built by Robert Shaw for the 1956 Parade of homes.
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1956 Parade of Homes in Meadowood

Date: 06 12 1956
Description: This house in the 1956 Parade of Homes in Meadowood with its illuminated device for showing the house numbers has been wired to the exact standards of the ...
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Parade of Homes in Meadowood

Date: 06 12 1956
Description: Ornamental ironwork based in a planter holds up the corner of a roof overhang at 5609 Russett Rd. The house was built by built by Charles Fry for the 195...
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Parade of Homes in Meadowood

Date: 06 12 1956
Description: One of the houses in the Parade of Homes was built with a carport. This located at 5610 Raymond Rd. The house was built by built by Hermann E. Postweiler ...
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New Parking Lot

Date: 07 15 1957
Description: Cars park in a new parking lot at the former site of Washington School at 217 North Broom Street.
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Northland Manor Development Corporation Coming to Madison

Date: 06 11 1958
Description: Paperwork is completed for Northland Manor Development Corporation to open an affiliate in Madison. Left to right: William Pessin (Milwaukee builder); Arth...

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