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| Date: | 12 02 1970 |
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| Description: | An aerial view of East Towne Shopping Center (now East Towne Mall) looking southeast across East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 08 28 1970 |
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| Description: | An aerial view of West Towne Shopping Center (now West Towne Mall) at Mineral Point and Gammon Roads. |
| Date: | 06 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Midvale neighborhood under construction showing the intersection of Midvale and Tokay Boulevards near the southwestern city limits of Ma... |
| Date: | 11 23 1938 |
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| Description: | A row of houses at 826, 830, 834 & 838 North Fair Oaks Avenue built by the Fitzpatrick Lumber Company in what was the Town of Blooming Grove, now near East... |
| Date: | 02 26 1930 |
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| Description: | Entrance to Westmorland subdivision on Mineral Point Road. |
| Date: | 07 26 1928 |
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| Description: | Entrance to the North Gardens subdivision on the corner of North Street and Hoard Street, owned by Paul E. Stark Company. |
| Date: | 04 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Joseph M. Boyd Co. booth at home show, set up as an office with a sign that reads: "Let us finance the building of your home." |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Aerial view looking south from a point over the Maple Bluff country club golf course (foreground). A new housing development in the mid-ground and Maple Bl... |
| Date: | 05 02 1944 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Postcard for Nakoma Realty Company. Caption reads: "Nakoma, You'll Enjoy The Wide Outdoors! 150 Acres Set Aside For Play! A Madison Realty Co. Property." |
| Date: | 04 19 1950 |
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| 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.... |
| Date: | 05 03 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 06 01 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 09 15 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 05 1954 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 06 11 1958 |
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| Description: | Paperwork is completed for Northland Manor Development Corporation to open an affiliate in Madison. Left to right: William Pessin (Milwaukee builder); Arth... |
| Date: | 01 31 1964 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of University Hill Farms area which has grown from a cow pasture to a square-mile housing and business area. 4,000 people live in 750 single-fa... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This photocopied map shows private claim owners, buildings, and land use in 1818. Insets show Fort Howard and the caption reads: "A view of the Fox River ... |
| Date: | 05 26 1965 |
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| Description: | Stanly Sirotin is posing in front of the corner of the "30 On the Square" sky scraper. The low, steep angle of the photographer's camera, looking up, revea... |
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