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East Towne Shopping Center

Date: 12 02 1970
Description: An aerial view of East Towne Shopping Center (now East Towne Mall) looking southeast across East Washington Avenue.
Photograph

West Towne

Date: 08 28 1970
Description: An aerial view of West Towne Shopping Center (now West Towne Mall) at Mineral Point and Gammon Roads.
Photograph

Aerial View of Midvale Neighborhood

Date: 06 07 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Midvale neighborhood under construction showing the intersection of Midvale and Tokay Boulevards near the southwestern city limits of Ma...
Photograph

Aerial View of Midvale Neighborhood

Date: 06 07 1954
Description: Aerial view looking north from near the city's southwestern limits in 1954. Shows text indicating Midvale Boulevard, Odana Road, Tokay Boulevard, Mineral P...
Photograph

Parade of Homes

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of Midvale neighborhood under construction near Madison's southwestern city limits. The view is focused on the area bounded by Tokay Boulevard,...
Photograph

Aerial View of Craig and Crestwood Avenues

Date: 1958
Description: Aerial view of Craig Avenue and Crestwood Avenue.
Photograph

Joseph M. Boyd Co. Booth

Date: 04 08 1927
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."
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Lyons

Date: 1909
Description: Illustration of town. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View, Lyons, Wisconsin. A Village of natural environments, choice residence locations, desirable factory s...
Print

Railroad Land Sales

Date: 
Description: A colored advertising card that was issued by the Land Department of the Wisconsin Central Railroad in order to promote the sale of railroad-owned land in ...
Photograph

Aerial View over Maple Bluff Country Club

Date: 1956
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...
Poster

Elmside Addition to Madison

Date: 
Description: Poster advertising the Elmside lots for summer homes by Lake Monona.
Photograph

Aerial View Looking West

Date: 1976
Description: Aerial view of town, looking west.
Photograph

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...
Postcard

University Hill Farms

Date: 09 1958
Description: An aerial view of University Hill Farms on Madison's west side, a complete 604 acre community developed by the Regents of the University of Wisconsin. Real...
Photograph

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....
Manuscript

Superior--The City of Destiny

Date: 1890
Description: Letterhead for Moulton, Moran & Co. The logo shows North America and depicts Superior as the center of a hub with spokes going to Russia, to China and Japa...
Print

Baldwin & Killen Lands and W.H. Killen & Co. Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of Baldwin & Killen Lands and W.H. Killen & Company, dealers of farm, lumber, and mineral lands, from Appleton, Wisconsin, with an image on the ...
Photograph

Valley Estates Subdivision

Date: 03 1998
Description: "Village officials help kick off Valley Estates Subdivision."
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee Made for M.L. Martin and Solomon Juneau, With Their Signatures

Date: 06 1837
Description: Pen-and-ink on paper. Shows riverside property west of the Milwaukee River. Inscribed by several early Milwaukee settlers, including Henry W. Cleveland, Cy...
Photograph

Veith's Park Subdivision

Date: 
Description: Aerial view of Vieth's Park subdivision on the north shore of Lake Mendota.

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