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Pushing the Lawn Mower

Date: 1955
Description: A man who does odd jobs around his neighborhood mows a banked lawn.
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Haney House in Cross Plains

Date: 1952
Description: Berry Haney house, built in about 1841 or 1842. The frame parts of the house are later additions.
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Aerial View of Williamson / Jenifer Streets

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view looking southeast over Madison's near east side. The Eagles Club at 1236 Jenifer Street / 1221 Williamson Street is under construction in the ...
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Children Playing at the Neighborhood House

Date: 07 11 1955
Description: Three children, Jackie LeTourneau, Debra Ranes, and Ester Thayer, playing in the tot lot at the Neighborhood House, 768 West Washington Avenue.
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Sigma Kappa Fraternity House Homecoming Display

Date: 11 08 1952
Description: Sigma Kappa fraternity house decorated as a showboat for a University of Wisconsin-Madison Homecoming celebration.
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Charles Riley House

Date: 1955
Description: Originally the Charles Riley house, 21 West Gilman Street. Historian Frederick Jackson Turner lived in the house in 1890.
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Herfurth House

Date: 1951
Description: The Herfurth house, 703 East Gorham Street, built by Theodore Herfurth around 1870 and owned in 1952 by Mrs. Ralph Dennis.
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Herfurth House

Date: 1951
Description: The Herfurth house, 703 East Gorham Street, built by Theodore Herfurth around 1870 and owned in 1952 by Mrs. Ralph Dennis. People are standing on the sidew...
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Herfurth House

Date: 1951
Description: The Herfurth house, 703 East Gorham Street. The original (west) part of the house was built around 1871 by Theodore Herfurth and the addition (east) was ad...
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Sprague House

Date: 1955
Description: Doctors Lindley and John T. Sprague house, 109 East Johnson Street.
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Gonstead Residence

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Gonstead residence, owned by a well-known chiropractor and designed by Herb Fritz, architect, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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William F. Vilas House

Date: 1954
Description: An illustration of the William F. Vilas house, 12 East Gilman Street, later occupied by the American Association of University Women.
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Exterior of Vogel Cottage

Date: 1951
Description: The Vogel Cottage located at 748 Jenifer Street. The residence was built by the owner's (Julius Vogel) grandfather.
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Middleton Village Hall

Date: 07 1956
Description: Exterior view of the Middleton Village Hall. There are porches on the first and second floors, and a bell is on the right side of the porch above the entra...
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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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High Water Damage Along Lake Mendota

Date: 04 27 1950
Description: View of damage to the breakwater behind the home of Dr. J.G. Frisch, 1653 Sherman Avenue, caused by high water and waves driven by strong winds.
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Frank and Helen Meyer Golden Wedding Anniversart

Date: 08 13 1950
Description: Portrait of Frank M. and Helen Meyer of 132 Franklin Avenue standing by their dining room table during an open house celebrating their golden wedding anniv...
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East Side Business Men's Association Plants Trees

Date: 04 16 1951
Description: A group of East Siders are watching as another of the thousands of trees which have been planted under the sponsorship of the East Side Business Men's Asso...
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Nakoma Welfare League Spring Breakfast

Date: 05 23 1951
Description: Elevated view of women of the Nakoma Welfare League gathered in the yard of the home of Mrs. E.J. (Hazel) Kallevang, 4130 Iroquois Drive, for the annual sp...
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Donald and Mary Reppen Residence

Date: 06 14 1951
Description: Exterior view of Donald and Mary Reppen's new residence and yard at 2901 Sylvan Avenue.

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