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Good American Homes Program
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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 Homes program. Looking on are, from left to right, C.J. Goucher, John McKenna, Malcohm Andrews, Tom McGovern, E.B. Sokoloski, L.F. Thomas, Charles Fay, and E.O. Dahl. The houses will be part of the Parade of Homes on September 10, 1950.
June 1, 1950
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Madison Builders Association
March 8, 1950
Three men from the Madison Builders Association gather to look at notice informing the men that their organization is the fastest growing of its kind in the nation. They are, from left to right: Be...
E.O. Jarmin
September 15, 1953
Portrait of E.O. Jarmin, store manager of Woolworth's at Madison East Shopping Center.
Governor Renebohm Signing Proclamation for National Home Week
August 15, 1950
Governor Oscar Rennebohm, seated, signs a proclamation that officially opens National Home Week in Wisconsin. With him at the signing, standing left to right: Frank W. Cortwright, Washington, D.C.,...
House in Parklawn Subdivision — Middleton
February 22, 1950
Advertising photograph for a home in the Parklawn subdivision. E.B.A. Sokoloski was the builder, and Roy A. Gannon acted as realtor.
Low Cost Housing for World War II Veterans
September 23, 1948
A low-cost house built in Marlborough Heights on Madison's East Side by contractor C.J. "Cap" Goucher. The house is similar to 20 houses being constructed by Goucher for the moderate and low-cost m...
Madison Home Show
September 15, 1950
Three men standing at the microphone during a WIBA Radio broadcast from the Madison Home Show.
