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Erdman Prefab I

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Rear view of the Eugene & Mary Van Tamelen House, 5817 Anchorage Avenue, an example of Erdman #1, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed prefabricated home marketed by Marshall Erdman, built in 1956..

Date Created:
1956
Creator:
Jacobs, Herbert, 1903-1987

Publication Information

Creator Jacobs, Herbert, 1903-1987
Date Created 1956

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 photograph
Dimensions 6 x 6 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Herbert Austin Jacobs papers, 1930-1989
Call Number PH 2514/114
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465376802121

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Rights Holder The Capital Times; Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W012PNR
Legacy ID
WHi 66125

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