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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
Description: Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dressed in military uniform is a Civil War veteran. Madison, Wisc...
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Pugh House

Date: 05 29 1933
Description: View from street towards the residence of Arthur and Sophia Pugh, 107 W. Gorham Street. Bridal wreath spirea bushes bloom around the open front porch, and ...
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Professor R.B. Anderson, his Family and Visitors

Date: 1877
Description: "Professor R.B. Anderson, his Family & Visitors." Seated outdoors left to right around a table are: Mrs. R.B. Anderson, H. Herlofson, Professor Rasmus B. A...
Painting

Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1938
Description: The sandstone house known as Walker's Castle was located in the 900 block of East Gorham Street. According to newspaper articles, it was built in about 186...
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Meditteranean-Influenced House

Date: 05 05 1974
Description: House with an apparent Mediterranean, "High Renaissance" influence, 1122 Sherman Ave., built by Joseph E. Messerschmidt in 1922.
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Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman in a Ford Automobile

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Description: Albert G. Zimmerman driving with his wife in a Ford automobile past his house at 746 East Gorham Street.
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Wooden Cottage

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Description: Vine-covered building surrounded by trees. First home of Samuel L. and Helen Larkin Chase, built ca. 1857 on a 2-acre tract on the north shore of Lake Wing...
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Dean's Residence

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior of Dean's Residence at 10 Babcock Drive. There is a front porch and a turret.
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Dean's Residence

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior of building at 10 Babcock Drive. University of Wisconsin-Madison residence of Dean Harry Luman Russell (Dean of the College of Agriculture, 1907-...
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Burch House

Date: 09 19 1949
Description: Exterior of the house of Byron and Mary Burch, 205 South Owen Drive. The yard is bordered by a picket fence and a car parks in the driveway on the right.
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Arthur H. Peterson House

Date: 09 29 1949
Description: Exterior view of the Arthur H. Peterson house, 4175 Cherokee Drive.
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Judge A.S. Zimmerman's House

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior view of Judge A.S. Zimmerman's home on West Main Street. Mrs. Zimmerman stands outside the house in the yard and tends to a plant. Mr. Zimmerman s...
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Front Yard of Suburban Home

Date: 06 1926
Description: Front yard with shrubs and evergreens around foundation of suburban house.
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Wilbur and Betty Arms with Aunt Mary

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Description: From left to right, Aunt Mary, Betty Arms and Wilbur Arms pose in front of the house at 1344 East Wilson Street. Lewis Arms was born in this house.
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Man and Dog

Date: 1905
Description: A man sits in a bentwood chair, holding his hat in his lap, as his dog sits nearby. They are sitting on the front lawn of a large house.
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Parade of Homes in Meadowood

Date: 06 12 1956
Description: A shake roof at the new home featured at 5513 Raymond Road. The house was built by Marshall Erdman for the 1956 Parade of homes.
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Sprouters

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with children raking, spading, and posing alongside a yard with newly planted seeds (Neig...
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Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: June and George Barry

Date: 1939
Description: Image from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with June and George Barry posing by their wood-sided house (725 W. Washington?) amidst ...
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Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Matthews Family

Date: 1939
Description: Image from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with Rosalie, Ollie Mae, and Adrena Matthews posing by their garden, near the front step...
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Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Cordio Children

Date: 1939
Description: Image from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with Edith, John, and Caroline Cordio posing in the garden at the front of their house a...

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