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Cities Service Oil Company Explosion

Date: 12 29 1944
Description: Man standing on bulk tanks at Cities Service Oil Company Plant, 815 East Main Street, where an explosion killed welder Harold Michelson.
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Neil Young Prefabricated House and Garage

Date: 01 12 1946
Description: Exterior view of the Neil Young prefabricated house and garage located on Highway 12 and 18 near the Royal Airport. The building was furnished and installe...
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Radio Station WIBA Building under Construction

Date: 12 20 1947
Description: Exterior view of the new building for radio station WIBA under construction. There are piles of snow and building supplies around an entrance.
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New Glarus House

Date: 03 01 1949
Description: The New Glarus chalet home of Ernest Thierstein. It is an example of authentic Bernese architecture of canton Bern in Switzerland.
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Blackhawk Ski Jump

Date: 12 18 1950
Description: Two men bring up a plank for a brace during construction of the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump in preparation for the second annual jumping meet at Tomahawk R...
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Bewick Building Company House

Date: 03 22 1951
Description: Exterior view of the John and Gertrude house at 4314 Keating Terrace, built by the Bewick Building Company. The company headquarters were located at 101 Va...
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Bewick Building Company House

Date: 03 22 1951
Description: Exterior of the Paul and Harriet Lemmell house located at 77 Fuller Drive, built by the Bewick Building Company, headquartered at 101 Van Deusen Street.
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Residence of Tom and Ruth McGovern

Date: 03 19 1952
Description: Exterior view of the home of builder Tom McGovern, his wife Ruth and their five daughters. The one-story residence at 25 Hiawatha Circle features pale yell...
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House by Harold Bewick

Date: 03 15 1954
Description: Advertisement for an open house at a newly-built house at 4137 Council Crest, Nakoma. The house was built by Harold E. Bewick, building contractor, and adv...
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Town and Country House Store and Warehouse

Date: 02 01 1957
Description: A metal store building and a metal warehouse building at 3320 University Avenue. In the background is a tree lined ridge. In the foreground is a two-lane r...
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Labor Temple Construction

Date: 01 20 1958
Description: Construction photograph of the new $250,000 Labor Temple at 1602 South Park Street.
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Blackhawk Ski Club Jumping Tournament

Date: 01 29 1956
Description: Hill captain Werner Schorr supervises the removal of snow in Vilas Park to transport to the Blackhawk Ski Club's Tomahawk Ridge for the upcoming jumping to...

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