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| Date: | 07 02 1930 |
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| Description: | Basement of State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction. Facing East along Wilson showing the Madison Club. |
| Date: | 06 11 1958 |
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| Description: | Paperwork is completed for Northland Manor Development Corporation to open an affiliate in Madison. Left to right: William Pessin (Milwaukee builder); Arth... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Historic home on University Avenue being demolished. The home was replaced by Burger King, a fast-food, drive-in restaurant. |
| Date: | 03 13 1950 |
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| Description: | A familiar sight around Madison is workers framing in houses. Two workers are working on a roof and dormer. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the west side of Madison showing newly constructed homes and homes under construction featured in the Parade of Homes. The main road through... |
| Date: | 03 09 1955 |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat looks through the eye piece of his surveying instrument, called a 'theodolite,' which rests on a tripod. |
| Date: | 12 13 1949 |
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| Description: | View of a house in the Crestwood neighborhood built by Jack Threlfall in a Madison shop and assembled on site. A sign in the front yard reads: "For Sale An... |
| Date: | 04 02 1927 |
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| Description: | View of the early construction of the Capitol Theatre showing the steel frame of the building. |
| Date: | 12 23 1936 |
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| Description: | R.H. and E.H. Carpenter Capitol Rock Wool insulation truck parked in front of 309 North Pinckney Street. |
| Date: | 12 27 1929 |
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| Description: | Four men laying Novoid Corkboard on the roof of the Tenney Building, located at 110 East Main Street. |
| Date: | 03 24 1945 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Forrer Stone & Supply Co., 3232 University Avenue, owned by Henry C. Forrer. |
| Date: | 05 06 1927 |
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| Description: | "White" dump truck with raised bed. The sign painted on the side of the driver's side door reads: "J. P. Cullen & Son, Contractors." |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | Foster Insulation and Supply company, 3165 East Washington Avenue, showing houses where they either installed insulation or aluminum awnings. |
| Date: | 04 08 1954 |
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| Description: | Sample of a concrete block carport. Building materials were available at the Buildex Company, 4519 West Beltline Highway. |
| Date: | 07 18 1935 |
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| Description: | New Farmer's Mutual (now American Family) building at 312 Wisconsin Avenue under construction. Signboards in front read, in part: "New Home for Farmers Mut... |
| Date: | 05 15 1947 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of men pouring cement into the forms of the Wisconsin Telephone Company's new seven story building on the corner of West Main Street and Sout... |
| Date: | 03 22 1951 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A view looking up King Street from Butler Street toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. It appears there is work being done on the dome. |
| Date: | 01 17 1934 |
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| Description: | A Johns-Manville Contractors Asbestos Products Company Rock Wool home insulation truck and trailer is parked in front of a house, with workers on ladders a... |
| Date: | 03 19 1952 |
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| 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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