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| Date: | 01 14 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Pearce Roberts, Executive Secretary of the Madison Building Trades Council and past president of the Madison Federation of Labor. |
| 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: | 03 08 1950 |
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| Description: | 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 th... |
| Date: | 06 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Voyta Wrabetz (right), chairman of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission, awarded diplomas of apprenticeship completion to 120 apprentices of the Madison bui... |
| 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: | 07 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Fitzpatrick Lumber Company Building. |
| Date: | 11 09 1953 |
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| Description: | F.R. Badeau (left), president of the Madison Mechanical Contractors Association, presents an award to Damon Bryant who was selected as the outstanding mech... |
| 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: | 08 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Governor Oscar Rennebohm, seated, signs a proclamation that officially opens National Home Week in Wisconsin. With him at the signing, standing left to rig... |
| Date: | 10 09 1959 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Orla V. Coleman, business agent of Madison Iron Workers Local 383. Earlier in his career as a iron worker he participated in many construction ... |
| Date: | 02 13 1953 |
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| Description: | Modern Distributors, Inc., 1818 South Park, view of office display of samples of house shingles and siding. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | A group of carpenters pose in front of an unfinished building. The caption reads "Carpenters union donate wages to community fund". |
| Date: | 11 30 1954 |
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| Description: | Representatives of business, labor and government meet at the Edgewater Hotel for a pre-luncheon gathering to celebrate the opening of a new Sears store. S... |
| Date: | 10 16 1951 |
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| Description: | Ninety five Madison area building trades apprentices received certificates of graduation to journeymen status at a banquet at the Hotel Loraine. Shown at t... |
| 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: | 02 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Electrician feeding cable into the electrical box on the north second floor hallway of th Wisconsin Historical Society. Changes in the library delivery are... |
| 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: | 11 05 1959 |
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| Description: | Among those attending the Building Trades Apprenticeship Banquet, are, left to right: August Halberslaben (event chairman), Marvin Brickson (AFL-CIO), and ... |
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