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| Date: | 05 28 1953 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a Madison residence with new awnings, probably installed by Foster Insulation and Supply Company. |
| Date: | 03 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Map of areas surveyed by block number as part of the Madison Housing Authority Survey of Substandard Housing. |
| Date: | 06 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of members of the Madison Common (City) Council and speakers at a hearing of the Madison Housing Authority's (MHA) proposed public housing pr... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | The Kennedy home, 215 North Pinckney Street, built in 1870. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Behrend House at 318 North Broom Street, built around 1875 by Nicolas Behrend. |
| Date: | 03 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Map of locations by block of dwellings rated as blighted as part of the Madison Housing Authority Survey of Substandard Housing. |
| Date: | 03 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Map of locations of blocks of dwellings rated as slums, as part of the Madison Housing Authority Survey of Substandard Housing. |
| Date: | 06 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the crowd of over 500 persons attending the public hearing of the Madison Housing Authority (MHA), a committee of the Madison Common (City... |
| Date: | 09 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Three men standing at the microphone during a WIBA Radio broadcast from the Madison Home Show. |
| Date: | 05 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Madison housing development at the corner of McKenna Boulevard and Gilbert Road in the Orchard Ridge neighborhood. Shows homes, sprawling backyards and tel... |
| Date: | 09 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Television was a feature enjoyed by children and adults at the Madison Home Show. The fascination of new improvements for the home, many of them on displa... |
| Date: | 03 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Map of locations by blocks or areas of dwelling units in which violations of ordinance were apparent as part of the Madison Housing Authority Survey of Sub... |
| Date: | 03 16 1950 |
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| Description: | A chart showing distribution of 1,148 substandard dwelling units found in the survey area, by basic type of fault, as part of the Madison Housing Authority... |
| Date: | 06 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Midvale neighborhood under construction showing the intersection of Midvale and Tokay Boulevards near the southwestern city limits of Ma... |
| Date: | 11 08 1952 |
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| Description: | Sigma Kappa fraternity house decorated as a showboat for a University of Wisconsin-Madison Homecoming celebration. |
| Date: | 09 15 1950 |
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| Description: | View of the Pettersen's Incorporated (a floor covering business) exhibit at the Madison Home Show. Pettersen's is located at 209 West Mifflin Street. |
| Date: | 09 14 1953 |
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| Description: | Small story-and-a-half house with brick exterior. |
| 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. |
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