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| Date: | 06 12 1956 |
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| Description: | This house in the 1956 Parade of Homes in Meadowood with its illuminated device for showing the house numbers has been wired to the exact standards of the ... |
| Date: | 09 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Mr. & Mrs. Otto Kautz are looking at floor plans and model homes. About one-hundred exhibitors have arranged displays in four tents to show the newest and ... |
| Date: | 02 01 1957 |
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| Description: | Five adults and three children posing in front of a prize new 1957 Chevorlet. On the left is Warner Young, chairman of the Madison Automobile Dealers Assoc... |
| Date: | 05 21 1953 |
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| Description: | Suite of bedroom furniture for sale at Town and Country House, 3320 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 03 26 1959 |
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| Description: | Newspaper carrier Donald Fay, 15, of Edgerton is the winner of the Young Columbus trip to Italy sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal and its Sun... |
| Date: | 05 14 1958 |
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| Description: | "Airman 2/C Don R. Roberts, Truax Field, is shown purchasing his portion of 'Share in America' — 15 U.S. $50 savings bonds. Roberts, a native of Wichita Fa... |
| Date: | 05 21 1953 |
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| Description: | Grouping of living room furniture for sale at Town and Country House, 3320 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 09 14 1953 |
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| Description: | Two General Beverage employees holding a bottle of Schenley whiskey between them and standing in front of a Schenley Whiskey display booth. |
| Date: | 09 18 1952 |
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| Description: | A new home, at 4326 De Volis Parkway, ready for the "Parade of Homes" show. The house was built by Ace Construction Company. |
| Date: | 02 27 1954 |
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| Description: | Woman dressed as Aunt Jemima standing with merchandise display, at the Casey and O'Brien Store, 124 West Mifflin Street, featuring Philco appliances includ... |
| Date: | 06 12 1956 |
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| Description: | Steps made from railroad ties are a feature at one of the homes in the Parade of Homes. |
| Date: | 05 02 1958 |
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| Description: | Winston Smith and his son, Wade, sit in their restored 1909 Cadillac automobile before the "You Auto Buy Now" parade. |
| Date: | 06 02 1953 |
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| Description: | Group of men and women watching two men demonstrate using Mohawk Liqueurs. The event is sponsored by General Beverage according to the poster behind the de... |
| Date: | 12 26 1958 |
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| Description: | William Scobie, age 16 of Brodhead, holds a flight bag while embarking an airplane. Scobie won a trip to Hawaii for selling the most subscriptions to the <... |
| Date: | 06 03 1955 |
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| Description: | June is Dairy Month display at National Food stores located at 2087 Atwood Avenue, promoted by a grocer holding up the cheese special of the week. |
| Date: | 06 12 1956 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 06 24 1959 |
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| Description: | Two men pose by a wall of highly stacked boxes, each marked with a large "BK" logo. One of the men holds a pen and is bent over a notebook. |
| Date: | 06 09 1953 |
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| Description: | A four-level glass refrigerated display case filled with various dairy products is shown at a Piggly Wiggly store at 2701 Monroe Street. The photograph was... |
| Date: | 06 12 1956 |
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| Description: | Planter boxes are one of the features in this house located at 5509 Russett Road. The house was built by built by Robert Shaw for the 1956 Parade of homes. |
| Date: | 06 12 1956 |
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| Description: | One of the houses in the Parade of Homes was built with a carport. This located at 5610 Raymond Rd. The house was built by built by Hermann E. Postweiler ... |
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