BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF THE TWIN CITIES:

An Inventory of Its Parade of Homes Photographs at the Minnesota Historical Society

Sound and Visual Collection

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Creator:Builders Association of the Twin Cities, compiler.
Title:Parade of Homes photograph collection.
Dates:circa 1950-1969.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Photographs associated with the Parade of Homes. Images include showcase model homes, promotion for the Parade of Homes, visitors to the Parade, royalty associated with the events, and the Minneapolis Home Builders Association Reggie Award presentation.
Quantity:21 photographs: black and white and color; 8 x 10 in. and smaller.
Location:I.453: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Parade of Homes Photograph Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV2015.16

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990083544530104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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I.453.1Visitors entering a model house during the Parade of Homes. circa 1950-1969. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Sign in front of house reads: The Parker by C.J. Tuminelly.
Visitors entering a model house during the Parade of Homes.Digital image
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I.453.2Visitors outside model houses during the Parade of Homes, circa 1950-1969. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Sign in front of house reads: The Norman by M.B. Bream & Son.
Visitors outside model houses during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.3Display home sign during the Parade of Homes, circa 1950-1969. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Caption on front: Directional signs posted on all main streeets and highways served as trail brazers to bring viewers directly to home locations. Visitors followed the signs religiously.
Display home sign during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.4Visitors entering a model house during the Parade of Homes, circa 1950-1969. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Visitors entering a model house during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.5Visitors entering a model house during the Parade of Homes, circa 1950-1969. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Visitors entering a model house during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.6Cliff Lund of C.W. Lund Construction with the Parade of Homes Queen and her attendant, circa 1950-1969. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Cliff Lund of C.W. Lund Construction with the Parade of Homes Queen and her attendantDigital image
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I.453.7Model home during the Parade of Homes, circa 1950-1969. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Model home during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.8Roxanne Schwope, Queen of National Home Week, circa 1950-1969. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Roxanne Schwope, Queen of National Home WeekDigital image
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I.453.9Model home 36 during the Parade of Homes, circa 1950-1969. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
First place home by Duane Dietrich of the Dietrich Company for 15-30,000 class.
Model home 36 during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.10Model home 50 during the Parade of Homes, circa 1950-1969. 1 photograph: color; 8 x 10 in.
Model home 50 during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.11St, Paul Home Builders window display in Field-Schlick Department Store for 1953 Parade of Homes, St, Paul, 1953. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Display shows porperties at: 1120 Birchman Lane, 1125 Hall, 1141 Stryker, 2135 Lower St. Denis Road, 1558 East Montana, 1334 Sumner, 1869 Hampshire, and 1092 Charlton.
St, Paul Home Builders window display in Field-Schlick Department Store for 1953 Parade of Homes, St, PaulDigital image
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I.453.12Visitors entering model home during the Parade of Homes, 1955. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 in.
Visitors entering model home during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.13Gust Johnson and son receiving their Reggie Award during the Parade of Homes, 1957. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Gust Johnson and son receiving their Reggie Award during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.14Gordon Trepp, President of the St, Paul Home Builders Association, with the Queen of Homes promoting National Home Week and the Parade of Homes, 1957. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Gordon Trepp, President of the St, Paul Home Builders Association, with the Queen of Homes promoting National Home Week and the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.15Cars lining a street during the Parade of Homes, 1958. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 in.
Cars lining a street during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.16Vernon Wexler and Carl Carlson checking over notes with W. Evans Buchanan, principal speaker, circa 1959. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Vernon Wexler and Carl Carlson checking over notes with W. Evans Buchanan, principal speakerDigital image
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I.453.17Queen of Homes with four other women, 1960. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Queen of Homes with four other womenDigital image
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I.453.18Visitors touring a home during the Parade of Homes, March 2, 1964. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Visitors touring a home during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.19Parade of Homes display, 1967. 1 photograph: color; 3 x 3 in.
Parade of Homes displayDigital image
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I.453.20Larry Cramer receiving a Reggie Award during the Parade of Homes, 1967. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 in.
Larry Cramer receiving a Reggie Award during the Parade of HomesDigital image
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I.453.21Speaker at the Minneapolis Home Builders Association Reggie Awards ceremony, 1967. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 in.
Speaker at the Minneapolis Home Builders Association Reggie Awards ceremonyDigital image

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Dwellings -- Photographs.
Housing -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area -- Photographs.
Model homes -- Photographs.
Persons:
Magnuson, Dick, photographer.
Schweizer, Russell, photographer.
Organizations:
Edward J. Allen Associates, Inc. Photography, photographer.
LaFond-Schweizer Photography, photographer.
Mel Jacobsen Photography, photographer.
Document Types:
Photographs.

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