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| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View from the shore of Kenosha's North Pier and lighthouse. Waves are breaking on the shore of Lake Michigan. |
| Date: | 06 23 1936 |
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| Description: | Velodrome at Washington Park with a "USA Work Program WPA" sign in the infield. Sprinklers are watering the grass. |
| Date: | 1838 |
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| Description: | Ox-drawn cart in which Mr. and Mrs. Salmon Upson traveled from Connecticut in 1838. |
| Date: | 12 09 1957 |
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| Description: | Turning basin, view east from ex-Haas property. There is a water tower on the right, and houses, boathouses and other buildings are along the shoreline to ... |
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| Description: | Aerial photograph of the Port of Kenosha and factories, with snow on the ground. There are four ships along the shoreline, and multiple factories on either... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Port of Kenosha Transit Warehouse No. 1. There are two ships on the right side, one named "Broom Park." Three men are loading a car onto the ship using a c... |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Mary Davison Bradford. She was the first women in Wisconsin to serve as a superintendent of schools. She served in Kenosha from 1910-1... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A group of women employees of the N.R. Allen Tannery posing with a pile of tan bark. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Daniel J. Travanti smiles as he stands outside on a lawn. He is wearing a suit with a flower pinned to his lapel and is dressed up for his high school grad... |
| Date: | 04 26 1979 |
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| Description: | A man and a woman are dancing in a school gymnasium, while teenagers are watching from the bleachers. Caption reads: "The Mary D. Bradford Senior High Scho... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A young boy wearing a red plastic firefighter hat is looking up at a five-story fire lookout tower at the Hall of Flame Fire Museum. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | A family looking at an exhibit at the Hall of Flame Fire Museum. The exhibit contains motorized and horse-drawn fire engines, as well as fire pumps. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A young boy is waving his red plastic firefighter hat while standing at the top of the five-story fire lookout tower at the Hall of Flame Fire Museum. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | View from behind of two men sitting on a park bench who are looking at the lake steamer docked in the harbor. In the distance, a red lighthouse is at the e... |
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| Description: | Ektachrome postcard of the park across from the courthouse. The Boy Scouts Monument (a replica of the Statue of Liberty) is in the center surrounded by flo... |
| Date: | 12 1965 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the American Motors plant. A man in a lab coat is holding a clip board and examining rows of engines. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Rear view of a young boy leaning against a metal railing watching the ships in a harbor. A large cargo ship is in the harbor. A smaller boat, "Morelli," is... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View across street towards a large group of women at the Nash Motor Company building. A few people are looking out from open windows in the building. Capti... |
| Date: | 05 1918 |
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| Description: | An exhibit inside a building displaying examples of how to make meals for "a patriot's table," as well as the relative value of different foods. A handmade... |
| Date: | 03 1961 |
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| Description: | View across street towards several adults and children standing on the sidewalk holding signs, some of which read: "Have a Heart We Need a Home," "Who Will... |
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