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Mail Carrier

Date: 1905
Description: Carte-de-visite of a mailman dressed in his full uniform gazing at a piece of mail he is holding in his hands. He is carrying his mail pouch over his shoul...
Postcard

Allen and Sons Tannery

Date: 1906
Description: The buildings of Allen & Sons Tannery. Caption reads: "Allen & Sons Tannery, Kenosha, Wis."
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Baptist Church

Date: 1900
Description: A Baptist church in Kenosha built in 1848 that is now no longer standing.
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Burgess Home

Date: 1900
Description: The Lathrope Burgess home built in 1838. The shadow of a tree is on the front of the building.
Postcard

Chicago and Northwestern Railway Depot

Date: 1905
Description: The Chicago and Northwestern Railway depot. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Depot, Kenosha, Wis."
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Kenosha County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: Kenosha County's second Court House located at the southeast corner of Market and Sheridan Road. It was built in 1885 and razed in 1925. Four men are stand...
Postcard

High School

Date: 1908
Description: View toward the high school building. Caption reads: "High School, Kenosha, Wis."
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Kenosha Cemetery

Date: 1900
Description: The exterior wall along the Kenosha cemetery.
Postcard

Pennoyer Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: The Pennoyer Sanitarium, later called the Pennoyer Home. The structure was built in 1890 on the north end of Milwaukee Avenue. It was later used as St. Cat...
Postcard

Pennoyer Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: The Pennoyer Sanitarium, later called the Pennoyer Home. The structure was built in 1890 on the north end of Milwaukee Avenue. It was later used as St. Cat...
Photograph

Eli G. Runal Home

Date: 1900
Description: The house of Eli G. Runal, now part of the Willowbrook Sanatarium.
Postcard

St. Matthews Church

Date: 1908
Description: View down street toward St. Matthews Church and surrounding buildings. Pedestrians and dogs are walking on the street and sidewalks. Caption reads: "St. Ma...
Photograph

E.G. Simmons House

Date: 1907
Description: The home of E.G. Simmons.
Postcard

Wisconsin Street

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward a building on the street corner. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Street, Kenosha, Wis."
Photograph

Testing Jeffery's Rambler

Date: 1901
Description: Thomas B. Jeffery's first Rambler automobile during a test for strength in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Unveiling of Abraham Lincoln Statue

Date: 05 26 1909
Description: The unveiling of the Abraham Lincoln Statue in front of the Gilbert Simmons Memorial Library.
Postcard

St. Mathew's Church and Y.M.C.A. Building

Date: 1907
Description: Hand-colored postcard of a street with a church on the left and the YMCA in the center. Dogs are on the terrace and in the street. Caption reads: "St. Math...
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St. James Church

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard view across street towards a church with a steeple at the corner of an intersection. Caption reads: "St. James Church, Kenosha, Wis."

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