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Kenosha Comets 1947 Program Cover

Date: 1947
Description: Front cover of a program for the Kenosha Comets 1947 baseball season. The cover features a photograph of Lake Front Stadium where the Comets played.
Photograph

Zerk Family Christmas Card

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Description: A holiday card featuring Lake Dunmovin on the Zerk estate. The mansion is in the background on the left. On the opposite shoreline on the right is an arche...
Photograph

Aerial View of the Dunmovin Estate

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Description: Aerial view of the entirety of Dunmovin Estate.
Photograph

Aerial View of the Dunmovin Estate

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Description: Aerial view of the Zerk residence showing the front of the house.
Photograph

Old Cooper Living Room with Fireplace

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Description: A view of the old Cooper living room with furnishings and a fireplace. Henry S. Cooper was the original owner of the Dunmovin estate.
Print

Kenosha Harbor

Date: 1856
Description: Lithograph image of several boats in a harbor. Most are flying American flags from their masts. One has a flag on which "C. Harrison" is printed. Someone h...
Photograph

Civic Center Park

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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...
Postcard

Petrifying Springs Clubhouse

Date: 1964
Description: View of the entrance drive to the Petrifying Springs Clubhouse.
Postcard

Carthage College Field House

Date: 1970
Description: Exterior view of a sports venue. A few automobiles are parked in the lot.
Postcard

Saint Catherine's Hospital

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Description: Ektochrome postcard of St. Catherine's Hospital and entry drive. Automobiles are parked in the lot.
Postcard

Carthage College

Date: 1963
Description: Color photographic postcard of the main building of Carthage College.
Photograph

Windswept Point

Date: 1955
Description: Wind Point Lighthouse surrounded by outbuildings and framed by trees. Lake Michigan is in the distance.
Document

Prescription for Medicinal Alcohol

Date: 11 01 1924
Description: A prescription for alcohol written out to Mrs. Anna Steinberg of Kenosha, Wisconsin to treat her bronchitis.
Photograph

Women Finishing Leather

Date: 1914
Description: Women working in the N.R. Allen Sons tannery during World War I. The women are finishing leather. An older man is hauling a cart load of hides at center.
Photograph

Sand Cliffs on Beach, Kenosha

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Description: View along a beach. Trees and brush are along the beach on the left.
Photograph

Sand Cliffs on Beach, Kenosha

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Description: View of a sand cliff and beach. Trees are growing at the top of the cliff, with exposed roots from erosion.
Photograph

Unidentified Couple

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Description: Portrait of a woman and a man standing and posing together. They are surrounded by ferns, flowers, and candles. The woman is wearing a dress, presumably a ...
Photograph

Bonnie Hame Protest

Date: 03 1961
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...
Photograph

Bella Bellegante and Wayne Beecher

Date: 04 26 1979
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...
Photograph

Home Economics Department Exhibit

Date: 05 1918
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...

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