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World War I Trucks

Date: 1918
Description: Camoflagued trucks being loaded on a train for shipment. The trucks, a product of the Four Wheel Drive Company of Clintonville, were manufactured at the K...
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Rubber Workers at Ajax Rubber Company

Date: 1928
Description: Rubber workers making tires at the Ajax Rubber Company plant in Racine.
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Wagon Industry Advertisement

Date: 1885
Description: Advertisement of the Hurlbut Manufacturing Company of Racine, the home of several wagon manufacturing firms during the 19th Century. Hurlbut began manufac...
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Capture of Joshua Glover

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Description: Drawing showing escaped slave Joshua Glover being seized at Racine.
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UAW Strikers at Case

Date: 1960
Description: Striking members of the United Automobile Workers Union, Local 180 posed outside the tractor works in Racine with a banner indicating their demands.
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Racine Elks in Oversize Hats

Date: 1908
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Racine Chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks wearing suits, hats with oversized brims with large flower deco...
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Downtown Commercial Street

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view from city hall of commercial street in downtown area. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye form City Hall, Southwest".
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Democratic Party in Racine County

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Description: A woman stands near a sign welcoming Democrats to Racine County. Political signs say: "Lt. Governor Hephner," "Garvey U.S. Senate," and Matt Flynn U.S. Sen...
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WPA Art Project

Date: 1935
Description: Santos Zingale (1908-1999), then an unemployed artist, working on the cartoon phase of a WPA mural he was painting in Racine. The preliminary sketch from w...
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Striking Case Workers

Date: 03 13 1934
Description: Case company employees locked out of the Engineering Building.
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Racine Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Racine Public Library. The building was funded with a donation from Andrew Carnegie. Reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "1904, co...
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Racine Public Library

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of Racine Public Library Branch. In the room are two wooden benches on either side of a fireplace. A reading table is in the foreground, and ...
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Nicolas Le Prevost

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Description: Oval-shaped waist-up portrait of Nicolas Le Prevost.
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Alex Burch

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Description: Oval-shaped head and shoulders portrait of Alex Burch.
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Margaret E. Cooper

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Margaret Cooper, who was one of the first children born in Racine.
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Artillery Target Practice Field

Date: 1927
Description: Earthwork four miles southwest of Racine, used during the Civil War in light artillery target practice to stop solid shot. Joseph Cooper is waving the flag...
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Horlick's Stone Quarry

Date: 1888
Description: Men working in Horlick's stone quarry. Teams of horses pull wagons. There is a steam pump at right. A man in a hat and coat, possibly William Horlick, stan...
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Reunion of the 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment

Date: 09 02 1914
Description: Group portrait of the survivors of the 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment at their reunion.
Manuscript

Racine Soldiers' Monument Association Letterhead

Date: 1880
Description: Letterhead with an illustration of a soldier on guard duty in camp and the name of the associations' officers.
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Painting and Decorating Class

Date: 1910
Description: Two young boys work on a wall in a school room as part of a vocational painting and decorating class.

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