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Photograph

Paving North Main Street

Date: 1901
Description: A crew of construction workers paving North Main Street with brick.
Manuscript

Racine — Air City

Date: 06 12 1931
Description: The letterhead stationery of a Racine economic development committee reads: "Air City, Where the Air-Minded Live," The design shows airplanes and even a...
Photograph

Horlick's Malted Milk Depot

Date: 03 30 1933
Description: Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation depot with receiving trucks.
Photograph

Bottling Line at Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation

Date: 
Description: Caption on rear: "Modern production line methods such as this are praised by packaging experts for their efficiency and cleanliness."
Photograph

Monument Square

Date: 1927
Description: View towards Monument Square on the right, with multiple vehicles parked along the street to the left.
Print

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...
Print

Case Old Abe Trademark

Date: 1955
Description: "Kwik-Way" transfer used to place "Old Abe" trademark on new agricultural and other machinery manufactured by J.I. Case Co., of Racine, Wisconsin. When thi...
Print

Old Abe Agricultural Advertising Cards

Date: 
Description: The eagle "Old Abe" was used for many years by J.I. Case Company, of Racine, Wisconsin, as the firm's trademark, and is shown on these advertising cards is...
Print

Wallis Model D Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1912
Description: Advertisement produced by the Wallis Tractor Company of Racine, Wisconsin advertising the Wallis Model D "The Cub" tractor. An illustration of a man using ...
Book or Pamphlet

Wallis Certified Tractors Booklet

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a booklet produced by the Massey-Harris Company to advertise Wallis Certified Tractors. The cover features an illustration showing two men w...
Print

Wallis Tractors Brochure

Date: 1920
Description: Back cover of a booklet produced by the Massey-Harris Company to advertise Wallis Certified Tractors. The page features photographs of tractors in use on f...
Book or Pamphlet

Wallis Tractor Miniature Catalog

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a miniature catalog advertising the Wallis line of agricultural equipment. The cover features an illustration of a man using a Wallis tracto...
Print

The Tractor Years Ahead of Its Time

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for Wallis tractors featuring an a side-view illustration of a man using a tractor in a farm field. The farmer is waving to a train running a...
Book or Pamphlet

Wallis Tractor Pamphlet

Date: 1919
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising Wallis tractors: "The Tractor years Ahead of its Time." The cover features an illustration of a man standing near a W...
Print

Wallis Cub Model D Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Advertisement for the Wallis "Cub" tractor, Model D. A side-view illustration of the tractor is at top, and the accompanying text reads: "If You Want a Lar...
Book or Pamphlet

America's Foremost Tractor

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior panel of a pamphlet advertising the Wallis tractor: "America's Foremost Tractor." The pamphlet features a color illustration of a farmer using a W...
Book or Pamphlet

Wallis Tractor Advertising Booklet

Date: 1928
Description: Front cover of a booklet advertising Wallis certified tractors and J.I. Case power farming implements. The cover features a color illustration of an overhe...
Map or Atlas

Business Section, City of Racine

Date: 1950
Description: This map of Racine's business section is oriented with the north to the right and shows businesses and lot owners. Businesses, streets, and the Root River ...
Book or Pamphlet

J.I. Case & Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1872
Description: Catalog cover reads: "J.I. Case, Manufacturers of Improved Threshing Machines, Steam Engines, Horse Powers &c." Features illustrations of vegetables, frui...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Racine

Date: 1883
Description: This map shows lots, neighborhood additions and subdivisions (some in blue, green, pink, and yellow), and numbered wards. Streets, Lake Michigan, and the R...

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