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Marshall Mason Strong

Date: 
Description: Formal waist-up studio portrait of Marshall M. Strong.
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Frank Lloyd Wright on the Building Site

Date: 1936
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright conferring with another man on the site of one of his great designs, the Johnson Wax Building.
Print

Portrait of William Horlick

Date: 1936
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of William Horlick (1846-1936), by Harold A. Stewart.
Photograph

Governor at Baseball Game

Date: 09 15 1930
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., (with flower in his lapel), who was campaigning for re-election, took time out for a baseball game at Horlick Athletic Fiel...
Photograph

Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Railroad Depot

Date: 1869
Description: The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad depot. Included in the photograph is an omnibus operated by Major Throup.
Photograph

Bookkeeping Class

Date: 1913
Description: A University Extension Division class in bookkeeping, held in the public library and taught by an instructor from Milwaukee.
Photograph

Knapp House

Date: 1880
Description: The F.M. Knapp residence, northwest corner of Main and 10th Streets. A man is standing and leaning on a tree on the terrace.
Photograph

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Building Interior

Date: 1940
Description: Interior view of a hallway in the S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. building.
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Happ Residence

Date: 1885
Description: Exterior view of the home of M. Happ, with a horse-drawn wagon parked along the curb, and a man and woman standing on the terrace. A sign next to the house...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

District No. 2 Ready to Depart for Camp Taylor

Date: 07 26 1918
Description: Panoramic view of enlisted men from district no. 2, readying to depart for Camp Taylor. Most are wearing suits and ties, and holding hats. The Dun Clothin...
Photograph

Frank Korizek

Date: 04 1883
Description: Quarter-length studio profile portrait of Frank Korizek, at the age of 64 years old.
Photograph

Governor Julius P. Heil and Princess Ingrid of Denmark

Date: 04 24 1939
Description: Princess Ingrid of Denmark with Wisconsin Governor Julius Heil. The princess is wearing a floral patterned short sleeved dress, a pearl necklace, earrings,...
Postcard

Man at Hotel Reservation Desk

Date: 1909
Description: A man with a moustache stands smoking a cigar behind a hotel reservation desk. Behind him is a clock on the wall and a gramophone. A glass case on the coun...
Photograph

Portrait of Woman and Boy with Dog

Date: 1870
Description: An unknown boy and woman, possibly Arthur Pugh and his mother Jeanette, posing sitting for a full-length studio portrait. Between them a dog is sitting on ...
Photograph

Lakeside Polo Club

Date: 1885
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of eight members of the Lakeside Polo [Roller Hockey] Club posing with two finely dressed gentlemen wearing c...
Photograph

Unidentified Man

Date: 
Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of an unidentified man. Waist-up portrait facing forward, he is wearing a suit, bow tie, and checked vest. He is holding his ...
Photograph

Wright and Vand Der Rohe

Date: 1938
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies Van Der Rohe, and others at the Johnson Wax building construction site.
Photograph

Jacobsen Manufacturing Co. Stockholders' Meeting

Date: 12 18 1968
Description: A group of men in suits are sitting on folding chairs, looking off-camera. One man is taking notes. Some of the men have briefcases next to their chairs. C...
Magazine or Periodical

Good Neighbor Policy

Date: 12 1954
Description: The first page of an article published in The Westerner, a publication for the employees of the Western Printing & Lithographing Company of Racine. ...

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