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Chautauqua Meeting

Date: 1906
Description: Families gathered in front of large tents at a Chautauqua meeting.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Monitoring Building Site

Date: 1937
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright, monitoring the construction and testing of load-bearing pylons for the Johnson Wax Building.
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Paving North Main Street

Date: 1901
Description: A crew of construction workers paving North Main Street with brick.
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Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1949
Description: View of the Johnson Wax Research and Development Tower under construction.
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Labor Day Festival

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: A young girl listens to a speech at the Racine Laborfest. She holds a balloon imprinted with the slogan, "Buy Union Buy American."
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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.
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Horlick's Malted Milk Depot

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

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter length outdoor portrait of William Horlick (1846-1936), co-founder of Horlick's Malted Milk Company of Racine, Wisconsin.
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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...
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Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior of the Johnson Wax Building during construction. The curved wall near the entrance is on the right. A construction shack is at the left. A sign po...
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Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Construction workers at the Johnson Wax Building.
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Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Rear elevation of the Johnson Wax Administration Building during construction. Construction sheds and a crane are visible on the building site. The buildin...
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Johnson Wax Administration Building

Date: 1935
Description: Roof of the Johnson Wax Administration Building during construction. The skylight domes have been installed. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wrigh...
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Ku Klux Klan Group Portrait

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) of Racine, posed outdoors in the form of a cross and holding a banner.
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S.C. Johnson Wax Company Research Tower

Date: 1951
Description: Nighttime elevated view of the S.C. Johnson Wax Company research tower, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Bears in Zoo

Date: 1920
Description: A group of spectators viewing caged bears at the zoo.
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Wingspread, Racine, Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: Exterior view of Wingspread, the Frank Lloyd Wright designed conference center of the Johnson Foundation.
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Wind Point Lighthouse

Date: 1960
Description: View of the Wind Point lighthouse.
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Residentail Street in Racine, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: View of a residential street.
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Tinslar House

Date: 1900
Description: The Tinslar Residence, home of Miss Flora Tinslar, 909 Wisconsin Street.

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