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| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Frank Lloyd Wright, monitoring the construction and testing of load-bearing pylons for the Johnson Wax Building. |
| Date: | 07 1927 |
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| Description: | On-lookers survey a wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | The John W. Coleman residence at 617 Lake Avenue formerly known as Chatham Street. It was built in 1850 and was one of the early brick houses in Racine. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | View of the Johnson Wax Research and Development Tower under construction. |
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| Description: | Caption on rear: "Modern production line methods such as this are praised by packaging experts for their efficiency and cleanliness." |
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| Description: | The locomotive "D.K. Bush," which was built in the Racine shops of the Western Union Railroad in 1879, the same year in which the line came into the posses... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | View across road construction towards a horse-drawn trolley on railroad tracks on Racine Street. Men and children are standing near piles of road building ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Front entrance with columns to W.A. Fulton's house. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Plymouth Congregational Church, Burlington. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | A University Extension Division class in bookkeeping, held in the public library and taught by an instructor from Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of the buildings located on what is thought to be the east side of Main Street, including a physician and surgeon's office and a bank. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of multiple structures on the R. Moseley Walker homestead. |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from the northwest of the Racine Court House. Caption reads: "Birds-Eye from Court House, Northwest." |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from tower of the Racine Court House looking north. A note at bottom center on the building of a roof reads, in part: "1st. Presby. Church. 1... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking northwest from Racine City Hall. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View from City Hall, Northwest." |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View from street towards Dr. Thompson's office, a small building with a front porch framed by two columns, and located between two larger buildings. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Taylor Orphan Asylum, viewed from the front. |
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