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| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | The William Bull house, built by William Bull Sr. in 1843. A man and boy are standing behind the fence. Caption reads: "1881 {Wm. Bull Sr. and Jr. Racine, ... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Stephen Bull residence before enlargement. Edna Billings appears is on the right. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | The E.T. Billings Residence, Lake Avenue. Mr. Billings was a prominent commercial photographer. |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from city hall of commercial street in downtown area. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye form City Hall, Southwest". |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite portrait of Dr. Philo R. Hoy (1816-1892), Wisconsin ornithologist and entomologist. Settled in Racine with his family in 1846. Served as pr... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | An interior view of the Ada Meinhardt residence. There is an elaborate stairway with several musical instruments displayed below. |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a chapel on the campus of Racine College with a man standing in front of it. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View of a lumber hooker ship at dock on the Root River. The 4th St. bridge spans the river at center. The Racine Woolen Mill is visible at right behind the... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Aerial view drawing of a velodrome with racers on the oval track and stands full of spectators. Signage on the outer wall indicates that it is the Racine A... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Three men (Charles Crane, unidentified man, and Stuart Harbridge) in racing gear on a triplet tandem bike in front of racer Al Bauman on the Racine Athleti... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Wisconsin National Guard encampment at Racine County fairgrounds. Several tents are set up in the background, while visitors mingle in... |
| Date: | 04 1883 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio profile portrait of Frank Korizek, at the age of 64 years old. |
| Date: | 03 1881 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with men digging out the train tracks by hand after a big snow storm. Trees and a fence line the sides of the railroad right of way. Between F... |
| Date: | 03 1881 |
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| Description: | A winter scene with men digging out the train tracks by hand after a big snow storm in Racine County. Trees and a fence line the sides of the railroad righ... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | View from infield of two bicycle racers at the starting line of the quarter-mile cement bicycle track maintained by the Racine Athletic Association. Two me... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | The Meinhardt family assembled for a picnic in their garden. A river or lake is in the far background. The table is set with china and flatware. Among the ... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait of Sophie Smith (1861-1945), posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. She would later marry Arthur Pugh. She is wearing ... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Portrait of a man wearing a stocking cap, mittens and a double-breasted coat reclines on a toboggan which is supported on a studio prop at an angle in fron... |
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