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| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View of the Hotel Racine with a yellow and red side bar on the right. Lake Michigan is in the background. Text reads: "Hotel Racine, Overlooking Lake Michi... |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Interior view of Wingspread, featuring the central chimney. Text on the top on reverse reads: "The central chimney features five fireplaces." On the bottom... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | The SC Johnson Wax Golden Rondelle Theater was built for the 1964 World's Fair in New York. Afterwards the Theater was moved to Racine. The SC Johnson Rese... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Harbor Scene, Racine Wisconsin." A large ship is docked in Racine's harbor, with another ship and harbor facilities. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "State Street Bridge, Racine, Wis." A large ship is traveling under the State Street drawbridge. Buildings and docks are on both sides... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Racine, Wis.", "North Point Lighthouse". This is actually the Wind Point Lighthouse on Wind Point, located on the north end of Racine... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Life Saving Station, Racine, Wis." Located at the mouth of the Root River, the Life Saving Station is the white structure. It was add... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Scene at the Goodrich Boat Docks. Racine, Wisconsin." A passenger ship flying an American flag is docked at the Goodrich Transit Comp... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Racine, Wisconsin in 1850." Artist's rendering of the view of the harbor with sailing ships, sailboats, rowboats and canoes. The Main... |
| Date: | 07 06 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Home Coming Racine, Wis. July 6th in 09." Image of a decorated horse-drawn wagon in the Home Coming parade stopping for a photograph.... |
| Date: | 07 06 1908 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Home Coming Parade, Racine, Wis., July 6th 09." Image of the Mitchell Motor Company float. Two very large figures made of tires and p... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Ice Cave. Winter on Lake Michigan. Racine, Wis." The logo for the Detroit Publishing Company is in the lower right corner. Water leve... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Crystal Grotto. Winter on Lake Michigan. Racine, Wis." Water level view of an ice cave on the rocky shore. So many icicles are hangin... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bock & Mohr Fur Farms, Inc. Rochester, Wisconsin. World's Largest and Most Beautiful Mink and Fitch Ranch. The Choicest of Furs and B... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Winter Scene, Rochester, Wis." Snow covers a long, two-story brick building and dwellings in a small town. Snow is mounded up against... |
| Date: | 10 04 1911 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Corliss, Wis., County Road Near Holy Rosary Academy." A horse drawn buggy drives along an unpaved road. On the right is the Holy Rosa... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Holy Rosary Academy, Corliss, Wis." A large, brick, boarding school opened by the Racine Dominican Sisters. It is four stories with a... |
| Date: | 07 21 1949 |
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| Description: | Text on the front reads: "The Highlands, Hy. 41 and 20, 21 miles south of Milwaukee, P.O. Sturtevant, Wis. - Phone: 18W." Additional text on the reverse: "... |
| Date: | 08 21 1939 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Tichigan Lake, Wis." A couple stands next to parked cars in front of the grocery store at Wichmans Resort. On the right is a crowd of... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "West Shore Tichigan Lake, Waterford, Wis." Docks and boats on a wooded shoreline. Tichigan Lake is on the Fox River, and there is a d... |
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