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One Room School

Date: 1914
Description: Unidentified one-room school in Racine County. Transportation to better consolidated schools was one significant improvement that motorized vehicles brough...
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UAW Strikers at Case

Date: 1960
Description: Striking members of the United Automobile Workers Union, Local 180 posed outside the tractor works in Racine with a banner indicating their demands.
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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...
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Downtown Commercial Street

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view from city hall of commercial street in downtown area. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye form City Hall, Southwest".
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Sewing Class with Mrs. Jones

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Description: Young girls at work in the Rochester Short Course sewing laboratory, with Nellie Kedzie Jones supervising their work. Many girls are doing handwork and som...
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Cooking Class with Mrs. Jones

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Description: Cooking short course class at the Rochester under the supervision of Nellie Kedzie Jones.
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Goodland Pickling Pears

Date: 1946
Description: Governor Walter Goodland pickling pears.
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Crop Sprayer

Date: 1913
Description: A horse-drawn power sprayer being used on truck crops in the Racine area.
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Log Cabin in Heg Memorial Park

Date: 1937
Description: A log cabin in Heg Memorial Park, built in 1837.
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Muskego Church

Date: 1921
Description: View from cemetery towards the front of the Muskego Church. People are standing near the entrance.
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Philo Romayne Hoy, Ornithologist

Date: 1874
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...
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Governor Walter and Madge Goodland

Date: 1946
Description: Governor Walter Goodland and his wife Madge in their kitchen pickling pears.
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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...
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Democratic Party in Racine County

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Description: A woman stands near a sign welcoming Democrats to Racine County. Political signs say: "Lt. Governor Hephner," "Garvey U.S. Senate," and Matt Flynn U.S. Sen...
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New Deal Road Work

Date: 07 21 1936
Description: Workers toiling in the sun on the roadside, as a part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). As a program of the New Deal, it was provided to create j...
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Gothic Church

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior view of a small gothic church in Corliss.
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Building Under Construction

Date: 1901
Description: View from a distance of the framework of a large building under construction next to a house in Corliss.
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Klinkert Hotel

Date: 1901
Description: The first Klinkert Hotel. It burned down around 1905, and was replaced by the brick structure with the same name. Signs advertising Harper Rye are on eithe...
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Train Depot

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Description: Train depot with a boy standing between the building and the railroad tracks. There are two doors marked "Men" and "Women". Four men can be seen on the rig...
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Corliss Train Depot

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Description: Exterior view of the Corliss train depot with railroad tracks in the foreground. A small group of men pose in front of the building.

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