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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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Racine Roundhouse

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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...
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Racine Trolley

Date: 1891
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 ...
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Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Railroad Depot

Date: 1869
Description: The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad depot. Included in the photograph is an omnibus operated by Major Throup.
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Washington School

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view from street towards the Washington School, with a group of children standing in front of it.
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Utly Residence

Date: 1887
Description: The Utly Residence, surrounded by a fence, on the north-east corner of Wisconsin and 8th Streets. Built by E.R. Cooley. A man is standing in the center nea...
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Knapp House

Date: 1880
Description: The F.M. Knapp residence, northwest corner of Main and 10th Streets. A man is standing and leaning on a tree on the terrace.
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Happ Residence

Date: 1885
Description: Exterior view of the home of M. Happ, with a horse-drawn wagon parked along the curb, and a man and woman standing on the terrace. A sign next to the house...
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Case Residence

Date: 1902
Description: Winter scene at the Case Residence with J. I. Case's sleigh and team. Andrew Jackson, hostler, (died Dec., 1924) is in the sleigh and "Nick" Mitchell, hir...
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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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Horlick's Stone Quarry

Date: 1888
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...
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Grand Army of the Republic, Men at Encampment

Date: 1914
Description: Outdoor view of Union veterans standing near a war memorial in a square downtown.
Print

The Tractor Years Ahead of Its Time

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for Wallis tractors featuring an a side-view illustration of a man using a tractor in a farm field. The farmer is waving to a train running a...
Book or Pamphlet

Wallis Tractor Pamphlet

Date: 1919
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising Wallis tractors: "The Tractor years Ahead of its Time." The cover features an illustration of a man standing near a W...
Photograph

Bicycle Racers

Date: 1897
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...
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Camp of Wisconsin National Guard at Fairground

Date: 1887
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...
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Pleasure Boat Ramps

Date: 12 10 1957
Description: Pleasure boat ramps, made of timber, on the south side of Racine Harbor. A man is walking in the snow near the ramps. There are piles of material along the...
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Digging Out Train Tracks

Date: 03 1881
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...
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Digging Out Train Tracks

Date: 03 1881
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...
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Man Posing with Toboggan

Date: 1890
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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