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Taylor Orphan Asylum

Date: 1890
Description: The Taylor Orphan Asylum, view from the rear. Children are playing on the lawn in front.
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Racine Velodrome

Date: 1897
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...
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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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Bicycle Racers

Date: 1897
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...
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Lakeside Polo Club

Date: 1885
Description: Studio cabinet card group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the eight members of the Lakeside Polo Club of Racine. Four members are standing behin...
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Polo Players

Date: 1885
Description: Full-length group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three members of the Lakeside Polo Club for a cabinet card portrait, wearing roller skates and...
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Lakeside Polo Club

Date: 1885
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of eight members of the Lakeside Polo [Roller Hockey] Club posing with two finely dressed gentlemen wearing c...
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Arthur Pugh

Date: 1885
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Arthur Pugh standing. He was the captain of the Lakeside Polo Club. He is wearing a cap, athl...
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Racine Baseball Team

Date: 08 01 1890
Description: Group portrait of men posing outdoors; a few of the men are holding baseball bats or catcher's mitts. The photograph has a number written on each man to id...
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Racine Harbor

Date: 1850
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...

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