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Book or Pamphlet

1947 Racine Belles Year Book Cover

Date: 1947
Description: Front cover of the 1947 Racine Belles baseball team year book featuring a drawing of a woman in catcher's gear.
Photograph

Martin James Gillen

Date: 1923
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Martin James Gillen, a lawyer, business counselor, political economist, writer, and philanthropist.
Photograph

Racine Bicycle Club

Date: 
Description: A large group of people posing on a city street with bicycles. Caption reads: "Racine Bicycle Club ready for a run to Kenosha."
Photograph

Knights of Old

Date: 05 30 1989
Description: Two people in armor battling with practice swords. Caption reads: "KNIGHTS OF OLD — Eric Chance (left) and Scott Hall engaged in battle as they fought to b...
Postcard

SC Johnson Wax Golden Rondelle Theater

Date: 1964
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...
Postcard

Views of Racine

Date: 12 22 1908
Description: Text reads: "Views of Racine, Wis." A collage of 12 postcards with views of buildings, landmarks and ships.
Postcard

Lake Michigan Shoreline

Date: 1975
Description: Text on reverse: "Magnificent view of Lake Michigan shoreline from Racine Harbor to Wind Point Lighthouse. Photo Courtesy RAMAC." Aerial view of Racine Har...
Postcard

The Breakers

Date: 07 11 1953
Description: Text on front: "The Breakers, Racine, Wis." A green roofed white lodge on Lake Michigan's lakeshore. Trees, sidewalks, flowers, and lawns surround the lodg...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

View in Mound Cemetery

Date: 1888
Description: View towards a wooden walkway over a stone wall, perhaps a spillway, crossing a body of water. A bridge is in the background.
Magazine or Periodical

Good Neighbor Policy

Date: 12 1954
Description: The first page of an article published in The Westerner, a publication for the employees of the Western Printing & Lithographing Company of Racine. ...
Photograph

Wright and Vand Der Rohe

Date: 1938
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies Van Der Rohe, and others at the Johnson Wax building construction site.
Photograph

Jacobsen Manufacturing Co. Stockholders' Meeting

Date: 12 18 1968
Description: A group of men in suits are sitting on folding chairs, looking off-camera. One man is taking notes. Some of the men have briefcases next to their chairs. C...
Photograph

First Presbyterian Church

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior of church, which is partially obscured by trees.
Photograph

Reverend Olympia Brown Willis

Date: 1907
Description: Portrait of the Reverend Olympia Brown Willis, of Racine. She was the first president of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association.
Photograph

Unidentified Man

Date: 
Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of an unidentified man. Waist-up portrait facing forward, he is wearing a suit, bow tie, and checked vest. He is holding his ...
Photograph

Family Dog

Date: 1890
Description: A large, long haired dog looks attentively toward the camera. He is standing near a water hydrant in the side yard of a house. The corner of the house with...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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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