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Train Wreck

Date: 07 1927
Description: On-lookers survey a wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway.
Photograph

Wehmhoff Effigy Mound

Date: 06 27 1927
Description: Aerial view of the effigy mound on Henry Wehmhoff's Riverview Farm. State Trunk Highway 83 runs through the effigy.
Poster

Railroads And Coal Mines Poster

Date: 1922
Description: Poster encouraging voters toward the Socialist ticket regarding government ownership of railroads and coal mines.
Photograph

Luther Hall

Date: 1920
Description: View of Luther Hall, built in about 1850 or 1860.
Photograph

Second Street

Date: 1920
Description: View of Second Street.
Photograph

Ku Klux Klan Group Portrait

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) of Racine, posed outdoors in the form of a cross and holding a banner.
Map or Atlas

Bottomley Farm

Date: 1925
Description: A map of the farm planned by Edwin Bottomley in 1844.
Map or Atlas

Bottomley First Floor

Date: 1925
Description: Sketch of the first floor plan of the house of Mr. Edwin Bottomley.
Photograph

Bottomley House

Date: 1925
Description: The Bottemley Residence, with the family working on crops in the yard in the foreground.
Photograph

Bears in Zoo

Date: 1920
Description: A group of spectators viewing caged bears at the zoo.
Photograph

Residentail Street in Racine, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: View of a residential street.
Photograph

Railroad Crossing with Rubber Paving

Date: 1925
Description: View of the railroad crossing where rubber paving was used for the first time in the United States. Caption at top reads: "First Rubber Crossing in U.S. S....
Photograph

Racine Public Library

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of Racine Public Library.
Photograph

Police Station

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the police station.
Photograph

Monument Square

Date: 1927
Description: View towards Monument Square on the right, with multiple vehicles parked along the street to the left.
Photograph

Knapp House

Date: 1926
Description: The former Gilbert Knapp house, on Carroll Street, from the north side of 7th Street between Main Street and Lake Avenue.
Photograph

Island Park

Date: 1920
Description: Island Park in Racine.
Photograph

Island Park

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of Island Park, from Washington Park Drive, looking north from the west end of Kinzie Avenue bridge.
Photograph

Island Park

Date: 1920
Description: Island Park, looking south from the east end of Kinzie Avenue bridge.
Photograph

Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation

Date: 1929
Description: Panoramic view of Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation buildings.

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