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Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1949
Description: View of the Johnson Wax Research and Development Tower under construction.
Photograph

Railroad Repair Work

Date: 
Description: Group of men repairing railroad track near Racine.
Photograph

Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Rear elevation of the Johnson Wax Administration Building during construction. Construction sheds and a crane are visible on the building site. The buildin...
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....
Postcard

Hotel Racine

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of Hotel Racine. Caption reads: "Hotel Racine, Racing, Wis."
Photograph

Monument Square

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

Hotel Racine on Main Street

Date: 1914
Description: Main Street with the Post Office and the Hotel Racine. Caption reads: "Main Street, showing Post Office and Hotel Racine, Racine, Wis."
Postcard

Main Street from Fifth Street

Date: 1915
Description: View down sidewalk on left side of street. Caption reads: "Main St. looking North from 5th St., Racine, Wis."
Photograph

Johnson Wax Administration Building & Research Tower

Date: 1951
Description: Elevated view of the Johnson Wax administration building and research tower.
Photograph

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of the S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Photograph

Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of the Johnson Wax research tower.
Photograph

S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc. Office Building

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior view of the S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc. office building looking toward a parking lot.
Postcard

S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc. Office Building

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior elevated view of the S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc. office building. Caption reads: "An authentic original in the world's modern architecture. The new...
Photograph

Hall Building

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the Hall building, located on the northwest corner of Main and 5th Streets.
Photograph

Golden Rondelle and Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1968
Description: View of the Golden Rondelle with the Johnson Wax Research Tower in the background taken from the northeast corner of Franklin and 14th Streets.There is a p...
Photograph

Boy at Golden Rondelle

Date: 1968
Description: Boy standing below the Golden Rondelle with the Johnson Wax Research Tower in the background. Workers on scaffolding can be seen on the tower in the distan...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

The Harbor and Factories

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of harbor, boats, and factories.
Photograph

Racine County Court House

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view from across street of the Racine County Court House.
Drawing

Goulais House Elevation

Date: 1949
Description: Exterior elevation drawing of the Goulais house designed and drawn by architect John Randal McDonald. The drawing shows the proposed new chimney, north wal...

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