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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.
Photograph

Elevated View of Root River

Date: 1869
Description: A stereograph of an elevated view of the Root River.
Photograph

Third Ward School

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of the Third Ward school, with students in front.
Photograph

Racine College

Date: 1869
Description: View of individuals standing on the front lawn of Taylor Hall on the campus of Racine College.
Photograph

East Main Street

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of east side of Main Street, with Raymond & Jones Hardware visible at 112 Main Street.
Photograph

East Side of Main Street

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of east side of Main Street, with Langlois & Robilliard visible at 137 Main Street.
Photograph

Lathrop Residence

Date: 1860
Description: Exterior view of the William H. Lathrop residence, with a figure standing in the front entranceway.
Print

Hurlbut Residence

Date: 1860
Description: Exterior view of the Johathan Hurlbut residence, built in the 1840's.
Photograph

Racine College

Date: 1869
Description: Stereograph of Taylor Hall on the Racine College campus with multiple individuals standing on its front lawn.
Photograph

College Chapel

Date: 1869
Description: Stereograph of a chapel on the campus of Racine College with a man standing in front of it.
Print

True Republican 1860 Ticket

Date: 1860
Description: A damaged Republican Party ticket for the Racine County Wisconsin slate headed by Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. Also of note on the ticket is Congre...
Print

True Republican 1860 Ticket

Date: 1860
Description: A damaged Republican Party ticket for the Racine County Wisconsin slate headed by Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. Also of note on the ticket is Congre...
Photograph

College Chapel - Anaglyph

Date: 1869
Description: Stereograph of a chapel on the campus of Racine College with a man standing in front of it.
Historical Essay

Brown, Olympia 1835-1926

Suffragist and Minister
Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America.
Historical Essay

Ryan, Edward George 1810-1880

Lawyer, Politician and Judge
Biography of lawyer, politician and judge Edward George Ryan.
Historical Essay

Case, Jerome Increase (1819-1891)

Agricultural Innovator
Biography of Racine-based Jerome Increase Case, one of the leaders in the agricultural revolution.
Historical Essay

4th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 4th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Utley in Racine and mustered into service on July 9, 1861.
Historical Essay

33rd Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 33rd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Utley in Racine and mustered into service on October 18, 1862
Historical Essay

2nd Wisconsin Light Artillery History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 2nd Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at La Crosse and mustered into service on October 10, 1861.
Historical Essay

8th Wisconsin Light Artillery History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 8th Wisconsin Light Artillery, known as "Lyons' Pinery Battery," which was organized at Racine and served in the Civil War from 1862-1865.

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