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Photograph

Nash Motors Assembly Line

Date: 1935
Description: A nearly-completed automobile on the assembly line at Nash Motors in Kenosha.
Historical Essay

Nash Ambassador Automobile

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
1948 Ambassador sedan, manufactured by the Nash Motors Division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, Kenosha, WI, 1947-1948. (Museum object #1992.156)
Property Record

5825 8TH AVE

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: GREINER NASH CO
Reference Number: 9529
Historical Essay

Charles W. Nash and the Nash Motor Company

Learn about the strong influence Wisconsin held on the national automobile industry in the early-mid 20th Century.
Photograph

Women Employed by The Nash Motor Company

Date: 1918
Description: View across street towards a large group of women at the Nash Motor Company building. A few people are looking out from open windows in the building. Capti...
Photograph

American Motors Assembly Line

Date: 1965
Description: Assembly line of the American Motors Company, formerly Nash Motors, in Kenosha.
Photograph

Female Auto Workers

Date: 1918
Description: Women working on the automobile assembly line at Nash Motors (later American Motors) during World War I.
Photograph

Kenosha Chrysler Plant

Date: 04 29 1989
Description: One of a group of photographs taken to document the appearance of the Chrysler Company plant in Kenosha in 1989. The factory, which was then the oldest au...
Property Record

521 61ST ST

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: WILLIAM FLATLEY HOUSE
Reference Number: 26224
Property Record

7422 SHERIDAN RD

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: Gourley/Lee House
Reference Number: 118150
Property Record

3316 75TH ST

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: BARNEY GRAEF RESIDENCE
Reference Number: 144343
Historical Essay

Automobile Culture

Wisconsin and the Invention of the Car
Discover how Wisconsin's influence on the automobile and tourist culture.
Historical Essay

Automobile Industry in Wisconsin

Brief history of the automobile industry in Wisconsin.
Property Record

720 59TH PL.

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: KENOSHA YMCA
Reference Number: 9626
Property Record

2017 75TH ST

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: Jesse R. Preston Residence
Reference Number: 144417
Historical Essay

Horses to Horsepower - Image Gallery Essay

Automobiles in Wisconsin History
Read about the evolution of the automotive industry and the drastic changes in manufacturing work, road infrastructure, the economy and American culture.
Historical Essay

The Winther Motor Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin - Image Gallery Essay

A Collection of Photographs
Photographs of Winther Motor company offer insight into early 20th century manufacturing.
Property Record

912 56TH ST

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: Kenosha County Courthouse
Reference Number: 9610

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