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Newspaper Article/Clipping

When Henry Villard set type on a one man paper in Racine

Date: 1922-04-23
County: Racine
City: Racine
Photograph

Striking Case Workers

Date: 03 13 1934
Description: Case company employees locked out of the Engineering Building.
Photograph

Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Construction of the Johnson Wax Building.
Photograph

Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Construction of the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was completed in 1937.
Photograph

Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: An interior view of the construction of the Johnson Wax Building.
Photograph

Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Construction workers at the Johnson Wax Building.
Photograph

Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Workmen working on the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was completed in 1937.
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Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread"

Date: 1935
Description: Construction near an exterior wall at Herbert F. Johnson's residence.
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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

Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 03 10 1942
Description: Two illegal gambling machines in a tavern on Highway 41, about one mile south of the Racine County Line. A man in a hat stands on the left, facing away.
Photograph

Wingspread

Date: 1935
Description: A view of the fencing used for landscaping at Herbert F. Johnson's Residence, "Wingspread".
Photograph

Mary and Herman Krueger

Date: 
Description: Full-length portrait of Mary Goetsch Krueger, at age 15, with her brother Herman.
Photograph

Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Construction at Herbert F. Johnson's Residence, "Wingspread," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The residence was completed in 1937.
Photograph

Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Interior of the main lobby of the Johnson Wax Building during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Print

Chas. Goehner Racine Wire Works Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the Racine Wire Cloth Works (previously named Chas. Goehner's Wire Works) of Racine, Wisconsin, a manufacturer of wire cloth and wire goods, ...
Historical Essay

The Rise of Skilled Manufacturing

How Industry Transformed the State
Discover how skilled industries like ship building and paper milling transformed Wisconsin history.
Photograph

Johnson Wax Administration Building

Date: 1935
Description: Roof of the Johnson Wax Administration Building during construction. The skylight domes have been installed. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wrigh...
Photograph

Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Concrete columns and steel I-beams used in the construction of the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The building...
Photograph

Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Piles of sand and dirt in front of the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread," during construction. The residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright an...
Photograph

Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Cars in the driveway in front of the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread," during construction. The residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and ...

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