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National or State Registers Record

6 miles southeast of Kenosha in Lake Michigan

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: Wisconsin Shipwreck
Reference Number: 09000820
Property Record

4532 30TH AVE

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: WISCONSIN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
Reference Number: 9572
Postcard

University of Wisconsin • Parkside

Date: 
Description: Color photographic postcard view of the Irvin G. Wyllie Library at U.W. Parkside. Caption reads: "University of Wisconsin • Parkside."
Postcard

Wisconsin Street

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward a building on the street corner. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Street, Kenosha, Wis."
Historical Essay

Mexicans in Wisconsin

Brief history of Mexicans in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Manufacturing in Wisconsin

Brief history of manufacturing in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Baptists in Wisconsin

Learn about the Baptist congregations which began organizing in Wisconsin in the 1830s.
Historical Essay

Finns in Wisconsin

Learn about the Finns who emgrated to Wisconsin, largely between 180 and 1940.
Document

Prescription for Medicinal Alcohol

Date: 11 01 1924
Description: A prescription for alcohol written out to Mrs. Anna Steinberg of Kenosha, Wisconsin to treat her bronchitis.
Historical Essay

Automobile Industry in Wisconsin

Brief history of the automobile industry in Wisconsin.
Photograph

Kenosha in Winter

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of Kenosha in the winter.
Photograph

Roosevelt School

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of the play area for Roosevelt School.
Photograph

Testing Jeffery's Rambler

Date: 1901
Description: Thomas B. Jeffery's first Rambler automobile during a test for strength in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Universalists in Wisconsin

Brief history of Universalists in Wisconsin.
Postcard

Kenosha Memorial Hospital

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the hospital complex located at 6308 Eighth Avenue.
Photograph

Mary Davison Bradford

Date: 
Description: Waist-up portrait of Mary Davison Bradford. She was the first women in Wisconsin to serve as a superintendent of schools. She served in Kenosha from 1910-1...
Historical Essay

Italians in Wisconsin

Brief history of Italians in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Lithuanians in Wisconsin

Learn about the Lithuanians who emigrated to Wisconsin in the early 20th century and again after World War II.
Historical Essay

Death Penalty in Wisconsin

Brief history of the death penalty in Wisconsin.
Postcard

Kenosha Hospital

Date: 1916
Description: Illustration of a four-story hospital. Caption reads: "Kenosha Hospital, Kenosha, Wis."

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