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Racine Harbor

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Text on front reads: "Racine, Wis. in 1850." Artist's rendering of the view of the harbor with sailing ships, sailboats, rowboats and canoes. The Main Street and 6th Street bridges cross the Root River river as it flows to Lake Michigan. People are fishing, visiting and rowing. A building is perched on the bank in the lower right. Flags and pennants are flying from boat masts. The buildings of the downtown are in the distance.

Date Created:
1907

Publication Information

Date Created 1907

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 postcard

Collection Information

Digital Collection History Center
Source Collection Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465793002121
Finding Aid https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph02744

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013XPR
Legacy ID
WHi 55751

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