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French explorers LaSalle and Hennepin visited the site of Racine in 1679. European settlers arrived in 1835, and the city evolved into a prosperous shipping and manufacturing center, including the J.I…

Sanborn Fire Insurance maps are meticulously detailed, large-scale lithographed, color-keyed street maps. Sanborn Maps helped insurance agents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries determine the d…

Includes illustrations ; Hand colored Color Scale 1:3,600. 300 feet to 1 inch

This map shows warehouses and proposed extensions of piers. "Note: The soundings are in feet and tenths." The upper left margin reads: "Senate Ex. Doc. No. 1. 1st Session, 33rd Congress."

This folder contains anecdotes about sailors resisting arrest, how police pensions were created, and the development of the Racine police department.

This map shows lots, neighborhood additions and subdivisions (some in blue, green, pink, and yellow), and numbered wards. Streets, Lake Michigan, and the Root River are labeled. The margins of the map…

This folder contains information on unsanitary conditions, development of wells and sewers, anecdotes concerning a non-native and Lake Michigan, Lake Michigan as water supply, and a list of the world'…

This folder contains statements of management and ownership and information on Starbuck and the Rubber Stamp Maker.

Feature articles include "Century Buildings"; "From the President"

Feature articles include "Racine's Architectural Surprises: The Houses of John Randal McDonald" by Don Rintz; "Lighthouse Bricks" by Dorothy Osborne

Feature articles include "Jordan Hall"; "Shoreline, Search and Rescue" by Dorothy Osborne; "Paint Your Lady" by Don Rintz; "Do it Right" by Dorothy Osborne

Feature articles include "Christmas at the College" by Don Rintz; "Jordan Hall Report; "From the President"

Featured articles include "Edward Jordan Hall" by Mary Whitman; "Eugene Leach Marker" by Roberta Fiene; "American System-Built Homes"; "From the President"

This folder includes information on the members of Six O'Clock Club and meeting agendas.

This map shows a proposed extension and the shore line of Sept. '65. Lake Michigan is labeled. Depths are shown by soundings.

Feature articles include "Racine Parks Designed by Jens Jensen" by Jeanette Schroeder; "Racine Case History, Wilnette Springs" by Gerald Karwowski; "Trees for Tomorrow" by Dorothy Osborne and "Blake H…

A composite of Racine veterans of the Civil War consisting of 100 Union soldiers, all identified.

Feature articles include "Dream House in a Boxcar" by Don Ritz (on Sears homes); Queen Anne style

Feature articles include "Eighth Annual Tour of Historic Places" by Don Rintz; Firemarks on homes issued by insurance companies