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1. Looking East on 6th St. at College Ave. - About 1905. Building on left included the Y.M.C.A. In distance, right of center, is the Hotel Racine on Main St.

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2.  Looking South in the 300 block of Main St. about 1905. Building with bell tower was the City Hall on the Southeast corner of 3rd and Main Sts. The Bijou Theatre was in the hotel on the corner across from City Hall.

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3. Looking North in the 200 block of Main St. about 1905. Lower left is the M.R.K. Depot and the T.M.E.R.&L. Office. The building behind the power pole became the Ivanhoe Restaurant. Racine City Hall is to the right side of photo.

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4.  View looking North taken from Court House when it was located on Monument Square about 1905. Tall building in far right is the Shoop Building on State St. Alley running up along right is between Main St. and Wisconsin Ave.  Church steeples in distant right are St. John's Lutheran and St. Joseph's Catholic on Erie Street. St. Patrick's Church is on Douglas Ave. in distance, just left of center.

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5.  July 4th activities in 1906.  Looking Northeast towards 5th and Main Sts.

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6.  Downtown Racine Monument Square - 1944.

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7.  Main Street looking North towards 6th Street - About 1944.  Main Post Office on right and Hotel Racine on the Northeast corner.

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8.  View of Monument Square looking Southeast toward Main Street.  Photo taken July 4th 1906.

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9.  Looking North on Main St. towards the intersection of 6th St.  Racine Post Office is on the right and across 6th St. is the original Racine Hotel.  Photo about 1900.

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10.  July 4th activities in the Monument Square area 1906.  The "Advance Promotion" wagons of the Lingring Cousins Circus parades through the area.

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