Rip Holly (ripholly@sbcglobal.net) sent me several pages of fantastic pictures of Racine history. Click on the pictures for larger versions.
Here are two class pics from the old Washington School on St. Patrick Street. I would estimate that they were taken around 1920/1921…
Here is a portrait that was taken at the Billings studio which was located at 501 Monument Square. I would estimate this pic as having been taken in 1910...
Here is a pic taken outside of the old Kingdom Hall located at 1629 12th Street. It's from the early sixties...
Here is a pic taken in front of 1021 Yout Street in about 1926/1927...
Here is another picture taken in front of 1021 Yout Street in about 1946/1947...
Here is a picture taken inside the JI Case factory. It was probably taken in the 1940s...
The next three pics were all taken sometime between 1925 and 1927. I believe these pics were taken at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Ninth Street (looking north on Washington Avenue).
Here's a picture taken in 1924 in front of the old Pentecost Lutheran Church at 1848 Howe Street...
Here's what it looks like now...
Here's an old newspaper clipping...
Here's the original picture...
All of the Racine letter carriers from 1951.
Here is Steve Holly at the Racine Zoo circa 1931...
Here is Steve Holly with a friend on the west side of Park High School circa 1931...
Here is Steve Holly at 1801 Howe Street circa 1930...
Here is Anton Hrasky on 16th Street and Villa Street circa 1940. Bowman's Food Store can be seen in the background...
Here is Anton Hrasky retiring from the J.I. Case Company in 1969...
Here is Anton Hrasky with a friend standing next to a bar on High Street circa 1970. North Side Bank is in the background to the left. In about 1980...the bar was demolished (it was called Tony's Bar at the time)...and the bank moved their drive-up facility to the location (it was previously on the other side of High Street)...
Here is Patricia Hrasky on July 4th, 1955. She is standing in the 1000 block of Romayne Avenue...
Looking east across the Root River from just north of State Street...
Looking southeast across the Root River from just north of State Street...
Downtown...
Downtown
No. 1 Hook and Ladder Company in 1898 in front of the old Miller Shoe Factory...
No. 2 Hose Carriage in 1910 on State Street...
Island Park in 1904...
The old library (now the Racine Heritage Museum)...
Main Street in 1944...
Monument Square...
East side of Monument Square...
West side of Monument Square in 1888...
Trolley...
Racine Police in 1880...
Fire Station 5...
Sixth Street looking west...
I believe this is Monument Square before the monument
I was surprised to see this pic of Anton Hrasky on 16th Street and Villa Street circa 1940. He is standing just about in front of my house 1610 Villa. I was born in 1948 at that address not sure when my parents bought the home maybe around 1945. Was just wondering if he lived around there.
Cool! Do you recognize that grocery store in the background?
Wow, I saw a picture of my cousins father, Al Mueller in the factory at Case foundry. What a surprise. Many thanks I passed it on to his daughter and several of his grandchildren
Make that Chuck Wurster