Title: Kenosha and Racine Historic Photographs
Inclusive Dates: 1887-1915

Creator:

• Carthage College

Call Number: UWP Manuscript Collection 24

Quantity: 1.1 cubic feet of photographs and glass plate negatives (1 flat box and 1 card file box)

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Parkside Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Locations:

UW-Parkside Library / Parkside Area Research Ctr. (Map)

See the catalog entry for information about possible additional materials and access to the collection.

Abstract:

Photographs and 107 glass plate negatives showing a broad spectrum of life in Kenosha and Racine, Wisconsin, at the turn of the 20th century.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-pks-uwpksmc024

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Kenosha and Racine Schooners and Boats

Year

Name

1891

U.S. C6 Whaleboat

1897

Chutes

1897

Grisham

1897

Virginia

1898

Tug-Anna

1900

Schooner Yacht Mulin

1900

U.S. Str. Morrill

1900

U.S. Str. Fissennen

1900

U.S.S. Michigan (Paddle steamer)

1901

Dorothea

1901

Josephine

1901

Invader

1901

Marne

1901

Mawaja

1901

Pathfinder

1901

Prairie

1901

Siren

1901

Thistle

1901

Vencedor

1902

Virginia

Undated

Bell's Boat

Undated

Blackhawk

Undated

Illinois

Kenosha and Racine People, Places, and Events

Year

Person, Place, or Event

1897

Christian Science Church

1897

Silver Lake

1898

1st National Bank

1898

Church of the Redeemer

1898

Dr. Frick, pastor

1899

Berrien County, Michigan, Court House

1900

Ann Arbor (horse)

1901

1st Trial Race for Canadian Cup

1907

B.J. McCloskey

1907

J. Beam

1907

Kenosha Football Team

1913

Bartenders Annual Outing

Undated

Baldwin Coal Co.

Undated

Baldwin Coal Yard

Undated

Bonine House

Undated

Fritz, cat

Undated

H.M. Baldwin House

Undated

Iron Bridge, Niles, Michigan

Undated

Lake Geneva

Undated

Lawrence and Drew Baldwin

Undated

Mrs. Bonine

Undated

O. M. Petit Camp

Undated

Reeds Lake, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Undated

Ryan and Van Arsdale

Undated

St. Aloysius Cadets

Undated

Williams Bay

This collection contains historical photographs of Kenosha, its citizens, scenery, and businesses. The glass plate negatives are believed to have been taken by the H.M. Baldwin family of Kenosha, and depict industrial, recreational, and social settings of Kenosha and Racine and surroundings.

See the UWP Libraries' Archives Department Citation Guide for Primary Sources

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Processing Information

Processed in 2011 by Melissa Olson and Anna Stadick.

	Glass plate negatives, 1897-1902
Box   2 Item   1	Horse-drawn wagon in downtown Kenosha, undated
Box   2 Item   2	Kenosha Fire Department wagon and horse team, undated
Box   2 Item   3	Speaker's platform, opposite 268 Park Place, Kenosha, 1900 May 30
Box   2 Item   4	Parade float in front of North-Western Loan and Trust Company, Kenosha, 1898 July 4
Box   2 Folder   5	First National Bank, Market Square looking west, Kenosha, 1898
Box   2 Folder   6	Parade, Kenosha, 1898 July 4
Box   2 Folder   7	St. Aloysius Cadets marching, Kenosha, undated
Box   2 Folder   8	Unveiling of Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Library Park, Kenosha, 1900 May 30
Box   2 Folder   9	Two men in Baldwin Coal Company office, Market Square, Kenosha, undated
Box   2 Folder   10	U.S.S. Michigan, Kenosha, 1900 June 1
Box   2 Folder   11-12	Blackhawk, Kenosha Harbor, undated
Box   2 Folder   13	Two horse teams at Baldwin Coal Yard, Kenosha, undated
Box   2 Folder   14	Teamsters wagon on runners, 1898
Box   2 Item   15	Prairie, Kenosha, 1901 July 5
Box   2 Item   16	U.S. C6 service boat capsized in lake, undated
Box   2 Item   17	U.S. C6 crew in boat, Kenosha, undated
Box   2 Item   18	U.S. C6 whaleboat, 1891 September 5
Box   2 Item   19	U.S. Steamer Dorothea, Kenosha Harbor, 1901 July 10
Box   2 Item   20	Josephine, Kenosha, 1901 January 3
Box   2 Item   21	Vencedor, Kenosha, 1901 July 5
Box   2 Item   22	Anna (tugboat), Kenosha, 1898 Winter
Box   2 Item   23	Prairie and Josephine leaving Kenosha for Chicago, 1901 July 6
Box   2 Item   24	Marne, Kenosha, 1901 September 28
Box   2 Item   25	Prairie and Josephine, off North Pier, Kenosha, 1901 July 5
Box   2 Item   26	Looking west from Lake Michigan, Kenosha, 1898 Winter
Box   2 Item   27	Blackhawk, Kenosha Harbor, undated
Box   2 Item   28	Pathfinder's tender, 1901 June 18
Box   2 Item   29	U.S.R.C. Morrill, Kenosha Harbor, 1900 May 30
Box   2 Item   30-31	U.S.R.C. Morrill, noon salute, Kenosha Harbor, 1900 May 30
Box   2 Item   32	Pathfinder, Kenosha Harbor, 1898 June
Box   2 Item   33	U.S. Steamer Dorothea, Kenosha Harbor, 1901 July 10
Box   2 Item   34	U.S.R.C. W.P. Fessenden, Kenosha Harbor, 1900 May 30
Box   2 Item   35	Broadway, looking west, Niles, Michigan, undated
Box   2 Item   36	Fritz the cat, undated
Box   2 Item   37-38	Final Mile Open bicycle race, Racine, 1897 September 6
Box   2 Item   39	Exhibition Mile at Racine by Chandler of Waupaca, 1897 September 6
Box   2 Item   40	Three women and Baldwin boy on porch, 1901 June 20
Box   2 Item   41	Vi on pony, undated Note: Probably Bonine daughter Viva.
Box   2 Item   42	Three women and Baldwin boy on the Bonine porch, 1901 June 20
Box   2 Item   43	Woman with two children, 1901 June
Box   2 Item   44	Woman with two children, 1901 June
Box   2 Item   45	Baby in child's carriage, 1901 July 17
Box   2 Item   46	Bonine house interior, circa 1901
Box   2 Item   47	Group at the dam, Niles, Michigan, undated
Box   2 Item   48	Viva Thomas Bonine standing outside in winter, Niles, Michigan, undated
Box   2 Item   49	Bonine sitting room, undated
Box   2 Item   50	Milwaukee Cadillac, first trial race for Canadian Cup, 1901 July 20
Box   2 Item   51	Chutes, Milwaukee, 1897 September 5
Box   2 Item   52	Mawaja, off Kenosha, 1901 July 5
Box   2 Item   53	Mawaja , 1901 July 6
Box   2 Item   54	Children on stump by lake, 1898 July 4
Box   2 Item   55	Sailboat, 1901 September 28
Box   2 Item   56	Iron bridge, Niles, Michigan, undated
Box   2 Item   57	Pavilion at Reeds Lake, Grand Rapids, Michigan, undated
Box   2 Item   58	Bell's Boat, Black Lake, Michigan, undated
Box   2 Item   59	O.M. Petit Camp at Gross Lake, undated
Box   2 Item   60-61	First Baptist Church on fire, Kenosha, 1901 November 1
Box   2 Item   62	Man with bike on bridge near Long Lake, Illinois, 1897 August 15
Box   2 Item   63	Berrien County Court House, St. Joseph, Michigan, 1899 August 8
Box   2 Item   64-65	“Ann Arbor” (horse), 1900 May
Box   2 Item   66	Schooner in mid-lake from whaleback, 1897 September 7
Box   2 Item   67	Pathfinder , Black Lake, Michigan
Box   2 Item   68	Cannon at St. Joseph. Michigan, 1899 August 8
Box   2 Item   69	“Ann Arbor” (horse), undated
Box   2 Item   70	Boats, Detroit, Chicago Bay, 1901 July 20
Box   2 Item   71	Thistle, Chicago Bay, 1901 July 20
Box   2 Item   72	Mulin, Chicago Harbor, 1900 May 30
Box   2 Item   73	Virginia, 10 miles off Waukegan, 1897 August 22
Box   2 Item   74	Grisham at Milwaukee, 1897 September 5
Box   2 Item   75	Invader, 1901 August 12
Box   2 Item   76	“Ryan and Van Arsdale”and Baldwin boy fishing, undated
Box   2 Item   77	Christian Science Church, Chicago, 1897 October 3
Box   2 Item   78-79	Young men playing football, undated Note: Possibly Kenosha
Box   2 Item   80	Siren, Kenosha, 1901 July 6
Box   2 Item   81	Child with sled, Kenosha, undated
Box   2 Item   82	Major and the boys, boys in horse drawn carriage, 1897 July 6
Box   2 Item   83	Four people in the surf, Lake Michigan, Kenosha, undated
Box   2 Item   84	Ice, looking northeast, Kenosha Harbor, 1898 Note: Emulsion damaged
Box   2 Item   85	Ice, Kenosha Harbor, 1898
Box   2 Item   86	Ice cave, looking west, 1898
Box   2 Item   87	Ice, looking north, 1898
Box   2 Item   88	Illinois, Kenosha pier, undated
Box   2 Item   89	Virginia, Kenosha to Chicago, 1902 July 7
Box   2 Item   90	View of pier from Kayes Park, Lake Geneva, undated
Box   2 Item   91	Lake Geneva, undated
Box   2 Item   92	Rounding buoy opposite YMCA Camp, Lake Geneva, undated
Box   2 Item   93	Private yachts, Williams Bay, undated
Box   2 Item   94	Boating party on Silver Lake, Kenosha County, 1897 August 17
Box   2 Item   95	Parlor with a cat sitting on a chair, H.M. Baldwin house, 321 Chicago Street, Kenosha, undated
Box   2 Item   96-97	Lawrence Baldwin on ice skates, 215 Ashland Avenue, 1899 February
Box   2 Item   98	Lawrence and Drew Baldwin, undated
Box   2 Item   99-100	Two women on tandem bike, 56 Street, Kenosha, undated
Box   2 Item   101	Baldwin house exterior, 321 Chicago Street, Kenosha, 1900 November 15
Box   2 Item   102	Baldwin house sitting room interior, undated
Box   2 Item   103-104	Oil paintings in sitting room, H.M. Baldwin house, 321 Chicago Street, Kenosha, 1900 December 18
Box   2 Item   105	H.M. Baldwin family picnic, 1898 July 4
Box   2 Item   106	Lawrence on ice skates, 215 Ashland Avenue, 1899 February
Box   2 Item   107	Lawrence and Drew Baldwin on tandem bike, 321 Chicago Street, Kenosha, undated
	Photographs
Box   1 Item   1	“Dr. Frick, 1st pastor of Church of the Redeemer, 1st Lutheran Church in Milwaukee,” circa 1900 Physical Description: Approximately 4x5 inches; black and white; resin frame. Mustard-colored felt covers the back, with “Mae Kettelhut” written on it.  Note: Dr. Frick and laypersons from Minneapolis established the Lutheran congregation in Racine that would grow into Holy Communion Lutheran Church, 1898.
Box   1	“Kenosha Foot Ball Team. Champion of Wisconsin '07. J. Beam, Captain, B.J. McCloskey, Manager,” 1907 Note: Photo by Frank Hayek Studio; team is perhaps a predecessor of the Kenosha Maroons
Box   1	Kenosha School Commissioners, 1914-1915 Physical Description: Framed; glass is broken
	Collage 1 Note: Originally glued to part of a Coca-Cola poster to form a collage
Box   1	“Bartenders Annual Outing Local 523, Kenosha,” 1915 August 11
Box   1	“Bartenders Local 523 Annual Outing,” 1913 August 3
Box   1	Boys in sailor suits posing by boat Reliance, undated
Box   1	Men in semi-military clothing with flag in front of sign “Vaudeville at Lincoln Park [Sunday],” circa 1915
	Collage 2, circa 1900-1910 Note: Originally glued to part of a Coca Cola poster to form a collage and framed.
Box   1	Campers, circa 1900-1910
Box   1	Church/town scene, circa 1900-1910
Box   1	Teenagers in sailor outfits, circa 1900-1910
Box   1	Harbor scene, circa 1900-1910 Note: Possibly Simmons Island, circa 1900-1910
Box   1	Group of men outdoors, circa 1900-1910
Box   1	Kenosha business signs, circa 1900-1910
Box   1	Policemen, circa 1900-1910