In Old Racine Calendar for 1959

Published by First National Bank and Trust of Racine, Wis., Racine, WI, 1959

About this Item

Great calendar with black and white photographs from the collection of the Racine Historical Society. Spotless inside. One minor spot on the front cover. One smudge in the lower right corner of the November calendar page. Very slight soiling to back cover. A few light wrinkles in front and back covers and pages. The calendar will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. The photographs inside: January - C.F. Hart & Co. book and stationery store interior from early 1900s; February -- corner of Wisconsin Ave. and Fifth Street in 1885; March -- The Goodrich side-wheeler Sheboygan on its first trip to Racine in 1874; April--President William McKinley passing through Racine (by train) in 1897; May--Patton Electric Street Car in 1894; June--Janes School Class of 1866; July--Home of Dr. Julian R. Simms at 803 Main Street in 1898; August--a 1906 Chautauqua in Racine; September--Photograph of Racine's world-record setting racehorse, Jay-Eye-See; October--The Alexander Hoood residence at 931 Milwaukee Avenue around 1910; November--East Park in the early 1900s; and December--The W.H. Pugh Coal Company in the 1880s.

Seller Inventory # ABH4614

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Old Racine Calendar for 1959
• Publisher: First National Bank and Trust of Racine, Wis., Racine, WI
• Publication Date: 1959
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued