Some High Resolution Photos from Glass Plate Negatives
made by the E.A. Bishop Co. for Postcards
1. aerial photo of downtown Racine looking northerly along the root river. taken about 1905 from atop the Court House on Monument Square. (From a BISHOP glass negative)
2. MONUMENT SQUARE IN 1944 FROM A PHOTO POSTCARD.
3. 300 BLOCK OF MAIN STREET ABOUT 1905. CITY HALL WAS ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIRD AND S. MAIN STREETS. (FROM BISHOP GLASS PLATE NEGATIVE).
4. PHOTO OF 200 BLOCK OF MAIN STREET ABOUT 1905. T.M.E.R.&L. GARAGE WITH TURN-AROUND IS AT FAR LEFT.
5. MONUMENT SQUARE ON JULY 4TH 1906. A CIRCUS PARADE PASSING THE COURT HOUSE. FROM A BISHOP GLASS NEGATIVE.
6. MONUMENT SQUARE IN EARLY 1900'S, POSSIBLY THE 4TH OF JULY.
7. MONUMENT SQUARE LOOKING TOWARD CORNER OF 5TH AND MAIN STS. COULD BE SAME DATE AS PHOTO NO. 6. ABOVE.
A CROPPED AREA OF SAME PHOTO SHOWING CLOSE-UP OF
STREETCAR, ETC. CLICK HERE:
8. LOOKING NORTH ON SIXTH STREET FROM COLLEGE AVENUE. FROM A BISHOP GLASS NEGATIVE ABOUT 1905.
A CROPPED AREA OF SAME PHOTO SHOWING CLOSE-UP OF CHILDREN
AND FRUIT STAND:
9. STATE STREET LOOKING EAST ACROSS BRIDGE TOWARD SHOOP BUILDING. EARLY 1900.S
10. MONUMENT SQUARE IN THE MID 1920'S LOOKING NORTH TOWARD COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
