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Historic Waterways Draft Manuscript
1887
First page of the Reuben Gold Thwaites' handwritten draft manuscript for his book Historic Waterways.
![[Collection of Manuscript Maps of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse County, and Surrounding Areas]](https://explore.wishistory.org/AssetLink/42bf64kbou03x3nhjcispvnskapp47if.jpg)
[Collection of Manuscript Maps of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse County, and Surrounding Areas]
1856 - 1896
Collection of maps created by Henry Bliss, who settled in La Crosse in 1856 and served as a real estate dealer, city and county surveyor, and Civil Engineer of La Crosse. Half of this collection ar...
Map of 1910 Canoe Trip
A detailed blueprint map showing the route of Howard Greene and The Gang's canoe trip through the Rainy Lake region in 1910.
The Crown Cork
July 1908
Advertisement for the "crown cork" bottle cap showing several of the now familiar crimped top caps, and stressing the cleanliness and sanitary nature of the non-reusable caps.
Racine, Wisconsin
circa 1947
This map of Racine shows streets, railroads, the Root River, and Lake Michigan. It includes manuscript annotations showing newly annexed areas, African-American neighborhoods, and a "proposed site ...
Menu for 16th Annual Banquet, Wholesale Saddlery Association
June 16, 1904
Front cover and menu listing for the 16th annual banquet of the Wholesale Saddlery Association, with a radiating fleur-de-lis, a grey horse, a saddle superimposed on two crossed flags (a 25-star Am...
