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| Description: | View across street towards the Cameron House, the railroad depot and hotel. A group of people are standing on the sidewalk near the entrance. Caption reads... |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards the home of W.W. Cargill, founder of Cargill, a grain company. There is a low, stone wall, and columns flanking the proper... |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards the home of Henry Gund, founder of Gund Brewing. There is a low brick and stone wall, and columns flanking the property al... |
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| Description: | View across street towards the large Victorian home of John Paul. Caption reads: "Residence of John Paul, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | View of the Henry Salzer home, located at the corner of Cass and King Street. It was built in the Prairie School style of architecture. Caption reads: "Sal... |
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| Description: | View uphill towards a summer home with a large screened-in porch and stairs leading up to the entrance. Halfway up the stairs is a roofed area over benches... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View of a large, brick two-story school with a bell tower. Caption reads: "Seventh District School, North La Crosse, Wis." |
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| Description: | View of the High School, with an inset of the Manual Training School at top right. Caption reads: "High School, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the Normal School, an original building for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse located at 1724 State Street. Caption reads... |
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| Description: | View of the centrally located business school. |
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| Description: | View across street towards the Vocational School, with a Model T parked in front. Caption reads: "Vocational School, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards Wilder Hall, one of the first residence halls at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. |
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| Description: | View of the Florence Wing academic library. |
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| Description: | View of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Arts and Humanities building, now called the Center for the Arts. |
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| Description: | View toward Main Street intersection. The business school is on the left; Krause Clothing store is on the right. A church is at the end of the street. Auto... |
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| Description: | Hand-colored bird's-eye view of La Crosse looking toward the river across the rooftops of commercial buildings and a few churches. Caption reads: "Bird's-E... |
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| Description: | View along unpaved drive, bordered by lawn and trees. In the background on the right is a bridge over the river. Caption reads: "Pettibone Drive, Lovers' L... |
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| Description: | Colortone view towards a bend in a highway. The Mississippi River is in the far distance. To the right of the highway is a large field with a fence running... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Front of picture envelope mailer. Inside are nine, double-sided postcards attached to the envelope. |
| Date: | 1992 |
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| Description: | View of Grandad Bluff with snow on the ground. There is an American Flag flying from a flagpole on the top of the bluff. Text on back of postcard reads: "F... |
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