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| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of winding tributaries leading to Mississippi River. A road passes over a bridge in the foreground. Caption reads: "A View on the Mississippi... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk towards the businesses along Main Street. A streetcar is coming down tracks running down the center of the street, and there are horse-d... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Colorized view looking down Main Street. Businesses include a printer, a furniture store, and a telegraph office. A church is on the horizon. Two women are... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | View down street towards the central business district, with the city hall in the left foreground. Automobiles are parked along the curbs. Caption reads: "... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View down a tree-lined residential street. Hitching posts are along the curbs. Caption reads: "So. 7th Street, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1984 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "THE STATUE OF GAMBRINUS, the legendary Flemish King, generally referred to as the inventor and King of Beer, is a famous landmark a... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Corner view from intersection of the Doerflinger Department Store in downtown La Crosse. Caption reads: "The Doerflinger Store — La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the Y.M.C.A. building. Caption reads: "Y.M.C.A., La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of the main altar of St. Rose Chapel. Flanked by statues and a fresco above. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of the German Lutheran Church. Three arches with columns are at the entrance, and a bell tower is on the right corner. Caption reads: "Germa... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Corner view of St. Joseph's Cathedral, dedicated 1962. There is a clock in the steeple face. Automobiles are parked along the curbs. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | View of the courthouse, with an arched entrance and clock tower. Caption reads: "Court House, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Corner view of city hall, with a tall clock tower with Romanesque arches. Caption reads: "City Hall, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A group of fire fighters are posing on a horse-drawn hook and ladder firetruck parked at the entrance of the firehouse. Caption reads: "Hook and Ladder Cen... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored, elevated view of Main Street, with a bank in the foreground on the right, and a church in the distance. Caption reads: "Main Street, La Cross... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Illustrated view of the home of Germania Saengerfest. Caption reads: "Gruss aus der Feststadt." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view across street towards the St. Francis Hospital and chapel. Caption reads: "St. Francis Hospital, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of Grand Dad's Bluff. People are standing below the bluff in the foreground. Caption reads: "Grand Dad's Bluff, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across the Mississippi River towards the city of La Crosse. Two riverboats are at the river's edge. Caption reads: "River Front and Harbor, La Crosse,... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View across Mississippi River towards a riverside park. Buildings are along the right behind the park. Caption reads: "River Park, La Crosse, Wis." |
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