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River Front from Pettibone Park

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Description: View across Mississippi River towards the La Crosse waterfront. Postcard is folded in four parts, and text on front reads: "Mail Card. Write on back of thi...
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Listman Mill Company

Date: 1905
Description: View across water toward the flour mill at Listman Mill Company. Caption reads: "Listman Mill Co.'s Flour Mill, La Crosse, Wis."
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C., M. & St. P. R. R. Depot

Date: 1905
Description: The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad depot. Caption reads: "C., M. & St. P. R. R. Depot, La Crosse, Wis."
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Mill Dam at Oehler's Cave

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Description: Elevated view upriver toward a dam in a river, with hills in the background. A group of people are on the elevated bank on the left. Caption reads: "Mill D...
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Vocational 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."
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Burns Park

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Description: Hand-colored view of a shady park with several flower beds in the lawn. Two girls are sitting on a bench along the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Burns Park, La...
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Seventh District School, North La Crosse

Date: 1909
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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Summer Home of J.P. Salzer "Eagle Bluff"

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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...
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One of the Many Pretty Flower Beds, Riverside Park

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Description: View of flower beds in a park. An excursion boat is in the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "One of the Many Pretty Flower Beds, Riversi...
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St. James Church

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Description: Hand-colored view of a church with the bell tower to the right of the entrance. Caption reads: "La Crosse, Wis., St. James Church, North La Crosse."
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Y. W. C. A. Building

Date: 1909
Description: View across street towards the YWCA Building, with a lawn and fence surrounding the grounds. Caption reads: "Y. W. C. A. Building, La Crosse, Wis."
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La Crosse Harbor

Date: 1908
Description: View across water towards the La Crosse Harbor. On the right are two people in a small excursion boat. Along the shoreline is the paddle steamer "St. Paul,...
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Main Street, looking east from Third

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Description: View of a central business district. A streetcar and automobiles are in the street. Street lamps are along the curbs, and pedestrians are walking on the st...
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High School, La Crosse

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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."
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St. Paul's Universalist Church

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Description: Hand-colored view across street towards a church. There is an inset portrait of Leonard E. Blackmer, Pastor and Manager at top left. Caption reads: "St. Pa...
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St. Rose Convent

Date: 1916
Description: View across intersection towards a large convent. There is a brick wall along the sidewalk surrounding the convent. Caption reads: "St. Rose Convent, La C...
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Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church and Parsonage

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Description: Hand-colored view of a Lutheran church and parsonage. Caption reads: "Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church and Parsonage, La Crosse, Wis."
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Oehler's Cave

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Description: Hand-colored view of the entrance to Oehler's Cave. A group of people are gathered on an island in the stream at the mouth of the cave. Caption reads: "Oeh...
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German Lutheran Church

Date: 1909
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...
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St. Joseph's Cathedral

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Description: Hand-colored view of St. Joseph's Cathedral with Gothic windows. There are clocks on the steeple. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Cathedral, La Crosse, Wis."

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