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Bluff, Looking South from Main Street

Date: 09 06 1964
Description: Mississippi River fishing town, bluff in background, looking south from a main street and showing arcade passage through store fronts.
Postcard

Genoa State Bank

Date: 1905
Description: Genoa State Bank with a small group of people gathered on its porch. Caption reads: "Genoa State Bank, Genoa, Wis."
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House near Rock Formation

Date: 1920
Description: House built by an early Italian settler. At the time of the photograph, the home belonged to Mrs. Margaret Gelarde. Behind the house is a hill and rock for...
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Stone House in Genoa

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of an early stone house. An automobile is parked on the left side of the building.
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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: Right side view of the church. A hill is behind the church on the right. Caption reads: "St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Genoa, Wis."
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Bird's Eye View of Genoa

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Genoa. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View, Genoa, Wis." The St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church is in the right foreground. Railroad tracks ...
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Genoa

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Description: View of various buildings in Genoa. Behind the buildings is a tall rock formation covered with trees.
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View

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Genoa along the Mississippi River. Scene of the last battle between the United States forces and the Native Americans under Chief Black Ha...
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Genoa Dam

Date: 1953
Description: View across fields towards the Genoa Dam on the Mississippi River. Tree-covered hills are on the left.
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School Store Room

Date: 03 23 1934
Description: Interior of a school storage room filled with desks and other school supplies, including a Smith Sanitary Bubbler Fountain (may be the origin of the region...
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Fisherman of Italian Colony

Date: 1893
Description: Six men of the fishing colony on the shorelines of the Mississippi River. Numerous boats, logs, and fishing nets are scattered across the beach. Caption on...
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Fishing Industry on Mississippi River

Date: 1907
Description: Fishing implements on the shoreline of the Mississippi River, and a bluff in the background. Caption reads: "Fish Industry, Mississippi River, La Crosse, W...
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State Bank

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of brick building. A banner hangs over the entrance, and three men wearing hats sit on the steps near the front door. Another building is on the l...
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Genoa City Service Station Detail (Rooftop)

Date: 2008
Description: Built in the early 1920s, the station, with its tower, low rooflines, and decorative half-timbering, complemented the designs of the other resort buildings...
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Cemetery and Chapel

Date: 1922
Description: Tombstones at the cemetery, Looking up towards the chapel.
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Looking Northwest from Cemetery

Date: 1922
Description: View from the hilltop at the Genoa cemetery looking down towards the village, the Mississippi River and the Minnesota border.
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C.B.Q. Concrete Bridge

Date: 1922
Description: View across field of workers constructing a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad bridge.
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Vacant Farmstead on Derby Line Road

Date: 1993
Description: A small farm building standing in an open field of grass. Three trees are standing to the left of the building.
Postcard

Group of People in Excursion Boat

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Description: View from shoreline towards a small group of people on an excursion boat in the water near the shore. Bluffs are in the background. Caption reads: "Scene n...
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Mississippi River

Date: 1972
Description: View from the top of a grassy hill overlooking the Mississippi River.

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