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Captain Isaac H. Moulton with his Mother, Wife, and Daughter

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Description: Captain Isaac H. Moulton of La Crosse, Wisconsin, with his mother, wife Hannah, and one of his daughters. Moulton was captain of the "City of St. Paul," th...
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La Crosse Riverfront

Date: 1910
Description: Caption reads: "Riverfront from Pettibone Park, La Crosse, Wis." There are three steamboats docked on the right in the harbor. A mother and her children ar...
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Madison Jaycettes Aid Cerebral Palsy Fund

Date: 05 26 1948
Description: Mrs. Marvin V. Bump, Junior Chamber of Commerce state cerebral palsy drive chairman, accepts a $2,000 check from Anna Cary, Dane County drive chairman. Lef...
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Small Child on Boardwalk

Date: 1898
Description: Caption reads, "Sam D. Conant at cottage." A woman sits on the boardwalk and looks at the child.
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Class Portrait

Date: 1939
Description: Indoor class portrait of twenty-four young students.
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Young Dancers Looking in Tent

Date: 08 08 2008
Description: Two young girls, with hair curls, look into tent at Irishfest.
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Elderly Woman at Bus Stop

Date: 1991
Description: An elderly woman waits on a bench for the bus by the post office.
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Supporters at Bush-Cheney Rally

Date: 05 07 2004
Description: Supporters at Bush-Cheney rally. A member of the Hmong community holds a Bush-Cheney sign.
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Young Dancers outside Tent

Date: 08 08 2008
Description: Young dancers preparing to take the stage at Irishfest stand outside near a tent.
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Woman and Two Children

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: A woman is walking down the sidewalk, wearing a head covering and smiling at the camera, while two young girls are following close behind.
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Group of Reenactors

Date: 2007
Description: Historical reenactors in costume await visitors outside the "American Queen" steamboat.
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Oktoberfest Parade

Date: 2007
Description: Women in costume smiling and clapping in Oktoberfest parade.
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Michelle Obama

Date: 02 18 2008
Description: Michelle Obama speaking from a podium at the University of La Crosse. A man is standing in the foreground.
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Former Mrs. Oktoberfest

Date: 10 2007
Description: Kathy Vehrenkamp, Mrs. Oktoberfest 1991, walking down the sidewalk in costume and proudly displaying her ribbon.
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Frauleins at Oktoberfest

Date: 10 2007
Description: Two women (Frauleins) in costume posing for a picture at Oktoberfest.
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Girl at Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 28 2007
Description: A young girl dressed in red, white, and blue is watching the Memorial Day parade while holding an American flag and sitting in a chair on the sidewalk.
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Suk-Hee Sim Marcou Hall

Date: 1997
Description: Suk-Hee Sim Marcou Hall, the former wife of the photographer, poses for a portrait in a red dress.
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Straightjacketed Escape

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Description: View from street of Madison magician Ben Bergor being raised feet first (upside down) and in a straightjacket to perform an escape act outside a LaCrosse, ...
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Anchorwoman Heather Armstrong

Date: 10 24 2012
Description: WXOW-TV anchorwoman Heather Armstrong, posing in a room adjacent to a Republican Election Rally at LaCrosse County Republican Headquarters. She is wearing ...
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Soledad O'Brien

Date: 11 06 2013
Description: Posed, seated portrait of national television journalist and featured speaker Soledad O’Brien at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

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