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Postcard

Lincoln Beachey

Date: 09 25 1912
Description: Lincoln Beachey, the best known aviator of the exhibition era, performed in Wisconsin with his Curtiss Pusher airplane on numerous occasions. This postcar...
Photograph

La Crosse Railroad Bridge

Date: 1880
Description: Construction of a railroad bridge on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. A set of railroad tracks is in the foreground, running along the s...
Photograph

Old Man and Windsor Billboard

Date: 1980
Description: An elderly man is sitting in the grass by a Windsor Canadian Whiskey billboard.
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Locks on Mississippi River

Date: 1935
Description: Locks on the Mississippi River, a nine foot channel. A man is standing above the locks. Bluffs are in the background.
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"Diamond Jo" Steamboat

Date: 1875
Description: View down hill towards "Diamond Jo" steamboat docked on the shoreline of the Mississippi River while goods are being loaded onto the steamboat.
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Levee with Steamboats

Date: 1904
Description: Levee in harbor, with boats, horse-drawn carriages, and steamboats. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis."
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Football Coach Addresses Players

Date: 1991
Description: Head coach Dan Coughlin addresses his players, the Aquinas Bluegold Varsity football team, after his team's first playoff spot was clinched at the close of...
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President George W. Bush

Date: 05 07 2004
Description: President George W. Bush greets a crowd during a campaign stop in La Crosse at Copeland Field.
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Crystal and Friend

Date: 2007
Description: Portrait of a young woman, Crystal, and her friend, sitting on the steps of 326 South 7th Street. The friend is wearing a Ramones t-shirt, a hat, and shoes...
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Truck Driver William J. Lankford

Date: 03 16 1936
Description: Original caption reads: "Wm. J. Lankford - safe driver Gateway City Transfer Co. Taken by Madison Branch House." Mr. Lankford was likely the winner of a sa...
Print

La Crosse Tractor Advertisement

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Description: La Crosse Tractor Advertisement with multiple inserts.
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Man on Plow

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Description: Man sitting on plow driven by a tractor.
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Man Sitting on thresher behind Tractor

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Description: Man sitting behind a La Crosse tractor on a thresher.
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Group of Men at La Crosse Tractors?

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Description: View across plowed field of group of employees of La Crosse Tractor? The men are wearing long jackets, neckties, gloves, and hats. In the background are fa...
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Carriage Ride

Date: 2008
Description: Family on horse-drawn carriage ride going by a storefront with a sign that says: "The Elite."
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Man Walking with Cane

Date: 2008
Description: Elevated view of a man walking with a cane on a rainy day.
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John Medinger and Jim Doyle

Date: 06 2003
Description: La Crosse Mayor John Medinger and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle at the La Crosse Loggers game.
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Homeless Man

Date: 2003
Description: A homeless man holding a cardboard sign that reads "HOMELESS HUNGRY ANY Thing HELPS GOD BLESS" on Rose Street intersection.
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Button Seller

Date: 08 2000
Description: A man sells Gore-Lieberman buttons at Riverside Park.
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George W. Bush at Rally

Date: 05 07 2004
Description: President George W. Bush speaks at rally.

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