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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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Straightjacketed Escape

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Description: View from window looking down at the escape act of Madison magician Ben Bergor. He is beginning to make the escape from the straightjacket while the crowd ...
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Workmen and the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman

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Description: View down street towards men at work on a boarded-up building on a street corner. A city bus enters the street on the left. In the background is the Cathed...
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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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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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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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Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman, La Crosse, Wis.

Date: 1972
Description: Corner view of St. Joseph's Cathedral, dedicated 1962. There is a clock in the steeple face. Automobiles are parked along the curbs.
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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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