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Postcard

Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the La Crosse post office, which was destroyed in 1977. Caption reads: "Post Office, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Stoddard Hotel

Date: 1905
Description: View across intersection toward the hotel. Caption reads: "La Crosse, Wis. Stoddard Hotel." Hotel Stoddard, "built by a company of wealthy citizens in resp...
Postcard

Stoddard Hotel

Date: 1920
Description: View across street toward the hotel. Caption reads: "Stoddard Hotel, La Crosse, Wis." Hotel Stoddard, "built by a company of wealthy citizens in response t...
Postcard

Stoddard Hotel

Date: 1915
Description: View from across intersection toward the hotel. Caption reads: "Stoddard Hotel, La Crosse, Wis." Hotel Stoddard, "built by a company of wealthy citizens in...
Photograph

Window Washer

Date: 2010
Description: Goodyear employee washing storefront windows as three people and a dog are walking by. A dog can be seen mirrored in the window.
Photograph

Bodega Brew Pub

Date: 2007
Description: An exterior view from across street of Bodega Brew Pub on corner of Pearl Street.
Photograph

Buzzard Billy's

Date: 2006
Description: View from across street of "Buzzard Billy's." There is a decorative fish on top of the establishment.
Photograph

Straightjacketed Escape

Date: 
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, ...
Photograph

Jay Street Firefighting Efforts

Date: 07 30 2011
Description: Firefighters respond to a fire at the Democratic Party Office at 118 Fifth Avenue. Viewed from Fourth Street intersection.
Map or Atlas

Map and Statistics of La Crosse, in the Heart of the Famous Coulee Region

Date: 1956
Description: This map is intended for tourists of La Crosse. The front of the map is text about attractions, activities, and accommodations in La Crosse. The back is th...
Map or Atlas

La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1970
Description: This map is intended for tourists of La Crosse. The cover features images of farms and natural land and reads: "friends are but strangers... we have yet to...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: This map has relief shown by hachures and includes a list of plats in order of date of record, laws which vacate plats, plats not shown as upon the county ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1888
Description: This map has relief shown by hachures and features inset maps of a plat of E.D. Clinton and Blackwell’s add’n to the City of La Crosse. Wards (1-10) shaded...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1927
Description: This map includes an index and highways marked in red. Attractions on the map include: Four Mile House, Cold Springs, Grand Crossing Station, Coleman Sloug...
Photograph

Blind Man with White Cane

Date: 2013
Description: A blind man with a white cane waits on the corner of 7th & Cass Streets. He is wearing jeans, a denim jacket, blaze orange hat and boots. Snow is piled on ...
Photograph

La Crosse Fire Chief

Date: 08 2013
Description: La Crosse Fire Chief Greg Cleveland, standing along 2nd Street, at the Oktoberfest Parade. He is wearing his dress uniform and sunglasses. On the sidewalk,...
Photograph

Refuse Truck

Date: 2013
Description: The driver of a Harter’s Refuse truck throws a bag of trash into his truck. He is holding one trash can, and two others sit near a garage. He is wearing a ...
Postcard

Stoddard Hotel

Date: 
Description: View across intersection toward the hotel. Caption reads: "La Crosse, Wis. Stoddard Hotel." Text on reverse reads: "STODDARD HOTEL, an absolutely fireproof...
Postcard

Post Office

Date: 
Description: View across street towards the post office. Caption reads: "Post Office, La Crosse, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "The La Crosse Post Office is a major mail...
Postcard

South Avenue Cafeteria

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Description: Color postcard of South Avenue Cafeteria. Automobiles are parked in the street along the curbs.

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