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Pure Oil Company Service Sation

Date: 1937
Description: Exterior view of the Pure Oil Service Station at the corner of 4th and Cass taken prior to 1937 renovation.
Photograph

Pure Oil Service Station

Date: 1937
Description: Exterior view of the Pure Oil Service Station at 4th and Cass taken after the 1937 renovation.
Manuscript

Gerrard Journal of Birth Records

Date: 1890
Description: Pages 16 and 17 of midwife Mary Gerrard's journal in which she recorded names and birth dates of infants she delivered.
Print

Interior of Bonded Warehouse

Date: 1877
Description: Etching of interior of bonded warehouse with four men present, two conversing and two rolling barrels.
Photograph

Lumber Raft on the Mississippi River

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of lumber raft on the Upper Mississippi River with shoreline in the background.
Photograph

"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.
Postcard

Levee with Steamboats

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

Tributaries Leading to Mississippi River

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of winding tributaries leading to Mississippi River. A road passes over a bridge in the foreground. Caption reads: "A View on the Mississippi...
Postcard

Steamboats in Harbor

Date: 
Description: Harbor full of steamboats. The shoreline is bustling with people walking amidst the buildings, piers and bridges. Caption reads: "La Crosse Harbor, La Cros...
Postcard

La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet

Date: 
Description: Steamboat on the shoreline of the Mississippi River with passengers. Caption reads: "La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet."
Postcard

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...
Postcard

Old Boat Yards

Date: 
Description: Old boat yards, with numerous steamboats, and buildings on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Old Boat Yards, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Steamboats in La Crosse Harbor

Date: 1903
Description: Several steamboats in the harbor, with J.J. Hogan Wholesale Grocery store and other buildings along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Steamboats in La Crosse ...
Photograph

Couple on Riverfront

Date: 1998
Description: A couple walking along the riverfront in winter, with a bridge across the Mississippi in the background.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Governor Jim Doyle

Date: 06 2003
Description: Governor James "Jim" Doyle throws out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game for the new La Crosse Loggers' franchise, at Copeland Field.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Tommy Thompson

Date: 2005
Description: Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health & Human Services (2001-2005) being interviewed while on a visit to La Crosse.
Photograph

Waiting for Santa Claus

Date: 12 24 1958
Description: Child sleeping in front of the fireplace, waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.

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