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Flooded Railroad Tracks

Date: 04 22 1965
Description: A panoramic view of the Mississippi River flooding during the spring, showing the dykes built along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad tracks at Sec...
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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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Monroe Palmer Octagon House

Date: 1900
Description: The Monroe Palmer Octagon house, built about 1852 at Neshonoc, Wisconsin, and moved to this site in 1890.
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Hamlin Garland House

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Description: The home of Hamlin Garland.
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Bridge Over Mississippi River

Date: 09 1939
Description: View from shoreline towards the bridge over the Mississippi River in La Crosse.
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Timothy Burns Tablet

Date: 1939
Description: The Timothy Burns tablet in Burns Park, near Main Street. The tablet reads: "To perpetuate the record of the gift of Burns Park to La Crosse by Hon. Timoth...
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William W. Cargill House

Date: 1972
Description: View across street towards the home of William W. Cargill.
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Congregational Church

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of the Congregational Church. View is from the high school looking down Main Street.
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Fish Hatchery

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Description: Exterior view of the fish hatchery.
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Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1955
Description: Grand Dad Bluff in La Crosse
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Indian Mound Marker

Date: 1924
Description: A marker showing an Indian Mound in La Crosse.
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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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Sixth Street

Date: 1893
Description: Sixth Street in La Crosse.
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La Crosse State Teacher's College

Date: 1945
Description: La Crosse State Teacher's College.
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La Crosse from High School

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph view, looking northeast from the high school.
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La Crosse from High School

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph view, looking east from the high school, of La Crosse.
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Panoramic View of La Crosse

Date: 1900
Description: Four-panel Panoramic view of La Crosse. Indentifiable businesses in view include: J. Hogan Wholesale Grocer, T.H. Spence Drug Co., Union Refrigerator Trans...
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Lumber Raft on the Mississippi River

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of lumber raft on the Upper Mississippi River with shoreline in the background.
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The Bishop's House

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Description: Stereograph. The house stands back from a dirt road behind a fence and yard.
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Old Style Six Pack

Date: 1977
Description: Tanks at the Heileman Brewing Company decorated to look like a six-pack of beer cans.

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