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Artist Gordon Hampel with Flowers

Date: 2005
Description: Portrait of Gordon Hampel standing amidst his flowers.
Photograph

Group of Reenactors

Date: 2007
Description: Historical reenactors in costume await visitors outside the "American Queen" steamboat.
Photograph

Oktoberfest Parade

Date: 2007
Description: Women in costume smiling and clapping in Oktoberfest parade.
Photograph

Potting Plants

Date: 1911
Description: Group of women from the District Agricultural School, and gardener E.E. Harris on the far right. They are standing in a row potting plants at a potting tab...
Print

Dinner Menu for "Buffalo Bill" Cody

Date: 12 02 1885
Description: Fringed red silk overlay cover and gold silk ribbon backed menu page, sewn at top, for a "Complimentary Banquet to Hon. Wm. F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill) by his ...
Photograph

Eugene Olson and His Dog

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Description: Eugene W. Olson and his dog, Travis, check the mailbox on a road near West Salem. In the background are fields on a hill.
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Albert Hammes in his Tobacco Field

Date: 10 13 1978
Description: Slightly elevated view of Albert Hammes, smoking a cigarette and tending to his tobacco crops. The flower tops have to be picked before harvesting to keep ...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1895
Description: The cover design of the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog featuring a variety of flowers, including carnations and chrysanthemums.
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1903
Description: The cover design of the spring edition of a John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog. The illustration features a young woman in an elaborate hat, and a variety...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1898
Description: The cover design of the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog. The illustration features a variety of flowers, and an inset view of the company's factory bui...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Catalog Back Cover

Date: 1913
Description: A back cover design for the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog. The illustration features a variety of flowers in the foreground, and in the background, a...
Postcard

Water Works

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Description: Exterior view of the water works building. Flowers are planted along the front, and lampposts are flanking the entrance. Caption reads: "Water Works, La Cr...
Postcard

Fountain in Oak Grove Cemetery

Date: 1911
Description: Hand-colored view of a fountain obscured by a flowering bush. Caption reads: "Fountain in Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Grotto — Catholic Cemetery

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Description: Hand-colored view of the grotto in the Catholic Cemetery. Caption reads: "Grotto — Catholic Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Lagoon and Rustic Bridge, Catholic Cemetery

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view of the lagoon and stone bridge in the Catholic Cemetery. Caption reads: "Lagoon and Rustic Bridge, Catholic Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

One of the Many Pretty Flower Beds, Riverside Park

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Description: View of flower beds in a park. An excursion boat is in the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "One of the Many Pretty Flower Beds, Riversi...
Postcard

One of the Many Pretty Flower Beds in Levee Park

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Description: Hand-colored view of a circular flower bed next to the river, with an interstate bridge in the distance. Caption reads: "One of the Many Pretty Flower Beds...
Postcard

Burns Park

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Description: Hand-colored view of a shady park with several flower beds in the lawn. Two girls are sitting on a bench along the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Burns Park, La...
Postcard

Residence of L. F. Easton

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Description: View of the three-story home, including a turret, of the L.F. Easton residence, with a stone wall, stairs leading to a front walk, and a sidewalk in the fo...
Photograph

Funeral Service

Date: 03 13 2015
Description: Father Robert Schaller is standing next to a casket holding the body of David Marcou's father, David A. Marcou inside St. James Church. There are flower ar...

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