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La Crosse Bird's-Eye Map

Date: 1876
Description: Bird's-eye view of La Crosse.
Postcard

John Gund Brewing Company

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the John Gund Brewing Company buildings, with the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse, W...
Postcard

G. Heileman Brewing Company

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the brewery with the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "G. Heileman Brewing Co., La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Listman Mill Company

Date: 1905
Description: View across water toward the flour mill at Listman Mill Company. Caption reads: "Listman Mill Co.'s Flour Mill, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

River Front and Listman's Mills

Date: 1920
Description: View across water toward the Mississippi River front showing Listman's Mills. Caption reads: "River Front and Listman's Mills, La Crosse, Wis."
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

Old Style Six Pack

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

La Crosse Carriage Co. Letterhead

Date: 1887
Description: Letterhead of the La Crosse Wallis Carriage Co., manufacturers of fine family carriages, showing a view of the factory with the Mississippi River in the ba...
Photograph

La Crosse Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: The 400 Cass Street gas station was first constructed in 1928 and later became a Pure Oil station, when it was reopened by Henry Ott, in 1937.
Print

The La Crosse Tractor Advertisement

Date: 
Description: The La Crosse Tractor Advertisement with schematic. A photograph at the top shows men with tractors and wagons advertising the "Kansas City Tractor Show." ...
Photograph

Warehouse

Date: 10 1980
Description: Warehouse, South 2nd Street at Cameron Aveune.
Photograph

Warehouse

Date: 10 1980
Description: Warehouse, State Street.
Photograph

Pearl Button Company

Date: 
Description: Women shown working inside the La Crosse business.
Photograph

Hmong Teens

Date: 2007
Description: Three Hmong teenagers posing for a group portrait sitting on a bench.
Photograph

Pile of Rubble

Date: 
Description: View of a man standing behind a pile of rubble. In the background is a barn, railroad car, and a large open shed stacked with lumber. Part of a foundation ...
Photograph

Hussa's Brewery

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of back of Hussa's brewery. There is a tall chimney on the left, and a yard with piles of lumber is in the foreground.
Photograph

Railroad Tracks and Depot

Date: 
Description: View down railroad tracks. On the left, there is a two-story, octagonal hut. On the right, there is a railroad station with a Western Union sign. Industria...
Photograph

Main Street Looking Toward Canning Factory

Date: 1922
Description: View down street towards a Ford sales and service center on the left, and a canning factory in the background. A man stands near a parked car, and behind h...
Photograph

Canning Factory

Date: 1911
Description: View across set of railroad tracks of a canning factory. There are a number of warehouses and outbuildings. Trees are on a hill in the background.

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