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Painting

Boyhood Home of Hamlin Garland

Date: 1937
Description: Boyhood home of Hamlin Garland.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

La Crosse and Onalaska

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of La Crosse, with Onalaska in the background. The highway is U.S. Highway 53 and the State Highway 35.
Photograph

La Crosse and Mississippi River

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view of La Crosse and the Mississippi River. In the foreground is the new bridge as of 1953.
Postcard

Country Club

Date: 1910
Description: View up dirt road toward club. Automobiles are parked on the left. There is a bluff in the background. Caption reads: "Country Club, La Crosse, Wis."
Photograph

Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1955
Description: Grand Dad Bluff in La Crosse
Postcard

Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1901
Description: Grand Dad Bluff in La Crosse with the Crusher building which was built in 1901 and burned in 1902. Caption reads: "Grand Dad Bluff, La Crosse, Wis."
Photograph

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.
Postcard

Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1915
Description: Looking toward Grand Dad Bluff.
Postcard

View of La Crosse

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of La Crosse. Caption reads: "Panorama of La Crosse, Wis. from Grand Dad's Bluff."
Photograph

Wisconsin Ribbon of Concrete

Date: 11 1951
Description: Aerial view of US Highway 14 southeast of La Crosse descending into Mormon Coulee. The original caption of the print, which is undated, describes the road ...
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...
Photograph

Large Tree

Date: 05 30 1962
Description: Rural landscape with a large, sprawling tree, and hills in the background.
Photograph

Old Fence and Farmland

Date: 05 30 1962
Description: Landscape view of rolling hills. In the foreground, a pile of rolled, wire fence is visible.
Photograph

Farm Scene

Date: 1938
Description: A view of a farm in the "Coulee Country" near La Crosse during the spring. There is a long ditch in the foreground.
Photograph

Contour Farming

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of a farm and surrounding fields farmed with the contour method. Shocks of grain dot several of the fields.
Photograph

Catholic Church

Date: 1920
Description: View of front exterior of church with a steeple with a cross on top. On the right is a row of trees, and beyond there appears to be a field or marshy area....
Photograph

Burns Street

Date: 1911
Description: View down tree-lined Burns Street, which is on a hill. Houses and sidewalks are on both sides of the street, and a small group of men are in the yard of a ...
Map or Atlas

La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: A map of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, showing and identifying the townships and section numbers, towns, cities and villages, landowners, rivers, railroads,...
Photograph

Rockland Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down unpaved street towards a general store on the left. The sign on the awning in front reads: "Homstad Store." A gas pump, parked car and large tree...

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