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Main Street, East from Third

Date: 1910
Description: Main Street looking eastwards from Third Street. E.M. Young's Drugstore is in the lower left hand corner. Caption reads: "Main Street, East from Third, La ...
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of a row of businesses on Main Street. Erhart's Drugstore is on the left, and advertises film and cigars, in addition to drugs. W.T. Irvine, optician,...
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Main Street, East from Fourth Street

Date: 1905
Description: A view of Main street, looking east from Fourth Street. It is interesting to note that "The Largest Whiskey House" saloon is located next door to a drug st...
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Lincoln Beachey

Date: 09 25 1912
Description: Lincoln Beachey, the best known aviator of the exhibition era, performed in Wisconsin with his Curtiss Pusher airplane on numerous occasions. This postcar...
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C., M. & St. P. R. R. Depot

Date: 1905
Description: The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad depot. Caption reads: "C., M. & St. P. R. R. Depot, La Crosse, Wis."
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St. Michael's Orphanage

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Description: Aerial view of an orphanage and grounds near the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "St. Michael's Orphanage — La Crosse, Wis."
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Coulee Scene

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a coulee landscape. Agricultural fields are on a hillside. Caption reads: "Coulee Scene near La Crosse, Wis."
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Decora Point, near La Crosse, Wis.

Date: 1907
Description: View towards a hill, on the far left in the distance, with a geologic formation at the top. A road is winding through the hillside. The Mississippi River i...
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Riverside Park

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Description: View of the cannon at Riverside Park. Automobiles are parked by the river on the left. Caption reads: "Riverside Park, La Crosse, Wis."
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Driveway, Pettibone Park

Date: 1950
Description: View of a driveway and sidewalk along the Mississippi River. An interstate bridge and bluffs are in the distance. Caption reads: "Driveway, Pettibone Park,...
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U.S. 14 & 61

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a two-lane Interstate highway along railroad tracks. Two automobiles are moving down the road in the right lane, heading towa...
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Castle Gate at Castle Cliff Near La Crosse

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a rock formation on a hillside, with a man standing in between looking towards the left. Caption reads: "Castle Gate at Castl...
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The Mississippi from Levee Park

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Description: View from shoreline towards the Mississippi River, with the sun shining through the clouds and sparkling on the water. Hills are in the distance. Caption r...
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La Crosse Normal

Date: 1926
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Normal School, an original building for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse located at 1724 State Street. Caption reads...
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High School

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "High School, West Salem, Wis." A two-story, brick high school with arched windows and a belfry. It is surrounded by a lawn and trees.

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