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Cameron House

Date: 1908
Description: View across street toward the Cameron House. A group of people are near the entrance. Caption reads: "Cameron House, 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

Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down right side of street towards the left. Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles are along the sidewalks and curb. Caption reads: "Main Street, La Cro...
Postcard

La Crosse Harbor on Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View from the top of a railroad car on railroad tracks along the Mississippi River shoreline. Ships are along the shoreline on the right, and railroad trac...
Print

Interior of Bonded Warehouse

Date: 1877
Description: Etching of interior of bonded warehouse with four men present, two conversing and two rolling barrels.
Postcard

Levee with Steamboats

Date: 1904
Description: Levee in harbor, with boats, horse-drawn carriages, and steamboats. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Steamboats in Harbor

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Description: Harbor full of steamboats. The shoreline is bustling with people walking amidst the buildings, piers and bridges. Caption reads: "La Crosse Harbor, La Cros...
Postcard

La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet

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Description: Steamboat on the shoreline of the Mississippi River with passengers. Caption reads: "La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet."
Postcard

La Crosse Riverfront

Date: 1910
Description: Caption reads: "Riverfront from Pettibone Park, La Crosse, Wis." There are three steamboats docked on the right in the harbor. A mother and her children ar...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1936
Description: View down a street filled with automobiles and pedestrians, with buildings lining each side.
Print

H.I. Bliss Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of H.I. Bliss, a real estate agent, civil engineer, and county surveyor in La Crosse, Wisconsin. On the left a group of three men are surveying ...
Print

G. Heileman Brewing Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the G. Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, with a musketeer-like figure holding a bottle of beer in one hand and raising a glas...
Book or Pamphlet

La Crosse Happy Farmers Tractor Pamphlet

Date: 1919
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising LaCrosse Happy Farmer kerosene tractors. Includes a trade mark of a smiling man wearing a hat inside a circle surroun...
Book or Pamphlet

La Crosse Happy Farmer Tractor Pamphlet

Date: 1919
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the La Crosse Happy Farmer kerosene tractor. The cover features an illustration of a man using the tractor in a farm ...
Map or Atlas

Map and Statistics of La Crosse, in the Heart of the Famous Coulee Region

Date: 1956
Description: This map is intended for tourists of La Crosse. The front of the map is text about attractions, activities, and accommodations in La Crosse. The back is th...
Map or Atlas

La Crosse, Wisconsin's Fun Escape!

Date: 1995
Description: This map of La Crosse is a bird’s-eye-view map with relief shown pictorially. The cover lists many points of interests and activities in La Crosse. The cov...
Map or Atlas

City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: This map is oriented with north to the right and includes an index of streets. The back of the map features text about La Crosse.
Photograph

Rev. John A. Blaschke

Date: 1895
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Reverend John Blaschke of St. Wenceslas Church.
Print

Gilbert M. Woodward

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Description: Quarter-length, halftone printed, studio portrait of Gilbert M. Woodward. Woodward served as a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from 1883 ...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Advertisement

Date: 1895
Description: An illustration in the John A. Salzer's Seed Company catalog advertising varieties of berry seeds. The illustration features raspberries, blackberries, and...

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