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The Keokuk Beside a Barge

Date: 1868
Description: The sidewheel packet, Keokuk, loaded with passengers beside a barge at a landing. The landing is filled with people and horse-drawn vehicles. The si...
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."
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."
Postcard

Ebner's Coulee

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Description: Colorized view of Ebner's Coulee. Caption reads: "Ebner's Coulee, taken from Grandad Bluff, La Crosse, Wis."
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Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1915
Description: Looking toward Grand Dad Bluff.
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Aerial View of La Crosse

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Description: Aerial view of La Crosse, with the Mississippi River in the distance.
Photograph

"Diamond Jo" Steamboat

Date: 1875
Description: View down hill towards "Diamond Jo" steamboat docked on the shoreline of the Mississippi River while goods are being loaded onto the steamboat.
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The Coulee Region

Date: 1936
Description: View down hill towards valley of farming country in the “Coulee Region.”
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The Buffalo Head

Date: 04 09 1936
Description: The Buffalo Head, a 'native' stone sculpture by the Mississippi River at the junction of Flint Ledge and Indian trails in Wyalusing State Park.

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Skiers about to Ski Down Slope

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Description: Winter scene looking down a hill towards skiers about to ski on the Capital Mississippi Alps near La Crosse, Wisconsin. La Crosse is in the background, and...
Map or Atlas

La Crosse as Seen from Cliffwood : [and] Cliffwood as Seen from La Crosse

Date: 1900
Description: This set of photocopy bird's-eye-view maps include one view looking west from the top of Wisconsin River bluffs; and a second view looking east towards La ...
Photograph

Bluffs

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Description: View across field towards bluffs covered with trees. The edge of the bluff has an exposed rock face. The leaves on the trees are autumn colored.
Postcard

Harvest Scene in Bostwick Valley

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Description: View from a hay field on a hill looking towards pastures and fields in a valley. Caption reads: "Harvest Scene in Bostwick Valley, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

The La Crosse Country Club

Date: 1911
Description: View of the Country Club and grounds. Bluffs are in the background. Caption reads: "The La Crosse Country Club, La Crosse, Wis."
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Golf Links

Date: 1911
Description: Illustration of a golf course near hills and bluffs. Caption reads: "Golf Links, La Crosse, Wis."
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Lake Como

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Description: Hand-colored elevated view from hill of Lake Como. People are in a boat in the lake. Caption reads: "Lake Como, near La Crosse, Wis."
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Steamer G.W. Hill taking excursion out of La Crosse, Wis.

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Description: View from shoreline towards the paddle steamer "G.W. Hill" on the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Steamer G.W. Hill taking excursion out of La Crosse, W...
Postcard

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...
Postcard

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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