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Pile-Pontoon Railroad Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of the pile-pontoon railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien. The bridge was built and patented by John Lawler in 187...
Photograph

Riverside Town

Date: 1902
Description: River with distant hills behind a town. An island is in the foreground.
Map or Atlas

Manuscript Map of Early Prairie du Chien

Date: 1820
Description: A manuscript map of Prairie du Chien.
Photograph

Villa Louis

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of Villa Louis on the Mississippi River, and adjacent buildings.
Photograph

View Looking Toward Old Diamond Jo Warehouse

Date: 1905
Description: View looking toward old Diamond Jo Warehouse, before the bridge was built. Caption reads: "Mississippi River and Prairie du Chien, Wis., from Iowa Side".
Photograph

View from Bluffs

Date: 1910
Description: View from the bluffs in or near McGregor, Iowa. A fence and trees are in the foreground.
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Prairie Du Chien

Date: 1828
Description: Plat of the Private Claims at Prairie Du Chien.
Photograph

Aerial View of Prairie du Chien

Date: 03 28 1949
Description: Aerial view of Prairie du Chien showing the Mississippi River in the background.
Photograph

Elevated View of the Mississippi River

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the Mississippi River from a bluff. There is a farm and other houses along the shoreline, and in the foreground a boy stands on the bluff ...
Postcard

Bird's Eye View of the Village of De Soto, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Color enhanced aerial view of the village of DeSoto, looking north along the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of the Village of De Soto, ...
Postcard

A View of DeSoto, Wis. from the Cliff South of Town

Date: 1920
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of De Soto, taken from the cliff south of town, looking north along the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "A Vie...
Map or Atlas

Crawford County Map Detail

Date: 1878
Description: The bottom right corner of a map of Crawford County. This portion of the map includes town directories and illustrations of the Court House in Prairie Du C...
Map or Atlas

Map of Prairie du Chien and Its Vicinity

Date: 1900
Description: This photocopy map shows marshes, woods, buildings, and selected features including islands, mounds, old Fort Crawford, and "new site for a fort in questio...
Map or Atlas

Private Claims on Prairie du Chien

Date: 1942
Description: This photocopy plat map represents the relative position and size of the sloughs and islands in the Mississippi River, opposite Prairie du Chien.
Postcard

Looking N.W. from Lynxville

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Description: Elevated view of the Mississippi River at Lynxville. Railroad tracks are running alongside the shoreline. Caption reads: "Looking N.W. from Lynxville, Wis....

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