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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...
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

Old Boat Yards

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Description: Old boat yards, with numerous steamboats, and buildings on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Old Boat Yards, La Crosse, Wis."
Manuscript

La Crosse Carriage Co. Letterhead

Date: 1887
Description: Letterhead of the La Crosse Wallis Carriage Co., manufacturers of fine family carriages, showing a view of the factory with the Mississippi River in the ba...
Print

G. Heileman Brewing Co. Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the G. Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, manufacturers of keg and bottled beer, with an elevated view of the brewery complex, i...
Print

John Gund Brewing Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the John Gund Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, with an elevated view of the brewery complex on the left. On the right is the company ...
Map or Atlas

Township no. 15 N., Range no. 7 west 4th Mer.

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Description: This 19th century manuscript map shows state lands and acreages along the Mississippi River and the sections in parts of what is currently the Town of Shel...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1893
Description: This map of La Crosse shows wards 1-20, streets, railroads, the Inter State Fair Grounds, islands, and the Mississippi River. Relief is shown by hachures. ...
Map or Atlas

Zoning Map, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: This map of La Crosse shows different types of land zoning: residence, multiple dwelling, local business, commercial, light industrial, heavy industrial, w...
Map or Atlas

Map of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: This map of La Crosse shows twenty wards, some rural lots with acreages, streets, railroads, depots, bridges, cemeteries, parks, schools, islands, and the ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Mississippi River Between La Crescent, Minn. and La Crosse, Wis.

Date: 1900
Description: The map is watercolor, pencil, and ink on tracing cloth and shows plats of both cities, local streets, railroads, mills, township divisions, bridges, and p...
Photograph

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.

The verso...

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 ...
Postcard

G. Heilman Brewing Co.

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Description: Colorized view of an elevated view of the brewery beside the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "G. Heilman Brewing Co., La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Listman Mill Co.

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Description: Hand-colored view of a flour mill on the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Listman Mill Co., La Crosse, Wis." Subtitle reads: "(Capacity 6600 Bbls. Flour ...
Postcard

River Front and Harbor

Date: 1908
Description: View across the Mississippi River towards the city of La Crosse. Two riverboats are at the river's edge. Caption reads: "River Front and Harbor, La Crosse,...
Postcard

Public Bath

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Description: A bathing beach on an island near a bridge, with people in the water and on the beach within an enclosed area. A canoe and rowboat are pulled up on the sho...
Postcard

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."
Postcard

Fish Hatchery

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Description: Illustration of a fish hatchery on the Mississippi River. A steamboat is on the left near a bridge. Caption reads: "Fish Hatchery, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Steamer Kit Carson Towing Largest Lumber Raft . . .

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Description: Hand-colored view from the shoreline towards a lumber raft. Caption reads: "Steamer Kit Carson Towing Largest Lumber Raft ever taken down the Mississippi R...

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