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The Gypsy at the La Crosse Levee

Date: 1900
Description: Riverboats tied at the levee in La Crosse with the Gypsy in the foreground. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Steamer Quincy at Levee

Date: 1910
Description: The sidewheel packet, Quincy, tied up at the levee. Bridge in background. Later named J.S. Caption reads: "Steamer Quincy at Levee, La...
Photograph

Plan of Bridge in La Crosse

Date: 1935
Description: An aerial view of La Crosse and the Mississippi River with the bridge drawn in to show what the finished product would look like.
Photograph

Bridge Over Mississippi River

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the bridge spanning the Mississippi River in La Crosse.
Photograph

Dresbach Dam

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the Dresbach Dam.
Postcard

John Gund Brewing Company

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the John Gund Brewing Company buildings, with the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse, W...
Postcard

G. Heileman Brewing Company

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the brewery with the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "G. Heileman Brewing Co., La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

River Front and Listman's Mills

Date: 1920
Description: View across water toward the Mississippi River front showing Listman's Mills. Caption reads: "River Front and Listman's Mills, La Crosse, Wis."
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...
Photograph

J.J. Hogan Wholesales

Date: 1900
Description: View down railroad tracks, with the Mississippi River on the left, and on the right the J.J. Hogan Wholesale Company.
Photograph

Mississippi River Front

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view over the Mississippi River towards the waterfront in La Crosse.
Postcard

View of La Crosse

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of La Crosse. Caption reads: "Panorama of La Crosse, Wis. from Grand Dad's Bluff."
Photograph

Panorama of La Crosse

Date: 1900
Description: Panoramic view of La Crosse.
Photograph

Panoramic View of La Crosse

Date: 1900
Description: Four-panel Panoramic view of La Crosse. Indentifiable businesses in view include: J. Hogan Wholesale Grocer, T.H. Spence Drug Co., Union Refrigerator Trans...
Postcard

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...
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 ...

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