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The Keokuk at the Winona, Minnesota Levee

Date: 1858
Description: Elevated view of the sidewheel packet, Keokuk, at the Winona, Minnesota levee between 1858 and 1866. A barge and railway cars are in the foreground.
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."
Photograph

Pile-Pontoon Bridge

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over the Mississippi River. Three men are standing and sitting on the bridge in the foreground. Bu...
Postcard

Fishing Industry on Mississippi River

Date: 1907
Description: Fishing implements on the shoreline of the Mississippi River, and a bluff in the background. Caption reads: "Fish Industry, Mississippi River, La Crosse, W...
Photograph

View of Alma, Wisconsin from the Mississippi River

Date: 1897
Description: View of Alma from the Mississippi River, with wing dam on right.
Postcard

A Scene from the River

Date: 08 03 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of the Mississippi River and bluffs near Alma. A docked paddle boat is near the shoreline. Caption reads: "A Scene from the River, Alma,...
Photograph

Looking South

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Description: View looking down bluff of a residential neighborhood. On the right is the Mississippi River. Railroad tracks run along the shoreline towards more bluffs.
Photograph

Elevated View of Town and Mississippi River

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over city. A church is in the middle foreground, and the Mississippi River and far shoreline is in the background. On the right side is a dir...
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...
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

Old Boat Yards

Date: 1898
Description: Colorized view of a boat yard on the Mississippi River. Riverboats are moored along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Old Boat Yards, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

La Crosse Harbor

Date: 1908
Description: View across water towards the La Crosse Harbor. On the right are two people in a small excursion boat. Along the shoreline is the paddle steamer "St. Paul,...
Photograph

La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor

Date: 1967
Description: Aerial view of what is identified by the caption as a "Nuclear power plant near Victory (Vernon Co.), Wis." This would be the La Crosse Boiling Water React...
Postcard

River Front from Pettibone Park

Date: 
Description: View across Mississippi River towards the La Crosse waterfront. Postcard is folded in four parts, and text on front reads: "Mail Card. Write on back of thi...

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