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Postcard

Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the La Crosse post office, which was destroyed in 1977. Caption reads: "Post Office, La Crosse, Wis."
Photograph

Elderly Woman at Bus Stop

Date: 1991
Description: An elderly woman waits on a bench for the bus by the post office.
Photograph

Looking West on Main Street

Date: 1922
Description: View down Main Street looking west. On these blocks there is a restaurant, rug store, post office, and Farmers State Bank. Automobiles are parked on both s...
Manuscript

Nathan Myrick Post Office Letter

Date: 1891
Description: Letter from Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, Estes G. Rathbone, regarding the establishment of the Post Office at La Crosse and Nathan Myrick's appoint...
Photograph

LaCrosse Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: View down middle of unpaved Main Street. There are large trees along the sidewalk on the left. Businesses line both sides of the street, and there is a sta...
Map or Atlas

Map of the County of La Crosse Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: Map of La Crosse County, Wisconsin showing village plat, farm houses, schools, roads, railroads, township names (New Amsterdam, Dacota, Minnesota, Driesbac...
Map or Atlas

Map of La Crosse County Wisconsin Showing Rural Delivery Service

Date: 1910
Description: Map is a blueline print. Map shows United States postal routes for La Crosse County. A list of stations include: Bangor R R 1-3, Holmen R R 1-2, La Crosse ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: This map has relief shown by hachures and includes a list of plats in order of date of record, laws which vacate plats, plats not shown as upon the county ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1927
Description: This map includes an index and highways marked in red. Attractions on the map include: Four Mile House, Cold Springs, Grand Crossing Station, Coleman Sloug...
Photograph

Couple with Dog

Date: 2012
Description: A young wandering couple, dressed warmly, sits on the sidewalk with their dog in front of a Kwik Trip store on Lang Drive. Their backpacks are resting besi...
Map or Atlas

Map of the County of La Crosse Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This map features township outlines, railroads, roads, post offices, and landownership for La Crosse County. Various communities appear in yellow, green, a...
Photograph

Eugene Olson and His Dog

Date: 
Description: Eugene W. Olson and his dog, Travis, check the mailbox on a road near West Salem. In the background are fields on a hill.
Postcard

Post Office

Date: 
Description: View across street towards the post office. Caption reads: "Post Office, La Crosse, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "The La Crosse Post Office is a major mail...

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