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Tourist Views of La Crosse, ca. 1892
Souvenir of La Crosse, Wis., ca. 1892
This small folding booklet contains 49 two-tone lithographic views of public buildings, churches, residences, business establishments, stores, and the riverfront, as well as a short business directory. It was intended for tourists and other travellers on the Mississippi River who might stop at La Crosse. Its publisher, Alexander Simplot (1837-1914), had made his reputation illustrating Civil War battle scenes for Harpers Weekly three decades earlier; he resided at Dubuque and issued similar booklets about other Mississippi River towns in the 1890s. A collection of his original sketches and other works is available at Wisconsin Historical Images.
| Related Topics: |
The Progressive Era Travel and Tourism |
| Creator: | Simplot, A. (Alexander), 1837-1914 |
| Pub Data: | [Dubuque, Iowa?]: A. Simplot, [1892?]; from a copy in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Pamphlet Collection, Call Number: 92-4548 |
| Citation: | Simplot, A. (Alexander). Souvenir of La Crosse, Wis. ([Dubuque, Iowa?]: A. Simplot, [1892?]) Online facsimile at: http://wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1716; Visited on: 4/25/2024 |
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