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Straightjacketed Escape

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Description: View from street of Madison magician Ben Bergor being raised feet first (upside down) and in a straightjacket to perform an escape act outside a LaCrosse, ...
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Straightjacketed Escape

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Description: View from window looking down at the escape act of Madison magician Ben Bergor. He is beginning to make the escape from the straightjacket while the crowd ...
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International Model K Trucks in Shop

Date: 1947
Description: International Model K trucks in the shop. These trucks were owned and operated by Gateway City Transfer Company of La Crosse. A large sign on the back wall...
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Gund's Brewery, La Crosse

Date: 1890
Description: A large group of Brewery workers posing outside of Gund's Brewery in La Crosse. In the front of the group two men are seated at a table with a large stein ...
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State High School Basketball Tournament Teams

Date: 03 13 1956
Description: Group portrait of the Lacrosse Central Red Raiders basketball team.
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Woman's Committee Window Display

Date: 02 1918
Description: A window display by the Woman's Committee of the LaCrosse County Council of Defense showing a nurse, an injured soldier, a skeleton and American flags. The...
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Edward Asner

Date: 2010
Description: Close-up of Emmy-winning actor Edward Asner in his theater dressing room for the play “FDR” at Viterbo University.
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Jay Street Firefighting Efforts

Date: 07 30 2011
Description: Firefighters respond to a fire at the Democratic Party Office at 118 Fifth Avenue. Viewed from Fourth Street intersection.
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Flu Shots Today

Date: 2011
Description: A mother is taking her child to the Cass Street Pharmacy, which is advertising flu shots.
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Fluoride Kills

Date: 2011
Description: A toothpaste bottle painted with the words "fluoride kills" posted on a utility pole.
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Rick Santorum

Date: 03 2012
Description: Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum at a campaign event at South Lanes Bowling.
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Mississippi River

Date: 2010
Description: View of two bridges, a pier, and trees along the Mississippi River.
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Christmas Day Presents

Date: 12 25 2011
Description: Robert “Rocky” Skifton with his grandson Christopher Roberts (right) and son Danny (left) on Christmas.
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Michelle Obama

Date: 02 18 2008
Description: Michelle Obama greets supporters at a presidential campaign rally for her husband at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
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La Crosse Landscape

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Description: View across dirt road of farms and farm buildings in a valley.
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Portrait of an Elderly Woman

Date: 1958
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly woman; hanging on the wall behind her is an antique clock.
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The Coulee Region

Date: 1936
Description: View down hill towards valley of farming country in the “Coulee Region.”
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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.

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Anchorwoman Heather Armstrong

Date: 10 24 2012
Description: WXOW-TV anchorwoman Heather Armstrong, posing in a room adjacent to a Republican Election Rally at LaCrosse County Republican Headquarters. She is wearing ...
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Rescue Squad

Date: 2012
Description: Gundersen Tri-State ambulance and fire truck personnel rescue a man who may have had a seizure at the Bimbo Bakery. The vehicles are parked in the street, ...

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