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View from Grandad Bluff

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Description: Elevated view of the countryside and neighborhoods from Grandad Bluff. Mississippi River in the distance.
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Trout Falls, La Crosse River

Date: 1906
Description: View of Trout Falls. On the left bank is a group of women. Caption reads: "Trout Falls, La Crosse River, La Crosse, Wis." Bottom right text reads: "Handcol...
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Christ Episcopal Church

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Description: Color view of a church built in 1897 of local stone. Located at 9th and Main. National Historical Register.
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St. Paul's Universalist Church

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Description: Hand-colored view across street towards a church. There is an inset portrait of Leonard E. Blackmer, Pastor and Manager at top left. Caption reads: "St. Pa...
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Maple Grove Motel

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Description: View of the entrance driveway to the Maple Grove Motel. An electric sign for the Motel is on the left. Text on reverse reads: "Maple Grove Motel, 34 Mod...
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Bluff View Motel

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Description: View of a row of units at the Bluff View Motel. Patio furniture and umbrellas are on the lawn. Text on reverse reads: "Bluff View Motel, Route 1, La Cro...
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South Avenue Cafeteria

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Description: Color postcard of South Avenue Cafeteria. Automobiles are parked in the street along the curbs.
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Washburn Monument Oak Grove Cemetery

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Description: View of the Washburn Monument obelisk surrounded by a fence in Oak Grove Cemetery. Caption at the top reads: "La Crosse, Wis." Caption at the bottom reads:...
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U.S. Government Dam and Locks No. 7

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Description: Kodachrome postcard of elevated view of a dam on the Mississippi River near La Crosse.
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Pavilion, Pettibone Park

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored view of the pavilion in Pettibone Park. A group of children are posing in front of the pavilion. Caption reads: "Pavilion, Pettibone Park, La ...
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Lagoon Bridge, Pettibone Park

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Description: Hand-colored view of the arched stone bridge over the lagoon. Caption reads: "Lagoon Bridge, Pettibone Park, La Crosse, Wis."
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Oehler's Cave

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Description: Hand-colored view of the entrance to Oehler's Cave. A group of people are gathered on an island in the stream at the mouth of the cave. Caption reads: "Oeh...
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Mill Dam at Oehler's Cave

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Description: Elevated view upriver toward a dam in a river, with hills in the background. A group of people are on the elevated bank on the left. Caption reads: "Mill D...
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Coulee Scene

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a coulee landscape. Agricultural fields are on a hillside. Caption reads: "Coulee Scene near La Crosse, Wis."
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Decora Point, near La Crosse, Wis.

Date: 1907
Description: View towards a hill, on the far left in the distance, with a geologic formation at the top. A road is winding through the hillside. The Mississippi River i...
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Riverside Park

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Description: View of the cannon at Riverside Park. Automobiles are parked by the river on the left. Caption reads: "Riverside Park, La Crosse, Wis."
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Duck Pond in Myrick Park

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "Duck Pond in Myrick Park, LaCrosse, Wis. — 17. Constructed of natural stone or 'gully rock', the duck pond is an outstanding attrac...
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Driveway, Pettibone Park

Date: 1950
Description: View of a driveway and sidewalk along the Mississippi River. An interstate bridge and bluffs are in the distance. Caption reads: "Driveway, Pettibone Park,...
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Burns Park

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Description: Hand-colored view of a shady park with several flower beds in the lawn. Two girls are sitting on a bench along the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Burns Park, La...
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U.S. 14 & 61

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a two-lane Interstate highway along railroad tracks. Two automobiles are moving down the road in the right lane, heading towa...

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