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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The sidewheel packet, Quincy, tied up at the levee. Bridge in background. Later named J.S. Caption reads: "Steamer Quincy at Levee, La... |
| Date: | 09 25 1912 |
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| Description: | Lincoln Beachey, the best known aviator of the exhibition era, performed in Wisconsin with his Curtiss Pusher airplane on numerous occasions. This postcar... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across street toward the Cameron House. A group of people are near the entrance. Caption reads: "Cameron House, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View down right side of street towards the left. Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles are along the sidewalks and curb. Caption reads: "Main Street, La Cro... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View from the top of a railroad car on railroad tracks along the Mississippi River shoreline. Ships are along the shoreline on the right, and railroad trac... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Levee in harbor, with boats, horse-drawn carriages, and steamboats. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Riverfront from Pettibone Park, La Crosse, Wis." There are three steamboats docked on the right in the harbor. A mother and her children ar... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk towards the businesses along Main Street. A streetcar is coming down tracks running down the center of the street, and there are horse-d... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Colorized view looking down Main Street. Businesses include a printer, a furniture store, and a telegraph office. A church is on the horizon. Two women are... |
| Date: | 1984 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "THE STATUE OF GAMBRINUS, the legendary Flemish King, generally referred to as the inventor and King of Beer, is a famous landmark a... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of the main altar of St. Rose Chapel. Flanked by statues and a fresco above. |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Corner view of St. Joseph's Cathedral, dedicated 1962. There is a clock in the steeple face. Automobiles are parked along the curbs. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A group of fire fighters are posing on a horse-drawn hook and ladder firetruck parked at the entrance of the firehouse. Caption reads: "Hook and Ladder Cen... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across the Mississippi River towards the city of La Crosse. Two riverboats are at the river's edge. Caption reads: "River Front and Harbor, La Crosse,... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| 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,... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the Normal School, an original building for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse located at 1724 State Street. Caption reads... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards Wilder Hall, one of the first residence halls at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. |
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