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Photograph

John Gund Bottling Department

Date: 1890
Description: Brewery workers, posed in front of stacked beer barrels. Pictured (2nd row, far right) is Louis Schreiber (1861-1923) who immigrated to Wisconsin from Bava...
Map or Atlas

La Crosse, Wis.

Date: 1873
Description: Bird's-eye map of La Crosse from the Mississippi River.
Painting

Bridge Over Mississippi River

Date: 1891
Description: A painting of the new (as of 1891) bridge over the Mississippi River in La Crosse. The bridge was built by the Clinton Bridge Co. Captions read: "North sid...
Photograph

Fish Hatchery

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the fish hatchery.
Postcard

Grand Dad's Bluff

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Description: View from road towards farm buildings at the base of the bluff. A horse-drawn vehicle is on the rod. Caption reads: "Grand Dad's Bluff, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Levee with Steamboats

Date: 1904
Description: Levee in harbor, with boats, horse-drawn carriages, and steamboats. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis."
Book or Pamphlet

La Crosse Light Draft Implement Catalog Cover

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Description: The front cover of a La Crosse Light Draft Implement catalog from the La Crosse Plow Company. Features an illustration a man plowing a field behind two hor...
Photograph

Window Washer

Date: 2010
Description: Goodyear employee washing storefront windows as three people and a dog are walking by. A dog can be seen mirrored in the window.
Photograph

Carriage Ride

Date: 2008
Description: Family on horse-drawn carriage ride going by a storefront with a sign that says: "The Elite."
Photograph

Three Secret Service Employees

Date: 10 18 2000
Description: Three Secret Service agents with a guard dog at George W. Bush rally.
Photograph

Mind Altering Tattoos

Date: 2004
Description: Two men, a woman, and a dog posing outdoors in front of the storefront of Mind Altering Tattoos.
Photograph

White Canine

Date: 2008
Description: An all white dog on a leash on Cameron Street looking at the camera.
Photograph

Police on Horseback and Bicyclist

Date: 2008
Description: A female bike rider looks over at police officer riding a horse at Riverside Park.
Photograph

Buzzard Billy's

Date: 2006
Description: View from across street of "Buzzard Billy's." There is a decorative fish on top of the establishment.
Photograph

Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street dirt road. A horse and buggy stand near a sidewalk on the left near a group of men. Further down on the right the Bangor State Bank h...
Photograph

Street Scene with Piles of Rubble

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Description: View down dirt road with destroyed buildings on both sides. There are many piles of rubble, and some buildings are gutted shells. Pedestrians walk along ro...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1911
Description: View down dirt road. There is a millinery, dentist's office, drug store, Elsen House ice cream, and meat market. There are horse-drawn carriages on either ...
Photograph

Lutheran Church

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Description: Exterior view across road of Lutheran church with stained glass and a steeple with a bell and cross. A horse and carriage are moving down the street on the...
Print

G. Heileman Brewing Co. Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the G. Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, manufacturers of keg and bottled beer, with an elevated view of the brewery complex, i...
Print

Mons Anderson Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Mons Anderson of La Crosse, Wisconsin, wholesale and retail dealer in "Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes & Yankee Notions". Featu...

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