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Map or Atlas

Between mouth & 102 miles below Portage, Sheet 1

Date: 1875
Description: One of a set of maps from G.K. Warren's 1876 Report on the transportation route along the Wisconsin and Fox rivers in the State of Wisconsin between the Mi...
Photograph

Fort Crawford

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Description: Elevated view of Fort Crawford facing west showing north row of buildings. The Mississippi River is in the background. Typewritten caption reads: "Fort Cra...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1969
Description: A map of Wisconsin from The Atlas of the Eight Counties of Forest, Florence, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Vilas. The map shows rivers and a vari...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Southern Part

Date: 1845
Description: Map of Wisconsin, including lower western border with Iowa, southern border along Illinois, eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan, and northern area along Wis...
Photograph

Bridges and Reflections

Date: 11 26 2017
Description: View down Mississippi River toward the Cass Street and Cameron Avenue bridges.
Photograph

Fog on Mississippi River

Date: 08 12 2020
Description: Man viewing fog on the Mississippi River from a bench in Riverside Park.
Postcard

Greetings from Viroqua

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Viroqua, Wis." On reverse: "U.S. Government Dam on the Mississippi River." A cargo barge is about to pass through lock...
Postcard

Lock and Dam No. 6

Date: 1936
Description: Text on front reads: "Trempealeau Wis. on the Great River Road overlooking Lock & Dam No. 6 on the Upper Mississippi." On reverse: "Lock & Dam No. 6, one o...
Postcard

Castle Rock, 2nd Peak

Date: 09 04 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "'Castle Rock,' 2nd Peak, Trempealeau, Wis., on-the-Mississippi." Elevated view towards a rock formation on the Mississippi River. Isl...
Postcard

Bird's-Eye View of Stockholm

Date: 05 19 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Stockholm, Wis." A village in Pepin County, founded in 1854 by immigrants from Karlskoga, Sweden, who named it aft...
Postcard

Aerial View of Holiday Inn

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Description: Aerial view of the Holiday Inn, between La Crosse on Barron Island in the beautiful Mississippi. A curved road is leading to a bridge across the Mississipp...
Postcard

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...
Postcard

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.
Postcard

"Hi" Over La Crosse, Wisconsin

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Description: Photographic postcard of an aerial view over La Crosse and the I-90 Interstate bridge. French Island is in the foreground.
Photograph

La Crosse, Wis. from Grandad Bluff, with Minnesota in Background

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the city of La Crosse. The Mississippi River is in the background.
Postcard

Mississippi River Boat Passing through Locks

Date: 1938
Description: Front of picture envelope mailer. Inside are nine, double-sided postcards attached to the envelope.
Postcard

River Front from Pettibone Park

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Description: View across Mississippi River towards the La Crosse waterfront. Postcard is folded in four parts, and text on front reads: "Mail Card. Write on back of thi...
Postcard

G. Heilman Brewing Co., La Crosse, Wis.

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Description: Aerial view of brewery, with the Mississippi River in the background. Text on reverse reads: "Aerial view of G. Heilman Brewing Co., Inc., La Crosse, Wisc....
Postcard

View from Grandad Bluff

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Description: Elevated view of the countryside and neighborhoods from Grandad Bluff. Mississippi River in the distance.
Postcard

Fountain City as seen from the Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View of Fountain City from the Mississippi River. There is a steamer at the dock on the far shoreline. Hills in the background are reflected in the water.

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