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The City of La Crosse City Clerk's Office Cornerstone Historical Artifact, Photocopies

 Collection — Box: MISC PR 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: MISC PR 017

Scope and Contents

The City of La Crosse City Clerk's Office Cornerstone Historical Artifact Photocopies, 1854-1940 collection contains photocopies of vaious ephemeral items from La Crosse's past, mainly from the year, 1891, which were included in a display case of items retrieved from the City Hall cornerstone timecapsul from 1891 in combination with other additional historical materials. Included are, a Dr. Frank Powell check stub from State Bank (1892); the coverpage of "A Brief Sketch of La Crosse, Wisc'n" (1854); City Clerk correspondence regarding the population of North La Crosse (November 1940); State Bank list of officers and employees (1891); La Crosse High School graduation program (1891); an invitation to the laying of the City Hall cornerstone (1891), Exchange Bank employees list (1891); two La Crosse National Bank informational sheets (1891); Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) informational pamphlet (1891); La Crosse Fuit House employee list (1891); Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church pastors and officers list (1891); City Officers and Standing Committees of the Common Council and Board of Education of the City of La Crosse (1889-1891); City Government of La Crosse informational booklet (1891-1893); Constitution and By-Laws of the YMCA of La Crosse (1883); Map of the City of La Crosse by H.I. Bliss, City Engineer (1891); front page of the June 30, 1891 edition of the Nordstern german-language newspaper; photograph of La Crosse from Grandad's Bluff (1910); and a City Board informational sheet (1975).

Dates

  • 1854-1940

Creator

Language of Materials

All materials are in English with the exception of one newspaper article in German.

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

The City of La Crosse City Clerk's Office Cornerstone Historical Artifact, Photocopies, 1854-1940 ,collection contains photocopies of materials that were placed into the cornerstone of the 1891 City Hall and were on display at City Hall. Some of the historical artifacts contained in this collection were later added to the collection.

Title
The City of La Crosse City Clerk's Office Cornerstone Historical Artifact, Photocopies, 1854-1940
Status
Completed
Author
Hannah L Weber
Date
2017 March
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository

Contact:
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