Historic Commercial La Crosse, Wisconsin Slides
Scope and Contents
Slides made from photographs at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Special Collections Department all representing industries and businesses in La Crosse. Most of the photographs predate 1920. Many of the businesses selected are still operating.
Dates
- circa 1890-1917
Creator
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use in-house only. The La Crosse Public Library is not authorized to make reproductions of these; patrons need to contact the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Special Collections Department for copies.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Slides made from photographs at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Special Collections Department all representing industries and businesses in La Crosse. Most of the photographs predate 1920. Many of the businesses selected are still operating.
Companies that are represented are: Doerflingers, Funke Candy Company, Hebberd's Drug Store, Fred Kroner Hardware Store, La Crosse Rubber Mills (now called La Crosse Footwear), La Crosse Tractor Company, Northern Engraving, Pamperin & Wiggenhorn Cigar Company, W. A. Roosevelt Company, Salzer Seed Company, Segelke-Kohlhaus Manufacturing Company, Trane Company, Exchange State Bank (now Valley Bank), and La Crosse National Bank (now Norwest Bank).
The La Crosse Public Library is not authorized to make reproductions of these; patrons need to contact the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Special Collections Department for copies.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession No. 1992.012)
La Crosse Public Library purchased these slides made from the business photograph collection at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Murphy Library's Special Collection Department (Area Research Center), October 1992.
Slides of the Exchange State Bank and the La Crosse National Bank are courtesy of the La Crosse County Historical Society, October 1992.
Existence and Location of Originals
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Special Collections Department owns the original images from which these slides were made.
Physical Description
1 archives box
OCLC Number
47227084
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, October 1992.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Historic Commercial La Crosse, Wisconsin Slides, circa 1890-1917
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, October 1992.
- Date
- 1992 October
- 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