La Crosse (Wis.) -- Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Hamilton Elementary School Historical Materials
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2016-150
Dates:
circa 1889-2002
Found in:
La Crosse Public Library Archives
Hamilton Elementary School Historical Materials
Collection
Identifier: La Crosse Series 068
Scope and Contents
Hamilton Elementary School Historical Materials
Dates:
circa 1889-2002
Howard W. Colvin Diary and Photographs
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 125
Abstract
Howard W. Colvin (1908-1991) was an artist who served in World War II in the U. S. Army Air Force. On his discharge from military service, he began a 24-year career with the La Crosse Tribune newspaper, serving as the Retail Advertising Manager for 18 of those years.A photocopied diary of Colvin's records his daily activites in military training from May-August 1942. Also photocopied articles that were with the diary exist which span circa 1942-1959.The bulk of the...
Dates:
1942-1962; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1962
Jeff Rand Digital Images of the American Queen in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2014-056
Found in:
La Crosse Public Library Archives
Jim Holmlund Photographs
Collection
Identifier: MSS 120
Abstract
James O. “Jim” Holmlund was born in Bangor, Wis., in 1918. He attended Luther College in Decorah, IA, from 1936-1940 pursuing a degree in journalism, and then enlisted in the U. S. Army and served in World War II. He served in the North African and Italian campaigns and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He moved to La Crosse, Wis., and worked for the La Crosse Tribune as a news reporter from 1948-1968, thereafter establishing his own business, the Independent News and Features...
Dates:
1890s-1980s
John Zoerb Photographs of Mississippi River Bridge Construction (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
Collection
Identifier: MSS 095
Abstract
John Zoerb, a La Crosse, Wis. resident, worked as a horticulturalist and president of La Crosse Floral. He is a well-known local photographer, and has been a member of the La Crosse Camera Club since 1946. Beginning in 2003, Zoerb spent a year photographing the construction of the new Mississippi River Bridge in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin.There are 19 sets (each in its own folder) of 4”x6” glossy prints showing the construction of the new Mississippi River Bridge and its...
Dates:
2003-2004
John Zoerb Photographs of the Cargill Grain Elevator Destruction (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
Collection
Identifier: MSS 096
Abstract
John Zoerb, a La Crosse, Wis. resident, worked as a horticulturalist and president of La Crosse Floral. He is a well-known local photographer, and has been a member of the La Crosse Camera Club since 1946.Beginning July 2005, Zoerb took photographs of the demolition of the grain elevator owned by Cargill, Inc., on Front Street in La Crosse. The western silos came down in March 2006. One of the silos was marked Agri Grain Marketing, which was a joint venture between AGRI...
Dates:
2005-2006
June Joseph La Crosse, Wisconsin, Postcard Collection
Collection
Identifier: MISC MSS 348
Abstract
Digital scans of postcards and some trade cards of La Crosse, Wis., from the collection of June J. Joseph. As per the donor's wishes, the materials may NOT be duplicated electronically. Some of the images are real picture postcards and others not. Many are rare views and range from all subjects: fires, floods, business and industry, parades and events, streets, and organizations.
Dates:
19xx
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Fire Department Records
Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 063
Dates:
19xx-2014
Myrtle Robinson Branson Scrapbook
Collection — Box MISC 23
Identifier: MISC MSS 200
Abstract
Photograph scrapbook kept by Myrtle Robinson Branson with images from appoximately the 1920s. Branson was a resident of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and images depict people and scenes from the La Crosse area, including a winter carnival parade, Riverside Park, and Standard Oil Company.
Dates:
circa 1920s