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Onalaska (Wis.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Copy of the Film "People Along the Mississippi"

 Collection — Box MISC 52, Folder: 3
Identifier: MISC MSS 175
Abstract

"People Along the Mississippi" was created in 1952 as an educational film (funded by Encyclopedia Britannica) to highlight to origins of communities and people living along the Mississippi River. This film was directed by Gordon Weisenborn and features La Crosse and Onalaska, Wisconsin residents.

This collection contains a VHS copy of the original film; this copy was created in 2002.

Dates: 1952

Eva May Jones Photograph Album

 Collection — Box MISC 33
Identifier: MISC MSS 221
Abstract

The Eva May Jones photograph album contains images from approximately the 1870s through the 1940s, possibly taken in the La Crosse, Wisconsin area. Photographs are not identified.

Dates: circa 1870s-1940s

George Tabbert Jr. Articles on Onalaska, Wisconsin

 Collection — Box MISC 53, Folder: 1-3
Identifier: MISC MSS 259
Abstract

Three articles written by George Tabbert, Jr. for publication in the Onalaska-Holmen Courier-Life newspaper in Onalaska, Wisconsin: "A Boat Named Onalaska," "Early use of the name Onalaska in 19th Century America," and "Evolution of the Place Name Onalaska: A Theory."

Dates: 2009-2010

Scrapbooks Concerning the History of Onalaska, Wisconsin

 Collection — Box MISC 44
Identifier: MISC MSS 251
Abstract

Two scrapbooks, primarily consisting of newspaper clippings, documenting events of the Onalaska, Wisconsin area between 1939 and 1950. Some clippings mention events of the same area from twenty-five and fifty years earlier.

Dates: 1939-1950