Pictorial & Town Histories
Resources
—Pictorial Histories—
Author:
Art Photogravure Company
Author:
Art Photogravure Company
Author:
La Crosse Board of Trade
Description:
"From the Annual report of the Board of Trade for 1891, with representative illustrations of its residences and public buildings by the Art Gravure & Etching Co."
Author:
La Crosse Public Library
Creator:
La Crosse Public Library
La Crosse City Planning Department
La Crosse City Planning Department
Description:
In 2003, the La Crosse Public Library and the City of La Crosse Planning Department worked together to create a historic comparison of intersections in the city of La Crosse, a sort of rephotography project.
Fifteen intersections originally photographed in July 1970 were selected, and duplicate photographs of the intersections were taken in 2003.
The original photos from July 1970 were used to demonstrate traffic flow and safety issues concerning several La Crosse city intersections. These were taken to accompany a grant proposal to the federal TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) program. The program was an appropriation from Congress "to municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more for traffic operations projects designed to reduce traffic congestion and facilitate the movement of traffic." As a result of this project, La Crosse received federal money to improve at least three intersections.
Fifteen intersections originally photographed in July 1970 were selected, and duplicate photographs of the intersections were taken in 2003.
The original photos from July 1970 were used to demonstrate traffic flow and safety issues concerning several La Crosse city intersections. These were taken to accompany a grant proposal to the federal TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) program. The program was an appropriation from Congress "to municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more for traffic operations projects designed to reduce traffic congestion and facilitate the movement of traffic." As a result of this project, La Crosse received federal money to improve at least three intersections.
Creator:
Frances Burgess
Description:
The Burgess Photograph Collection was donated to UW-L Murphy Library Special Collection by Jean Burgess, daughter of Frances Burgess. Frances worked for the La Crosse Tribune newspaper beginning in 1935 until retiring in 1970. The collection is comprised of several thousand black and white photographic negatives taken during Frances’ tenure at the Tribune. Not every photograph was printed in the Tribune, and the physical collection contains multiple shots for most events featured. The Burgess Photograph Collection showcased here focuses on the photographs that were published in the Tribune. Although Frances Burgess is the photographer for the bulk of the photographs in this collection, other Tribune photographers are also featured including Ed Huebner. This is a long-term project, so continue to check back to find new photographs as they are added.
Author:
Pryor?
Creator:
William A. Pryor, 1860-1930
Description:
Cover title.; Later edition pub. under title: Philippi art souvenir of La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1906.
Author:
Art Pub. Company
Creator:
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Description:
The digital collection of La Crosse area photographs from UWL's Murphy Library, Special Collections Department, represents a small but growing number of images of historical interest and relevance to the La Crosse area. Check back frequently to find new content.
Author:
Commercial Museum
Creator:
Schoff, Wilfred H. (Wilfred Harvey)
Author:
Levy Bros.
Description:
[66] p., [3] folded leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 20 x 27 cm.. "As they played."
Author:
H.E. Wheaton
Description:
Library's copy is numbered book no. 19.
Author:
Chas. L Weis, Spicer & Buschman
Description:
Cover title. Handwritten on cover : Views taken 1905-1910
Author:
Enterprise Pub. Company
Creator:
Nelson Art Studio, Dubuque, Iowa
Description:
A pictorial booklet dated 1904 with views of the Upper Mississippi River.
Author:
K. Jenkerson
Creator:
Jenkerson, Ken
Description:
Local historian and collector Ken Jenkerson compiled and printed these booklets in 1992.
Description:
Photographs of scenes in La Crosse and the surrounding area.
[10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 x 27 cm
[10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 x 27 cm