<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> Marsh Photo Album
Lower La Crosse River Valley & Wetlands

La Crosse Public Library and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Murphy Library have made a cooperative effort to digitize materials relating to La Crosse’s urban wetland, a popular and important topic in the community.

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Aerial Photos

Agriculture Scenes

Bridges and Railroads

Floods

General View of the Marsh

Indian Hill/Rubber Mills Plant

La Crosse River

Recreation

Aerial Photos

AerialIndian Hill-aerial view of La Crosse Rubber Mills plant/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

 

AerialIndian Hill-aerial view of La Crosse Rubber Mills plant/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

 

Aerial Indian Hill-aerial view of La Crosse Rubber Mills plant/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

 

AerialIndian Hill-aerial view of construction of addition to the La Crosse Rubber Mills plant, 1913/La Crosse Public Library

 

Aerial Flood of 1965-Looking northeast along the C. & NW. Railway. The Lang Drive bridge over the La Crosse River is shown in the foreground/Flood Plain Information on Mississippi River & Tributaries in Vicinity of La Crosse, Wisconsin/United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

Aerial Flood of 1965-Looking northeast along the C. & NW. Railway. Aerial view of the upper portion of French Island. The intersection of Lakeshore Drive & Kane Street is shown along the right edge of the photograph/Flood Plain Information on Mississippi River & Tributaries in Vicinity of La Crosse, Wisconsin/United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

AerialFlood of 1969/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

Aerial Flood of 1969/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

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Aerial/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

Aerial/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

Aerial/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

Aerial PictureLooking west toward the Shiftar Brothers salvage yard and the oval shape of the old North La Crosse Speedway. Campbell Cemetery lies just to the west and the La Crosse industrial park is to the right; photo taken by Kurt Brownell on July 18, 1979


AerialLooking west toward Lang Drive -- Myrick Park is on the lower left; the UW-La Crosse motor fleet building is on the left about halfway; the now abandoned Gorder Road can be seen clearly connecting to Lang Drive; the abandoned Green Bay and Western Railroad track bed became a tree lined walking and bike trail; photo taken by Kurt Brownell on July 18, 1979

 

AerialLooking west -- Lang Drive is on lower edge and the former Chicago & North Western tracks are now a bike trail and appear to cut across the photo; the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy tracks hug the western edge of the ox bow bends of the La Crosse River; photo taken by Kurt Brownell on July 18, 1979

 

AerialLooking south toward the marsh from over the North Side -- Lang Drive is on the right of the photo; photo taken by Kurt Brownell on July 18, 1979

 

AerialLooking north along U. S. Highway 16; the northern edge of the South Side of La Crosse can be seen in the lower part of the photo; photo taken by Kurt Brownell on July 18, 1979

 

AerialU.S. Highway 16 on the left and Co. Road B runs left to right and the Milwaukee Road tracks on in the lower right corner; photo taken by Kurt Brownell on July 18, 1979

AerialLooking southwest toward Swanson Field and Logan High School; photo taken by Kurt Brownell on July 18, 1979

 

AerialLooking east where the La Crosse River joins the Black River, just north of Riverside Park; the standing water west of the Visitor & Convention's Bureau was later filled in; the former Mobil Oil site is barely visible on the left edge of the photo; photo taken by Kurt Brownell on July 18, 1979

 

AerialCarr Street Marsh; photo taken by Kurt Brownell on July 18, 1979

 

AerialUW-La Crosse owned area -- La Crosse Street on left, Oak Grove Cemetery in middle; photo taken by Kurt Brownell on July 18, 1979

 

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Agriculture Scenes

Agriculture Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

AgricultureMurphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

AgricultureMeadow Farming/Art Work of St. Croix and Mississippi Valley from Stillwater, Minn., to La Crosse, Wis./Art Photogravure Co., 1899/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

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Bridges and Railroads

Bridges and Railroad CrossingsSpring 1932 showing construction of the Monegan Overhead crossing the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad tracks and relocation of Hwy. 16. The marsh is located on the right side of the photo / La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

Bridges and RailroadsThe Myrick Park pumping station as it was under construction about 1912. Visible in the background are the tracks of the Green Bay & Western Railroad and the south area of the marsh. In this photograph, the land was used for agricultural purposes with drainage ditch control./ La Crosse Public Library Archives

Bridges and Railroads/ Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

Bridges and RecreationIndian Hill-bridge across St. Andrew's Street on approach to the La Crosse Rubber Mills/ Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

Bridges and RailroadsLa Crosse River-postcard view ca. 1909 of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rd and wagon bridge over the La Crosse River/La Crosse Public Library

 

Bridges and Railroads/ Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

Bridges and Railroads/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

Bridges and RailroadsIndian Hill-bridge across St. Andrew's Street on approach to the La Crosse Rubber Mills/ Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

Bridges and Railroad/ Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

Bridges and RailroadsFlood of 1965-Looking northeast along the C. & NW. Railway. The Lang Drive bridge over the La Crosse River is shown in the foreground//Flood Plain Information on Mississippi River & Tributaries in Vicinity of La Crosse, Wisconsin/United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

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Floods

FloodsFlood of northside La Crosse, 1920/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

FloodsFlood of northside La Crosse, 1920/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

FloodsFlood of 1965-Looking northeast along the C. & NW. Railway. The Lang Drive bridge over the La Crosse River is shown in the foreground/Flood Plain Information on Mississippi River & Tributaries in Vicinity of La Crosse, Wisconsin/United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

FloodsFlood of 1965-Aerial view of the upper portion of French Island. The intersection of Lakeshore Drive & Kane Street is shown along the right edge of the photograph//Flood Plain Information on Mississippi River & Tributaries in Vicinity of La Crosse, Wisconsin/United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

FloodsFlood of 1969/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

Floods Flood of 1969/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

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General View of the Marsh

MarshGeneral view of the marsh and lower La Crosse River/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

Marsh/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

Marsh/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

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Indian Hill/Rubber Mills Plant

Indian HillIndian Hill-looking northwest from marsh across railroad tracks to the La Crosse Rubber Mills plant/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

Indian HillIndian Hill-aerial view of La Crosse Rubber Mills plant/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

Indian HillIndian Hill-aerial view of La Crosse Rubber Mills plant/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

Indian HillIndian Hill-aerial view of La Crosse Rubber Mills plant/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

Indian HillIndian Hill-group of La Crosse Rubber Mills workers picnicking at the La Crosse River/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

Indian HillIndian Hill-aerial view of construction of addition to the La Crosse Rubber Mills plant, 1913/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

Indian HillIndian Hill-group of La Crosse Rubber Mills workers/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

Indian HillIndian Hill-group of La Crosse Rubber Mills workers picnicking on Indian Hill/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

Indian HillIndian Hill-bridge across St. Andrew's Street on approach to the La Crosse Rubber Mills/La Crosse Public Library Archives

Indian HillIndian Hill-group of La Crosse Rubber Mills workers picnicking near the La Crosse River/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

Indian HillIndian Hill-group of La Crosse Rubber Mills workers playing baseball/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

Indian HillIndian Hill-bridge across St. Andrew's Street on approach to the La Crosse Rubber Mills/La Crosse Public Library Archives

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La Crosse River

La Crosse RiverLa Crosse River-postcard view ca. 1909 of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rd and wagon bridge over the La Crosse River/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

La Crosse RiverLa Crosse River/Murphy Library, UW-L

 

 

La Crosse RiverLa Crosse River/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

La Crosse RiverLa Crosse River/Art Work of Valley of the Mississippi from La Crosse, Wisconsin to Keokuk, Iowa/Art Photogravure Co., 1899/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

La Crosse River La Crosse River/Views About La Crosse/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

La Crosse RiverLa Crosse River/Artwork of St. Croix and Mississippi Valley from Stillwater, Minn., to La Crosse, Wis./Art Photogravure Co., 1899/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

 

La Crosse RiverLa Crosse River/Artwork of St. Croix and Mississippi Valley from Stillwater, Minn., to La Crosse, Wis./Art Photogravure Co., 1899/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

La Crosse RiverLa Crosse River/Artwork of St. Croix and Mississippi Valley from Stillwater, Minn., to La Crosse, Wis./Art Photogravure Co., 1899/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

La Crosse RiverGeneral view of the marsh & lower La Crosse River

 

 

La Crosse RiverLa Crosse River/Murphy Library, UW-La Crosse

 

 

 

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Recreation

RecreationIndian Hill-group of La Crosse Rubber Mills workers playing baseball/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

RecreationIndian Hill-group of La Crosse Rubber Mills workers playing baseball/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

RecreationIndian Hill-group of La Crosse Rubber Mills workers/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

RecreationIndian Hill-group of La Crosse Rubber Mills workers picnicking at the La Crosse River/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

RecreationIndian Hill-group of La Crosse Rubber Mills workers picnicking at the La Crosse River/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

RecreationIndian Hill-group of La Crosse Rubber Mills workers picnicking at the La Crosse River/La Crosse Public Library Archives

 

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