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Guide to the La Crosse, Wisconsin, Commission on Historic Sites Slides, 1985
La Crosse Series 007
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Abstract
- Barbara Conway was the freelance photographer hired to document the historical architecture in the City of La Crosse in the early 1980s. The project was funded by city block grant money administered through the city’s Commission on Historic Sites project. The photographic survey was led by project director Edwin Hill of the Area Research Center, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and took three years to complete. This photographic archive of La Crosse, Wisconsin, architecture consists of one thousand color slides (35mm) of two hundred architecturally significant structures in La Crosse. Identification cards with relating data and project proposal, budget and summary are also included.
- Collection Title
- La Crosse, Wisconsin, Commission on Historic Sites Slides
- Date of Materials
- 1985
- Creator
- Conway, Barbara
- Creator
- La Crosse (Wis.). Commission on Historic Sites.
- Call Number
- La Crosse Series 007
- Amount
- 1.2 cubic feet
- Physical Description
- 3 archives boxes
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], La Crosse, Wisconsin, Commission on Historic Sites Slides, La Crosse Series 007, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Historical Note
Proposed initially in 1979 by the staff of the Area Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with support of key UW-L faculty, this photographic survey of La Crosse historical architecture was eventually funded by the city’s Commission on Historic Sites through the block grant program. Barbara “Babs” Conway of Barbara Associates was the freelance photographer hired to document the sites on 35mm slide film. It is unclear exactly when the project was begun, but it took nearly three years to complete.
Scope and Contents
The photographic archive of La Crosse architecture consists of one thousand color slides of two hundred architecturally significant structures, including residents, commercial buildings and churches, located in La Crosse. Additional documentation provided includes a master list of sites photographed arranged alphabetically by street name with numbered streets first, identification cards which describe each slide, and data research cards which describe the architectural significance of each site. Further information is available in the brief “Guide to Photographic Archive of La Crosse Architecture” prepared by project photographer Barbara Conway.
Documentation of the project itself is also provided, including the project proposal and budget.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives 1986 March
800 Main St.La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 1986.003) Donated by Commission on Historic Sites via Barbara Conway, Dec. 1985
Processing Information
Processed by Amy Groskopf, March 1986
Existence and Location of Originals
The full original collection including notes by the author is housed at the Area Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The La Crosse Public Library received copies of the slides and data cards in 1985.
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
- Architecture, Domestic--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Architecture--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Church architecture--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Commercial buildings--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Historic buildings--Wisconsin--La Crosse
OCLC Number
46337590
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
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Project documentation |
1 | 1 | ||
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Guides |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Guide and master index of sites photographed |
1 | 2 | ||
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Data cards |
1 | 3-4 | ||
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Slide identification cards |
1 | 5-6 | ||
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Data card and comment card masters |
1 | 7 | ||
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Slides |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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1A-10B |
2 | 1 | ||
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10C-18F |
2 | 2 | ||
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18G-27A |
2 | 3 | ||
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27B-38C |
2 | 4 | ||
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39A-45D |
2 | 5 | ||
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45E-55C |
2 | 6 | ||
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55D-64B |
2 | 7 | ||
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64C-72D |
2 | 8 | ||
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72E-79D |
2 | 9 | ||
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79E-85F |
2 | 10 | ||
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85G-93E |
2 | 11 | ||
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93F-100C |
2 | 12 | ||
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100D-110F |
3 | 1 | ||
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110G-115S |
3 | 2 | ||
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115T-125C |
3 | 3 | ||
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125D-132C |
3 | 4 | ||
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132D-139C |
3 | 5 | ||
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140A-149K |
3 | 6 | ||
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149K-158C |
3 | 7 | ||
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158D-165L |
3 | 8 | ||
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165M-173C |
3 | 9 | ||
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174A-182C |
3 | 10 | ||
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182D-188D |
3 | 11 | ||
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188E-195F |
3 | 12 | ||
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195G-200N |
3 | 13 | ||