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Guide to the West Avenue Tourist Camp Guest Register, 1928-1935
MISC MSS 317
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Abstract
- West Avenue Tourist Camp Guest Register, 1928-1935, with some ledger or financial account in the back of the volume. Information includes guest name, place of origin, automobile license number and number of people in the party.
- Collection Title
- West Avenue Tourist Camp Guest Register
- Date of Materials
- 1928-1935
- Creator
- Gundlach, Emil H., 1893-1959
- Creator
- Gundlach, Lillian , 1899-1981
- Creator
- West Avenue Tourist Camp (La Crosse, Wis.).
- Call Number
- MISC MSS 317
- Amount
- 0.02 cubic feet
- Language of Materials
- English
- Box
- MISC 64
- Folder
- 2
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
West Avenue Tourist Camp Guest Register, 1928-1935, MISC MSS 317, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Historical Note
The West Avenue Tourist Camp was located at 2015 West Avenue South and was operated by Emil H. and Lillian Gundlach roughly from 1928. Emil also was the sales manager for the Woven Cotton Padding Mills. Twelve private cabins were available for rent. William G. Long took over the ownership from Gundlach by 1937. It went out of business by 1939/1940.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives 2016 July
800 Main St.La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org
Acquisitions Information
(Accession No. 2016.050) Donated by Cityscape Artifacts; purchased at Auction Groove (online auction house) from the estate of Emil Gundlach, June 2016
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Cityscape Artifacts (La Crosse, Wis.).
- West Avenue Tourist Camp (La Crosse, Wis.).
Subject(s)
- Guest books--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Motels--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Tourist camps, hostels, etc.--Wisconsin--La Crosse