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State Normal School, La Crosse, WI, 1910

Subject
Schools & Universities
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1910 (Golden Age)
Front of State Normal School, La Crosse, WI, 1910, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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Back of State Normal School, La Crosse, WI, 1910, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A large three-story brick and stone academic building with a central entrance and tower stands on a grassy campus at the State Normal School in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Founded in 1909, the school trained teachers and later became the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. The card dates to the institution's first years.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

La Crosse Wis [illegible] Dear Brothers, well this is not a valentine but may be as good as your going to Minot, are you coming down won good by Mary

State Normal School, La Crosse, Wis. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY A4917
PostmarkedLa Crosse, WI, February 14, 1910, 10:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. James Jamieson

Route 5, Box 26 Houston, MN

Postcard record

Postmarked, La Crosse, WI
SeriesA4917
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMr. James Jamieson, Route 5, Box 26, Houston, MN
Place depictedState Normal School, La Crosse, WI
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; printed caption in upper left; color lithograph with stippled texture. Postmark: LA CROSSE WIS. FEB 14 10-AM 1910; flag cancellation with stars over wavy killer lines. Handwritten '1910' in ink at top. Divided-back card with green 1¢ Washington stamp and printed 'POST CARD' heading; colored halftone front with white border; light edge wear and a few foxing spots.

Cite this card

State Normal School, La Crosse, WI, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/state-normal-school-la-crosse-wi-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.