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State Normal School, La Crosse, Wisconsin, circa 1910

Subject
Schools & Universities
Card type
Lithograph
Date
Postmarked February 19, 1910 (Golden Age)
Front of State Normal School, La Crosse, Wisconsin, circa 1910, 1910 lithograph postcard
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Back of State Normal School, La Crosse, Wisconsin, circa 1910, 1910 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows the State Normal School at La Crosse, Wisconsin, a large three-story brick and stone academic building with a central entrance and tower, set on a grassy campus. Founded in 1909 as the La Crosse State Normal School, the institution later became the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. The printed caption identifies the building and city.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

La Crosse Wis [illegible] Dear Brothers well this is not a valentine but may be as good as you going. w Monday 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 19, 1910, 10:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. James Jamieson

Route 5, Box 26, Houston, MN

Postcard record

Postmarked, La Crosse, WI
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
NotesWhite border; printed caption in upper left; color lithograph with stippled texture. Postmark: LA CROSSE WIS. FEB 19 10-AM 1910. Divided-back card with green 1¢ Washington stamp and flag "POST CARD" design; colored halftone front with white border; light edge wear and a few foxing spots.

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State Normal School, La Crosse, Wisconsin, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/state-normal-school-la-crosse-wisconsin-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.