Title: Kenneth R. Jenkerson Collection of La Crosse, Wisconsin Slides
Date: circa 1930-2001

Creator:

• Jenkerson, Kenneth R., 1945-2002

Unique Identifier: MSS 076

Quantity: 3.2 cubic feet

Physical Description: 8 archives boxes

Repository:

La Crosse Public Library

Archival Location:

La Crosse Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Kenneth R. Jenkerson (1945-2002) was a lifelong La Crosse, Wis., resident and local historian who had a passion for photography, printing, and local history. He was a frequent visitor to estate sales and auctions in the area.

This collection of slides was among the items sold at auction after his death. Generally, the slides were taken by unknown people over a long period of time and were likely purchased by Jenkerson locally. Most images are of the La Crosse area but are generally not identified and some are not dated.

The collection is arranged by alphabetically by subject. Larger categories include bridges, circus events, parades, farm and country scenes, and the river.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.lcpl-mss076

(Accession Nos. 2004.103, 2005.047, 2006.041) Purchased at Jenkerson Estate Auction in 2003; sorted and donated to the Library by Doug Connell, Dec. 2004, May 2005, and April 2006

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

[Identification of item], Kenneth R. Jenkerson Collection of La Crosse, Wisconsin Slides, MSS 076, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI

Processed by Katie Adams and Anita Taylor Doering, May 2005; Margaret Donndelinger and Anita Taylor Doering updated, May 2006

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject and include categories such as animals, art, bluffs and coulees, bridges, buildings and streets, business and industry, buttons, pins and business cards, cemeteries/headstones, events (subdivided into categories such as Christmas, circus, Halloween, parades, picnics, and weddings and the like), farm and country scenes, fires, floods, flowers, Fort McCoy, highways, La Crosse River Valley marsh, people and organizations (particularly strong for Rotary Club), politics/elections, river and boats, schools and classrooms, sheriff's dept., snow, sports, television (WKBT channel 8), and transportation.

The Rotary, Ralph Steele family and Channel 8 slides were in all likelihood taken by Ralph Steele who was very involved in the Rotary Club locally and beyond.

Kenneth R. Jenkerson (1945-2002) grew up in a house on the 600 block of South Third Street in La Crosse. Growing up in one of the oldest parts of the city, he developed a passion for the past at an early age. Photographs and memorabilia of La Crosse, which he collected at auctions, yard sales or antique and estate sales, were of most interest to him. He was a believer in sharing collections and information. As a result, Jenkerson had a great impact on archival collections in the city allowing many more people to discover what he had about the past.

La Crosse (Wis.)--History--Slides

	Animals
Box 1   Folder 1	Birds and Ducks
Box 1   Folder 2	Cows
Box 1   Folder 3	Deer
Box 1   Folder 4	Dogs
Box 1   Folder 5	Horses
Box 1   Folder 6	Art: Hiawatha Statue
Box 1   Folder 7	Bluffs and Coulees
	Bridges
Box 1   Folder 8	Cass Street Bridge, 1939-2001
Box 1   Folder 9	Interstate 90
Box 1   Folder 10	Wagon Bridge, 1891-1939
Box 1   Folder 11	Miscellaneous
	Buildings and Streets
Box 1   Folder 12	Cement Plant
Box 1   Folder 13	Churches
Box 1   Folder 14	Kitchens and Food
Box 2   Folder 1	Miscellaneous (some Harborview)
Box 2   Folder 2	Motels
Box 2   Folder 3-4	Residences and Cottages
Box 2   Folder 5	Restaurants
Box 2   Folder 6	Root Beer Stands
Box 2   Folder 7	Stores
Box 2   Folder 8	Taverns
Box 2   Folder 9	Telephone/Telephone Booths
	Business and Industry
Box 2   Folder 10	Miscellaneous
Box 2   Folder 11	Northern States Power (NSP)
Box 2   Folder 12	Buttons, Pins, Business Cards
Box 2   Folder 13	Cemeteries/Headstones
	Events
Box 3   Folder 1	Auto Racing
Box 3   Folder 2	Christmas
	Circus/Carnivals
Box 3   Folder 3	Miscellaneous
Box 3   Folder 4	Market Square
Box 3   Folder 5	Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
Box 3   Folder 6	Dances
Box 3   Folder 7	Dining
Box 3   Folder 8	Halloween
Box 3   Folder 9	Miscellaneous
Box 3   Folder 10-12	Parades
Box 4   Folder 1	Picnics
Box 4   Folder 2	Weddings
Box 4   Folder 3	Farm and Country
Box 4   Folder 4	Fires/Fire Ruins
Box 4   Folder 5	Floods/High Water
Box 4   Folder 6	Flowers, Plants, Trees
Box 4   Folder 7	Fort McCoy
Box 4   Folder 8	Highways
Box 4   Folder 9	La Crosse - Copies of Historical Photographs
Box 4   Folder 10	La Crosse River Marsh
Box 5   Folder 1	Miscellaneous
	People and Organizations
Box 5   Folder 2	American Red Cross
Box 5   Folder 3	Bands/Music
Box 5   Folder 4	Children/Babies
Box 5   Folder 5	Entertainers
Box 5   Folder 6-7	Miscellaneous
Box 5   Folder 8-9	Rotary Club
Box 5   Folder 10	Steele, Ralph and family
Box 5   Folder 11	Politics/Elections
	Rivers and Boats
Box 6   Folder 1	Locks and Dams
Box 6   Folder 2-3	Miscellaneous
Box 6   Folder 4	Riverfront
	Schools and Classrooms
Box 6   Folder 5	K-12
Box 6   Folder 6	Viterbo
Box 6   Folder 7	Sheriff's Dept.
Box 6   Folder 8-9	Snow
	Sports
Box 6   Folder 10	Baseball
Box 7   Folder 1	Camping
Box 7   Folder 2	Fishing
Box 7   Folder 3	Football
Box 7   Folder 4	Golf
Box 7   Folder 5	Ham Radio
Box 7   Folder 6	Hunting
Box 7   Folder 7	Ice Fishing
Box 7   Folder 8	Ski Jumping
Box 7   Folder 9	Softball
Box 7   Folder 10	Television: Channel 8
	Transportation
Box 7   Folder 11	Automobiles
Box 8   Folder 1	Aviation
Box 8   Folder 2	Bicycles
Box 8   Folder 3	Buses
Box 8   Folder 4	Railroads
Box 8   Folder 5	Stagecoach
Box 8   Folder 6	Steam Engines
Box 8   Folder 7	Trucks