IN PHOTOS: From the Archives
View some of photojournalist Peter Thomson's favorite images from his 20-year plus career wit the La Crosse Tribune.
From the archives: May 2017
Nate Sobeck, 18, of Onalaska bowfishes in a flooded Pettibone Park when the Mississippi River crested at about 12.4 feet.
From the Archives: September 2003
Trudy Wieser gets a piece of homemade lemon meringue pie ready for the Meals on Wheels program during the lunch time rush at the Sidewalk Cafe in Hokah, Minn.
From the Archives: May 2010
West Salem Elementary School second graders peer through the glass exterior of the West Salem High School green house. The students potted plants for Mother's Day gifts during the visit.
From the Archives: February 2003
Emily Ballinger with Onalaska High School's Hilltopper show choir team endures getting her hair done by fellow dancers Lindsay Raasch, from left, Andrea Litscher and Allison Brown before a performance at the Logan High School Show Choir Invitational Showcase.
From the Archives: September, 2017
Charles Baker hits a serve while playing tennis with friends at the courts at Forrest Hills.
From the Archives: September, 2009
With umbrella in hand, a biker heads down 16th Street during a steady rain
From the Archives: February, 2011
Rusty Reed with Black Water Turtle Refuge in Churubusco, Indiana cleans an aquarium holding a 165 pound alligator snapping turtle at the La Crosse Center during the La Crosse Boat, Sport and Travel Show.
From the Archives: January 2004
Rose Grosskreutz of La Crosse warms up by the fire in a shelter at Pettibone Park while taking a break from the Winter Rec-Fest ice fishing derby going on at nearby Pettibone lagoon.
From the archives: April 2008
Bobby Peterson with Collins Outdoor Advertising posts an ad for Viterbo University on a billboard along South Ave.
From the archives: August 2002
Lisa Bettis of Harvard, Ill., trims her Bichon Frise, Smiley, while preparing for the Best in Group competition at the Coulee Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show and Obedience Trials at the La Crosse Center.
From the archives: September 2008
Officer Jim Page with the Onalaska police department works on the seen of an accident. A car driving along I-90 left the road and went down an embankment, through a fence and into a tree near the Sam's Club parking lot.
From the archives: October 2003
Cows rest and feed in a pasture as a shadow moves across a hillside of trees showing an eray of fall colors.in rural Vernon County.
From the archives: October 2013
Kevin Hoyer harvests corn on his farm near West Salem in 2013.
From the archives: August 2001
Dancing with her parasol, Tana Godfriaux of Madison , Wis. gets into the music of the Mississippi Mud Cats at Jazz Fest at the Oktoberfest grounds downtown.
From the archives: March 2016
Bernie Sanders supporters try to get a photo of their candidate with their smart phones as another holds up a baby after the democratic presidential candidate spoke during a campaign stop at the Omni Center in Onalaska.
From the archives: October 2013
The American Queen steams up the Mississippi River into La Crosse.
From the archives: June 2006
Members of the Onalaska High School Marching Band, "The Marching HIlltoppers," cast shadows on the grass as they make their entrance to open the festivities at Festival Foods Salute to the Fourth at Onalaska High School Athletic fields.
From the archives: July 2010
Kaden Hanson, 8, blows his sailboat made with a paper sail, straw and plastic food container y at the South Community Library.
From the archives: May 2012
Central right fielder Trent VanEgtern, and second baseman Ben Thornton (legs only) dive in pursuit of a fly ball during a game at Viking Field in Holmen.
From the archives: April 2015
Children wear bubble suits while participating in a bubble sports class through the Onalaska Parks and recreation department at Hilltopper Heights Park in Onalaska.
From the archives: April 2001
Lisa Larson makes her way up her submerged driveway on Edgewater in the Town of Campbell when flood waters from Lake Onalaska inundated the island community.
From the archives: July 2005
Powered by his beagle "Packer," Dylon Bilskemper, 11, takes a ride on his skateboard through his neighborhood on La Crosse's North Side.
From the archives: August 2008
A woman walks along 5th Avenue on a rainy day.
From the archives: February 2013
Child actors strike a pose during an audition for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of "The Secret Garden" at The Heider Center at West Salem High School.
From the archives: July 2008
Steven Brown, 10, tries to keep sand out of his eyes as he is buried by Caleb Niesel, 8, at the La Crosse Parks and Recreation All-City Beach Bash at Pettibone Beach.
Peter Thomson
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Peter Thomson has been a photographer at the La Crosse Tribune since 2001. He can be reached at 608-791-8233.
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