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This brick building was one of the first constructed on the University Avenue campus of Dubuque College, now known as the University of Dubuque. Three entrances are visible. Two of the entrances are framed by towers with turrets on the top. Several…

Four stories in height with elaborate peaked roof gables, this large brick building housed classrooms, laboratories and administrative offices. The front of the building faced University Avenue. Dedicated on April 25, 1907, the building was named…

This low, two story brick building housed the music department facilities and a dining hall that could also be used as an auditorium. The structure was dedicated on March 27, 1917. The smoke stack of the power plant is visible behind the building.…

The rear of Steffens Hall, which housed administration offices, classrooms and laboratories may be seen in this image. The small building just behind Steffens Hall is the chapel. Although the chapel remains today, Steffens Hall was demolished in…

The substantial brick building with the distinctive peaked roof in the foreground of this image is the McCormick Gymnasium, which was dedicated December 15, 1914. The building to the left of the gymnasium is Severance Hall. Dubuque College is now…

Dedicated on December 2, 1911, funds for the construction of this three story, brick dormitory were donated by Louis H. Severance of Cleveland, Ohio. A brick entryway faces Algona Street. Two roof peaks are ornamented with curved brickwork in a style…

A male student is shown pole vaulting over a high horizontal wire. The lower end of the pole can be seen in a small sand-filled pit beneath the wire. Three men are closely watching the pole vaulter while several other groups of students are visible…

17 men, all dressed in similar dark suits and caps, are pictured standing one behind another, with their heads turned toward the camera and hands placed on the shoulders of the man in front of them. Peters Commons (see LO 097) is in the background.…

This image shows a newly constructed model home on Kirkwood Avenue. These "model homes" were constructed using all local materials and featured some of the first modern electrical systems in private residences. The residence is a story and a half in…

This image shows the front and south side of a stone, two story home designed in the English cottage style. Dark, stained shingles resemble a thatched roof. A large covered entry way frames the double doors on the south side of the structure. A…