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Four women and four men are shown seated on a grassy hillside at the base of a rocky bluff. The photographer has identified the family as the “W. Grenzig family” and the location as “Union Park.”
The number 1304-4 is written on a label that…

Twenty three women and three children are shown seated or standing on the porch of a home that the photographer identifies as “probably belonging to Grenzig.” The photographer also identifies the women as members of the “Frauen-verein,” or…

This view of the shore was taken from a boat. The Yerkes Observatory and a church steeple are visible. The photographer’s notes indicate that the boat docks and partially visible buildings belong to the Lake Geneva Y.M.C.A. camp.

Five elephants, walking one behind another, are visible in this image which was taken in the 1300 block of Clay Street - now Central Avenue. One elephant has a calf walking beside her. Men dressed in dark trousers and shirts, long black boots and…

Three homes may be seen in this image which would have been taken from street level along 17th Street. The home in the center is located on a bluff above the street. A circular turret is clearly visible on the second story of this residence. Another,…

Three young women, seen also in image LO 237, are seated or standing near a large rock. The photographer’s notes indicate that this image would have been taken on a bluff near Balltown, Iowa.

Three young women are standing on the top of a rocky bluff near Balltown, Iowa. Fields may be seen in the background below the bluff. The bluffs along the Mississippi River may be seen in the background.

An engine, coal tender and one car may be seen a few feet from the entrance to the train tunnel in East Dubuque, Illinois. The numbers “1190” are visible on the side of the tender. The track curves slightly just before the tunnel entrance. A man…

Near East Dubuque, Illinois, a steam engine belching black smoke, is emerging from a tunnel which has been constructed through a limestone bluff. The East Dubuque railroad tunnel still exists today. Blasted through the cliffs in 1868, rock from the…

Three men are standing near tracks in front of the trolley turnaround at the entrance to Union Park in Dubuque, Iowa. A street car filled with passengers may be seen at the terminal. The cupola and roof of a large pavilion are partially visible above…