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  • Collection: The Herman J. Loemker Collection

A motorized vehicle with a double cab appears to be parked waiting to participate in a Sunday School parade. The vehicle is white with two visible doors and a short bed which has been wrapped in white sheeting. Vines have been draped over the…

This image is similar to LO 247, and shows a steam shovel dropping gravel into a large hopper. Two trucks are near the hopper. A Chicago and Geat Western Railroad car is partially visible in the background. Two small sheds may be seen near the…

This image was taken looking east along 17th Street. Two brick churches may be seen at the corner of Iowa Street and 17th Street. The front of the First German Presbyterian Church, at 1684 Iowa street, and the north side of the German Methodist…

A middle aged man and a young man, possibly the photographer, Reverend Loemker, and one of his sons, are seated on the bank of a narrow stream, which is possibly Catfish Creek. Each man is holding a wooden fishing pole, Lines from the poles are…

Two white trucks are visible in this image. In front of the truck may be seen a large sign. Only one of the men holding the sign is entirely visible. The sign reads “SHERRILS SUNDAY SCHOOLS.”

Figures wearing white robes are standing on a large float. A sign that reads “Enter into his …” has been attached to the side of the float.

This image is similar to LO 262. Several men are standing near the center of a street car terminal which has been erected near the entrance to Union Park in Dubuque, Iowa. Paved walkways are visible leading from the terminal into the heavily forested…

Children and their parents may be seen playing on swings and teeter totters on a forested playground at the base of a steep hill in Union Park in Dubuque, Iowa. The number 1304-2 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of…

The photographer’s notes indicate that the structure in this image is a “Woodpile like African House.” A low, circular mound of vertically-stacked logs of similar sizes is visible. The mound of wood appears to have been built on bare ground on…

Two older girls are seen standing together on some wooden steps leading to a porch. They are both dressed in black dresses, black tights and shoes and have black bows in their hair. The taller girl is holding a china doll dressed in a long dress. The…
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