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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…

Leaning on a shovel, a man may be seen standing in a snow covered street, in front of a low fence. A large home is behind him. Snow covered bushes and trees are visible near the house. The photographer’s notes indicate that this image was taken…

A view looking west, of the passenger bridge across the Mississippi. Known as the "High" or "Wagon" bridge, this structure opened in 1887 as the first passenger bridge between Dunleith (East Dubuque) and the Key City. It was torn down when the Julien…

A view looking east, of two bridges. The railroad bridge is on the left, and a passenger bridge may be seen on the right. The floor of the passenger bridge is constructed of wooden planks. Electrical and telephone wires and cables span the expanse of…

A man dressed in a suit, white shirt, tie and bowler hat is standing in a north-facing profile view on the railroad bridge across the Mississippi River. The bridge officially opened on New Year's Day, 1869 at a cost of over one million dollars. It…

This hand-colored image shows a single wooden elevator car is visible at the top of the 4th Street Elevator in Dubuque, Iowa. Double tracks are visible, going down the steep bluff. Next to the elevator car is the upper ticket and boarding building.…

This image shows the rear of a small one story frame school house. Two out houses are also visible. The Sherrill Mound, and the Methodist Episcopal Church and parsonage in Sherrill, Iowa are visible in the distance.