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The Mississippi River is over its banks in this north-facing image of the Dubuque waterfront. A partially submerged building with a sign reading ”Freight and Ticket Office” is visible in the right side of the image. A smoke stack and warehouses…

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…

Resting on concrete pilings, an iron bridge stretches across the placidly flowing Maquoketa River north of Dubuque, Iowa. Two boys may be seen resting on the right hand river bank. The number 1380 is written on a label that has been stuck to the…

Built of native limestone, a large, six story grist mill dominates this image. A wooden shed mounted on pilings is visible on one side of the mill. Although blurred, a large mill wheel may be seen turning next to the shed. The photographer has…

A single line of track may be seen running through a cut in a limestone bluff. Wire telephone or electrical lines and a mile marker reading “227,” are visible on the left side of the track.

View of the city of Dubuque looking east towards the Mississippi River. According to the photographer, the image was taken in 1916 in the vicinity of 19, West 15th Street. The number 1260-b is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left…

Taken from the residential district on the bluffs above the city, this image captures a view of the factory district of Dubuque, Iowa. The tall spire of the Dubuque County Courthouse may be seen. Also visible in the distance are the bluffs on the…

This view of downtown Dubuque was taken from the top of the 4th Street Elevator on Fenlon Place, and looks north east toward the Mississippi River. The tall spire of St. Mary’s Catholic Church is visible, as is the tall office building belonging to…

Tall carved stone pillars and an iron gate mark the entrance to Oakland Cemetery. The location of this cemetery is unknown. The number 742 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

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.…