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  • Collection: The Herman J. Loemker Collection

A ladder has been placed against a wall and the steeple of the German (Grace) Methodist Episcopal Church at 1681 Iowa Street in Dubuque, Iowa. A man is holding the bottom of the ladder. Another man has climbed to the top of the ladder, and is…

The front and north side of the German Methodist Episcopal Church at 1681 Iowa Street, Dubuque, Iowa are visible in this image. The building is constructed of brick. Four tall windows, each with a small peaked gable, may be see on both the front and…

Concrete steps with metal handrails may be seen leading from 17th and Madison Streets to the top of a bluff. Four ornate concrete landings each with street lights, have been placed at intervals along the stairway. The steps were completed in 1918.…

This scene shows a street and trees covered with a light dusting of snow. Vehicle tracks are visible in the snowy street. The number 1316 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

Built of red Wisconsin sandstone, this image shows the Central High School in Dubuque, Iowa. The photographer’s notes indicate that this image was taken in 1914. The number 1317 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of…

Two women, dressed in long, dark colored coats and hats, are standing in a street. Three residences, located on a steep hill, are visible behind them. In the lower left corner of the image, a man may be seen shoveling snow. The number 1319a is…

Dressed in a dark coat and light colored hat, a woman is standing among snow covered trees in this scene. The photographer’s notes indicated that the image was taken in 1914. The number 1315 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower…

This image shows a hairpin curve in a steep residential street. The photographer’s notes indicate that this street in in the vicinity of Angella Street in Dubuque, Iowa. The street surface appears to be hard packed gravel. The sides of the street…

A three story rectangular building constructed of brick, dominates this image. A substantial bell tower and several chimneys may be seen on top of the building.

According to the photographer’s notes, this image was taken looking east along Eight Street, in Dubuque, Iowa. The street appears to be unpaved, or constructed of hard packed gravel. Sidewalks and a fire hydrant are visible. In the foreground, a…
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