Loras Digital Collections

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  • Collection: The Herman J. Loemker Collection

Two young men, dressed in long sleeved shirts, caps and heavy coveralls, are seated on rocks beside a hole in the ground. Their legs are dangling in the cave entrance. Based on the photographer’s notes for LO 253, the man on the left is probably…

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.

Partially visible, Evelyn is shown standing in the midst of a bed of tall marigolds and other flowers.

Evelyn Loemker is sitting on some concrete steps. Her dark hair is cut short. She is smiling, holding a cat and wearing a short sleeved dress with a scoop neck and ruffled sleeves, sheer stockings, beaded necklace and dark shoes. A ring is visible on…

Evelyn is shown standing in front of a white frame home and wearing the same dress as is shown in LO 184. Her hands are clasped behind her back. A barrette is clipped in her hair.

Evelyn is shown seated on the front steps of a white frame home. She is looking pensively at a bed of flowers which surround the steps.

Evelyn is shown standing near some concrete steps. She is wearing a dress with a dropped waist. Her dark hair is styled in bob, with bangs draped over one eye.

At least nine street cars are visible in this image. A sign on car #202, in the foreground, asks that passengers “have exact fare ready.” A woman carrying a parasol has just climbed the steps of an adjacent car. The conductor is standing near the…

A farmstead with a home and numerous out buildings is visible. The home, and several other buildings appear to have been built near the low banks of a river. A rowboat is visible near the shore. Trees may be seen behind the buildings. The number 1280…

A bearded, elderly man dressed in overhauls and a suit jacket and leaning on a cane, is standing next to an elderly woman. The woman is dressed in a light colored long sleeved dress and is wearing an apron. They are standing in front of a large frame…
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