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Boys are shown running rapidly along a grassy “track” lined with spectators. The location appears to be the same as that shown in LO 259. The number 1367 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

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…

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…

Two butchers stand behind a long counter at right. At left, a woman leans against a countertop in a cashier’s booth at Buehler Brothers Meat Market, 920 Main Street. Sausages and cuts of meat hang from hooks and are set out on display on the…

Four men may be seen seated or standing among stacks of different sized wooden boxes in this interior view of the Buttell Brothers Company warehouse. Additional stacks and rows of boxes are visible to the side and rear of the men. A hand saw has been…

This image is of a two-room office suite. The rooms are separated by a window and a door. One secretary is seated in the rear room and looking through the window at the camera. In the front room, a businessman is sitting at a table facing the…

This image shows a close up view of camels walking in a circus parade. Each two humped camel wears an elaborate leather and metal harness. The number 1374 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

This photograph shows four women sewing substantial pieces of heavy fabric on industrial sewing machines equipped with large spools of white thread. Piles of canvas are haphazardly scattered on racks and on the wooden floor of the spartan warehouse…

A gentleman identified as agent Carl Kiesele is seated at a table near a window in a narrow office. On one end of the room is a microphone, switches and other devices for announcing train arrivals and departures. Behind Mr. Kiesele is a wooden…

Funded by Andrew Carnegie and built on land donated by Frank Stout, the Carnegie Stout Public Library is located at the corner of 11th and Buff Streets. The front entrance faces 11th Street. The words “Carnegie Stout Free Library” have been…