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Spectators line one side of a grassy “track” in a field. Girls are shown running along the track, away from the camera. A steep hill is behind the runners. The number 1366 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the…

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.

A pergola with Grecian style columns has been erected on this large, horse-drawn float. Children dressed in white clothing are sitting on the float. Vines have been wrapped around the columns and roof of the pergola. Women are walking beside the…

The male owner and four male clerks may be seen standing near counters and display cases in this interior view of an unidentified grocery store. Parcels wrapped in paper and tied up with string are visible in a display case in the foreground of the…

Two men are standing in front of a display of canned goods and coffee packaged in bags, sacks and cans. One man is holding a package of coffee as if he is demonstrating the quality of the product to the other gentleman. A wire rack with six bins is…

A man holding a cigar sits at a large desk at left in this unidentified grocery warehouse office. A woman sits in front of a small table with a Remington Standard Typewriter No. 6 at the back of the office. The office has large windows that look out…

Pianos and other instruments are visible in this view of the display room of the Harger & Blish music store. One man is may be seen standing behind a glass display counter. Violins, mandolins, tamborines and clarinets are visible in a glass display…

This image was taken from an elevated location, and looks down on several glass, floral greenhouses. The 1911-1912 Dubuque City Directory lists the location of Harket's Floral Nursery as West 5th and Hill Streets. A truck with an open bed may be…

The photograph was taken looking across a wooden railing into a two-desk office space. A doorway separates the desks. A barrister's bookcase that appears to contain stacks of forms or cards stands along the wall next to the nearer desk while a large…

This photograph of the retail shop of the Hasel Cheese Company shows a sparsely furnished space containing a long table and counter visible along the right side of the space. A cash register, scale, and three round glass plates full of cheese and…