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Henry C. Reche sits at a roll-top desk in his office in the Security Building. A map of Central America hangs on the wall at the rear of the office. A small Mexican flag hangs over the desk and a Pre-Columbian style statue sits on top of the desk.…

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…

Two boats, a barge, logs, and other debris floating in the water may be seen in this view looking west into the harbor with the Dubuque waterfront in the background. The Mississippi River reached the 18 foot stage on April 13 - the highest in over 28…

Numerous, modest sized homes are visible in this image. The largest home is visible on the highest location on the bluff. A street car may be seen in the center of the image. The number 1290 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left…

A large float pulled by two horses and followed by a long procession of men and women dressed in their Sunday best, is moving along a brick street. Cloth streamers have been draped across the frame of the float, which is being driven by a man. A…

A bartender, dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt, tie and a white apron tied around his waist, is leaning back on a long, wooden counter. In front of him is a bar. Two spittoons are visible on the floor in front of the bar. On one wall to the…

A young woman stands behind the counter of a cigar stand in the lobby of the Hotel Julien, at the corner of 2nd and Main Streets. Cigars are on display in a case beneath the glass-covered counter and in a cabinet built around a cash register at the…

Three men are visible in this office. Holding a narrow document, one of the photographers is standing at a counter, and appears ready to purchase a ticket. Another man stands opposite him, on the other side of the counter. In the rear of the space,…

This image shows a black and white poster with thirteen small, numbered illustrations drawn in black pen on white paper. A heart has been drawn in the center of the poster. An anchor and a cross are shown inside the heart. Clasped hands, mountains, a…