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One of the itinerant photographers poses, looking at a can of paint, with a second unidentified man in the foreground. A third man stands, along with a woman, in the background at right, and a fourth man stands in a raised office at the back of the…

Two girls are standing near one of the Stations of the Cross in Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. The monument is of carved stone and has a cross on its top. Bushes partially obscure the view of the front of the monument. Each girl is dressed in a light…

Mrs. Clara (J. David) Irmscher is pictured standing on the porch of her home, surrounded by ten young women. Each of the students appears to be holding a small object. The photographer's notes indicate that this image was taken in 1916. The slide has…

Three tables and a small, wood and glass display case are arranged around the side walls of a small room. Two women, dressed in lacy blouses and long skirts, are standing near the display case. A sign above one of the women reads “Terms strictly…

Three nurses are standing next to metal cribs. Each nurse is holding a baby wrapped in a white blanket. Large pillows are visible in the cribs. One of the babies is awake, and appears to be looking towards the photographer. The nurses are dressed in…

The photographer has identified the structure in this image as a “fair ground building toward Dubuque.” Further research indicates that Nutwood Park was located at the fairgrounds located on Highway 52 North near where the Pepso Cola Bottling…

Ella and Katherine O'Donnell owned this hair dressers shop. One of the sisters is leaning against a small table, displaying a hairpiece to a gentleman, possibly one of the photographers, who is seated in a chair facing a mirror. Visible in the rear…

A man is seated beside a large desk. A telephone, papers and several stamps are on the desk. Attached to the upper frame of the desk is a day calendar for "MON 10 JUN" advertising “Coates & Robinson Insurance and Surety Bonds Dubuque, Iowa.” Two…

This photograph was taken from an elevated position, and looks down into an office area occupied by two men and two women. On the left side of the office, a woman appears to be consulting documents in a tall cabinet. The other workers are seated at…

A white haired gentleman is seated at a roll top desk in an office cubicle. By looking through vertical bars of partitions around his desk, he has a view of other offices. The number ” 211 has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and…