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Mr. Kiene is seated at a large roll-top desk. A telephone, papers and pens are on the desk. The cubbyholes and drawers on the desk are carefully labeled. Above the desk are photographs of family members, possibly including ones of his son and father.…

This low, two story brick building housed the music department facilities and a dining hall that could also be used as an auditorium. The structure was dedicated on March 27, 1917. The smoke stack of the power plant is visible behind the building.…

Four parallel lines of girls and young women are standing at designated locations on a grass-covered yard. Each “team” is wearing identical dresses covered by aprons. Each participant is wearing a hat. Boys and young men appear to be standing at…

Postmaster Herman Ternes is pictured sitting at a large desk in a narrow office. Stackes of books have been placed on top of the desk. A large mirror is hanging on the wall behind his chair. Images of a certificate and a day calendar open to…

This image shows a new church constructed of large, light colored bricks. The construction style is plain, without a steeple or decorative molding around windows and doors. Steep stairs lead up to a wooden double door, topped by dark glass in an…

According to the Encyclopedia Dubuque, this elementary school, first occupied in 1913, was named after William Hickling Prescott. Located on White Street, the three story building is constructed of brick. A man may be seen walking in front of the…

Walking in pairs, a long line of students may be seen walking along one side of 12th Street. The boys are dressed in white short pants, long white socks and dark sashes, while the girls are dressed in white dresses, white stockings and dark vests. A…

Dressed in a vest, white shirt and dress slacks, a man holding a document stands in a profile view in a small control room. The room appears to overlook work areas at the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company. A June calendar hangs on one of the glass…

John Kapp, the president of the Dubuque Mattress Factory at 63-77 West Main Street, stands in the doorway of an office and looks out into a workroom. There is a box spring on the floor in front of him and, on the left side of the picture, a Fairbanks…

A bearded Richard Herrmann and another gentleman, possibly one of his sons, are standing in the rear of a large room filled with long rows of chairs, sofas and tables. The number “113” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is…