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Curving railroad tracks are shown running along the rocky banks of a small river. Telephone poles are visible between the tracks and the river. The photographer’s notes indicate that this image was taken along the banks of “the South Fork of the…

A woman is standing beside railroad tracks, looking south and shading her eyes as if she is watching for a train. A man can be seen hurrying across the tracks toward the woman. Behind her is the Chicago Burlington & Quincy depot. Across the tracks…

Richard D. and Daniel P. Mullen are posing with a customer in a rear room of their plumbing business. One of the brothers appears to be hammering on a piece of pipe. Pipe cutters and other equipment are visible on work tables. Pieces of pipe are…

The rear of the two story parsonage and brick church are visible in this image. A sloping side yard and a wooden fence also visible.

One man is pushing a flatbed cart on top of which are two large, square packages labeled “Hawkeye No. 2 Choice Uncolored Japan Tea McFadden Coffee and Spice Co., Dubuque, Iowa" Behind and next to the man are similar packages labeled “Hawkeye No.…

Two women, dressed in long, dark colored coats and hats, are standing in a street. Three residences, located on a steep hill, are visible behind them. In the lower left corner of the image, a man may be seen shoveling snow. The number 1319a is…

Only the upper portion of an image is visible in this slide. The setting is in a cave. The heads of two men are partially visible. One man is possibly the photographer’s son Le Roy. See LO 253 for an image of Le Roy standing in a cave. The number…

A bearded Richard Herrmann may be seen standing in the crowded show room of the Richard Herrmann & Sons Furniture Store. Round tables, file cabinets, desks, chests with glass doors, and other items may be seen in the photograph. A sign reading “GO…

This image shows a small, one story, white frame building surrounded by an iron fence. A small brick chimney protrudes from the roof. A small cemetery is visible to the right of the structure. The church appears to have been built along an unpaved…

A steam shovel is shown emptying gravel into a large hopper. A railroad car, and a large pile of gravel are visible near the shovel. Under the hopper, a truck is waiting for its bed to be loaded. Other trucks may be seen nearby. A railroad track may…