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Four steam engines, all with steam coming from their stacks, may be seen waiting adjacent to each other in the yard of the Milwaukee Railroad. Coal tender 4380 and its engine are coupled in reverse to tender 4378 and its engine. Shop buildings are…

A double decker passenger steamboat and a smaller steam-powered tow boat may be seen passing each other on the Mississippi River near Dubuque, Iowa. The tow boat is pushing one barge. A wing dam in visible in the background. Farm land may be seen…

Four stories in height with elaborate peaked roof gables, this large brick building housed classrooms, laboratories and administrative offices. The front of the building faced University Avenue. Dedicated on April 25, 1907, the building was named…

A man sits at a typewriter next to a telegraph machine and a second man stands in this stock exchange room in the B & I building. The negative is heavily damaged. The number “161” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is…

This image shows the interior of the Union Electric railroad car barn. A section of railroad track leads into a large open space with a smaller storeroom visible in the rear. A small dolly may be seen between the tracks. Numerous machines used to…

Women in long dresses and men dressed in dark suits and hats are shown strolling the ground of Union park in Dubuque, Iowa. Some individuals are carrying picnic baskets. The picnic shelter shown in LO 261 is visible on the right side of this image.…

A large group of men, women are gathered on concrete steps and a grassy bank. The end of a brick and stone building is partially visible behind the group. This structure is probably the Academy of the Immaculate Conception, located at 17th and Iowa…

Two men, one seated at a large desk and the other leaning on a counter, are looking at the photographer. Each man is wearing a long-sleeved, light-colored shirt with sleeves rolled up to the elbows, a tie and slacks. One man is wearing a hat. On the…

Children – some assisted by their parents, are shown swinging on swings in this image taken in Union Park in Dubuque, Iowa. The photographer has identified a partially visible structure as a “wading pool.” The number 1304-3 is written on a…

A man and woman are seated at a large desk in a small, simply furnished office. There is a wool rug in a geometric pattern on the floor. The only furniture in the office are a desk and three chairs. A small chandelier hangs over the desk. There is…