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[A picnic lunch on the 4th of July]
A group of twenty adults and fifteen children are seated on the grass around a large table cloth. Glasses and plates filled with food and drinks have been place on the table cloth. See image LO 172 for another image of a 4th of July picnic. The…
[A picnic shelter near the childrens' playground in Union park in Dubuque, Iowa]
A rustic, open pavilion is shown at the foot of a hill. The structure is constructed of large sticks cut to various lengths, and attached to a wooden frame. A woman, with her back to the camera, is shown standing in the pavilion. Other figures are…
[A pole vaulting competition on the Dubuque College campus, Dubuque, Iowa]
A male student is shown pole vaulting over a high horizontal wire. The lower end of the pole can be seen in a small sand-filled pit beneath the wire. Three men are closely watching the pole vaulter while several other groups of students are visible…
[A Steamboat passes under the Eagle Point Bridge, Dubuque Iowa]
Traveling south, a steam boat passes under the Eagle Point Bridge. One of the steel spans, and the wooden trestle which forms the eastern approach to the bridge are also visible. The number 1286-2 is written on a label that has been stuck to the…
[A steep residential street]
This image shows a hairpin curve in a steep residential street. The photographer’s notes indicate that this street in in the vicinity of Angella Street in Dubuque, Iowa. The street surface appears to be hard packed gravel. The sides of the street…
[A team of ponies pulling a circus wagon in a circus parade in Dubuque, Iowa]
Only the lower portion of an image is visible on this slide. A team of eight ponies is pulling a partially visible wagon.
[A unidentified family]
Nine young women and girls and one young boy are lined up in order of height, and probably age, in front of a large white frame home. A man and a woman are seated on the porch of the home. The woman is holding an infant on her lap.
[A woman at a desk in the outer room of an unidentified law office in the Bank & Insurance Building]
A woman sits at a roll-top desk in the outer room of an unidentified law office in the B & I Building. The number “127” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. The number…
[A woman standing in the snow]
Dressed in a dark coat and light colored hat, a woman is standing among snow covered trees in this scene. The photographer’s notes indicated that the image was taken in 1914. The number 1315 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower…
[A young man standing on old foundation walls]
A young man, dressed in a black overcoat and soft hat, is standing on the top of a limestone wall that, according to the photographer’s notes, is the foundation of an “old cathedral.” Note: the only building ever officially designated in…