[Tobacco store]

[Tobacco store]

Tobacco
Tobacco shops
Tobacco products
Cigars
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
William J. Klauer Collection
Glass negatives
Itinerant photographers

Two men are standing behind counters in a tobacco store. The older man is dressed in a suit, while the younger man is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt with sleeves rolled up to the elbows. Various brands of cigars, including “Prime Minister,” “Roundup,” “Tom Keene,” and “Buelow,” are visible in the counter’s glass display case. Below the cigars are a large selection of pipes, tobacco pouches and additional cigars. Behind the older man may be seen numerous tin cans and wrapped packages of tobacco. What appears to be the top of a calendar advertising "M. J. McCullough Insurance" is pinned to the wall to the right of the older man. Next to the younger man is a cash register and an ornate stained-glass partition is visible behind him. Hanging from the ornate partition wall is a sign for “Chew Sen Sen Gum” and another that reads “Ice Cold Soft Drinks” and “We sell Crown-Fer-Lac, Superior in Buttermilk, Crown Dairy Company.” A clock may be seen above the partition. A small lamp with a glass shade is on the counter next to the cash register and another light is hanging from the ceiling. The number “9” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. The number “2” is written in the upper left corner.

Photographer unknown

The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

This record is part of the William J. Klauer Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.

1912-05/06

Contact The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 or call (563) 588-7100 © 2013 LORAS COLLEGE

William J. Klauer Collection

Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 8700 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a glass plate negative scanned in 16 - bit grey scale at 1200 ppi.

Still image

KL 001-186

Location unknown

The 1912 Dubuque City Directory lists two tobacco manufactures and stores: The D.C. Glasser Tobacco Company at 402 Main Street, and Meyers Cox & Company at 409-419 Iowa Street.

The Crown Dairy Company was a local Dubuque dairy that sold pasteurized milk and cream, and ice cream. The Dairy was located at 278 7th Street.

1 glass negative: b & w

6.5 x 8.5 in.