[Wallpaper store]

[Wallpaper store]

Wallpaper industry
Wallpaper sample books
Paint industry
Paint store
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
William J. Klauer Collection
Glass negatives
Itinerant photographers

Large sample books of wallpaper, open to flower designs, are displayed on racks at the front of a long, narrow room. Two men are standing among the display racks. Behind them is a woman standing in a glass-enclosed work area. Near her is a sign that reads “Keep Smiling.” Other signs, including “Red Seal White Lead," which is a brand of paint, and “Muresco,” are hanging toward the back of the room. Hundreds of rolls of wallpaper are horizontally stored on wooden racks along the walls and additional rolls of wallpaper hang from the ceiling. A sign on the shelving at right states "No exchange made in wallpaper." The number “12” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. No number 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 002-242

Location unknown

1 glass negative: b & w

6.5 x 8.5 in.