[Courthouse office]

[Courthouse office]

Courthouses
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
William J. Klauer Collection
Glass negatives
Itinerant photographers

This large office appears to be located on an upper floor. A long wooden counter runs along the right side of the room. Stacks of forms and envelopes and also two embossing tools are on top of the counter. A map of the eastern portion of Dubuque County hangs behind the counter. Three men are posing in this image. One is leaning against the counter and holding a cigar. The other two men are each seated at large work tables. Numerous documents are on the table in the foreground including one stamped “Secretary of State,” and another with the word “Drainage” printed on the cover. An adding machine on a stand can be seen at the rear of the room, and a spittoon is on the floor between the work tables. An advertisement for the “Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia,” and a day calendar for “Wednesday, June 5, 1912” hang on the rear wall. The view through the rear window appears to be to the east. The number “30” 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 004-310

Dubuque County Courthouse, Clay Street between 7th and 8th Streets, Dubuque, Iowa

1 glass negative: b & w

6.5 x 8.5 in.