Loras Digital Collections

[Customer in the McFadden Coffee & Spice Company office]

Dublin Core

Title

[Customer in the McFadden Coffee & Spice Company office]

Subject

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

Description

In the office area of a larger room, a man, dressed in a suit, wearing a light colored straw hat and holding a cigar in one hand and a pencil in the other, is seated next to a desk. A male employee of the establishment appears to be writing on a document. Behind this man, another male employee is seated at another desk. A sign for “Havana Sticks Cigar 5¢“ is between the desks. On the other side of the office area, a woman is typing at a typewriter. A stenographer’s notebook is propped on a stand beside the typewriter. Numerous photographs of individuals, a horse and outdoor scenes are pinned to the area around her desk. Attached to the wall above her desk are larger prints and photographs. Attached to the rear wall between the desks, are a monthly calendar for “January,” and a map of Iowa with locations marked on it. Next to the map is an open doorway. Attached to the door frame is a day calendar reading “WED 5 JUN” and advertising "John Kirkpatrick Cheese" To the right of the calendar is a poster for “Barrington Hall Coffee.” Display cases for cigars and cans of tobacco, or possibly Barrington Hill Coffee, are visible beyond the office area. The number “67” 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.

Creator

Photographer unknown

Source

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

Publisher

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

Date

1912-05/06

Rights

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

Relation

William J. Klauer Collection

Format

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.

Type

Still image

Identifier

KL 024-223

Coverage

1st and Iowa Streets, Dubuque, Iowa

References

See the Notes field in the record for image KL 020-083, “Men loading machines at McFadden Coffee & Spice Company,” for more information about the McFadden Coffee & Spice Company.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 glass negative: b & w

Physical Dimensions

6.5 x 8.5 in.

Files

Citation

Photographer unknown, “[Customer in the McFadden Coffee & Spice Company office],” Loras Digital Collections, accessed November 24, 2024, http://loras.libraryhost.com/items/show/2704.