[Martin-Strelau Company]

[Martin-Strelau Company]

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

Two men, one of whom may be Paul Strelau, are standing and seated at a waist-high, double-sided worktable, with an angled writing surface. Ledgers and a telephone are on the table. A doorway and two open pass-through windows to interior rooms are visible behind the worktable. Hanging lights with adjustable weights and chains are visible over the table. A scale may be seen behind the seated man. In the foreground of the picture is a waist-high counter. A city directory has been placed on the counter. A June 1912 monthly calendar hangs on the wall on the far left. The man at left is also pictured in KL 115-141, where he is identified as possibly being Albert M. Keppler, a bookkeeper for the company. The number "82" 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 052-066

700-798 Washington Street, Dubuque, Iowa

The 1912 Dubuque City Directory lists Martin-Strelau Co. as dealers in coal, coke and wood, transfer and storage, and as agents for the Union Carbide Sales Co.

1 glass negative: b & w

6.5 x 8.5 in.