[Armour & Company office]

[Armour & Company office]

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

Arthur H. Sigmann (or Sigman) sits at a desk in the Armour & Company office at 298 Iowa Street. He wears a butchers’ smock and a straw hat and is looking at a letter. Other papers and letters cover his desk. The only one that is legible reads: “’Ever Ready’ Safety Razors Free to Armour Branch House Salesmen Until July 1st.” A flyer posted on the wall behind Mr. Sigmann reads: ”WIN A DIPLOMA! Join the ‘Measured by Merit’ Aristocracy.” A second man is posed looking into the office from an open window in the next room. A large June, 1912 calendar is draped across a counter under the window. The number “102” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. The number “1 L.M.” 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 076-040

3rd and Iowa Streets, Dubuque, Iowa

The 1912 Dubuque City Directory lists A. H. Sigmann, or Arthur H. Sigman, as the manager of Armour & Company, wholesale meats.

1 glass negative: b & w

6.5 x 8.5 in.