[Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works No. 2 Punch]

[Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works No. 2 Punch]

Boat & Ship industry
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
William J. Klauer Collection
Glass negatives
Itinerant photographers

Five workmen pose in a shop at the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works at 550 3rd Street. A boiler tank is in the foreground at left and three large sheets of metal with holes drilled for rivets are on the floor at right. Three hoists hang from beams and there is a drill press at the back of the shop. A sign on the wall reads: “COMPANY TOOLS MUST BE RETURND.” The number “195” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. The number “3” 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 090-292

550 3rd Street, Dubuque, Iowa

Offices for the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works have been identified as being located at 550 3rd Street. The 1912 Dubuque City Directory lists the shop's location as the foot of 3rd Street.

1 glass negative: b & w

6.5 x 8.5 in.