[Dubuque Mattress Factory with Harold Rowan and other employees]

[Dubuque Mattress Factory with Harold Rowan and other employees]

Mattress industry
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
William J. Klauer Collection
Gelatin silver prints
Itinerant photographers

Five men are working on mattresses at the Dubuque Mattress Factory, 63-77 West Main Street. Silhouettes of two other men are visible behind a stack of mattresses at left. The man in the center of the photo, wearing overalls and a dark shirt, is identified as Harold Rowan. The number “65” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. The number “5” has been 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 gelatin silver print scanned in 16 - bit grey scale at 1200 ppi.

Still image

KL 060-026

63-77 West Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa

The original glass plate negative was lost. A gelatin silver print created in the 1970s remains.

1 gelatin silver print: b & W

6.5 x 8.5 in.