Loras Digital Collections

[Casket show room of undertaker Fredrick Egelhof]

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Title

[Casket show room of undertaker Fredrick Egelhof]

Subject

Morgues & Mortuaries
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
William J. Klauer Collection
Gelatin silver prints
Itinerant photographers

Description

One dark, and two light colored caskets are displayed. Ornate wall paper and dark wood paneling cover the walls. The number “229” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. The number “3” has been 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 gelatin silver print scanned in 16 - bit grey scale at 1200 ppi.

Type

Still image

Identifier

KL 201-087

Coverage

1034 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa

References

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

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 gelatin silver print: b & w

Physical Dimensions

6.5 x 8.5 in.

Files

Citation

Photographer unknown, “[Casket show room of undertaker Fredrick Egelhof],” Loras Digital Collections, accessed November 23, 2024, http://loras.libraryhost.com/items/show/2865.