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

Five men are sitting at the keyboards of a row of typesetting machines. Two other men are standing between the machines. A coat and hat are hanging in the left foreground of the photograph. A small wooden barrel, placed on its side, is also visible near the coat and hat. The number “243” 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 a gelatin silver print scanned in 16 - bit grey scale at 1200 ppi.

Still image

KL 213-096

7th and Main Streets, Dubuque, Iowa

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

1 gelatin silver print: b & w

6.5 x 8.5 in.