Loras Digital Collections

[Ticket office the Chicago-Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad]

Dublin Core

Title

[Ticket office the Chicago-Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad]

Subject

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

Description

Two ticket agents are seated behind a wooden counter. Railroad schedules are displayed in a large display case near the counter. Photographs of trains and landscapes have been hung on the dark wooden walls above the display of schedules.Additional photographs are displayed on the counter and on other walls of the room. Three sets of chandeliers may be seen hanging from the ceiling. The number “256” 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 glass plate negative scanned in 16 - bit grey scale at 1200 ppi.

Type

Still image

Identifier

KL 221-455

Coverage

597 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 glass negative: b & w

Physical Dimensions

6.5 x 8.5 in.

Files

Citation

Photographer unknown, “[Ticket office the Chicago-Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad],” Loras Digital Collections, accessed November 25, 2024, http://loras.libraryhost.com/items/show/2883.