Loras Digital Collections

[Ten elephants walking in a Ringling Brothers circus parade in Dubuque, Iowa]

Dublin Core

Title

[Ten elephants walking in a Ringling Brothers circus parade in Dubuque, Iowa]

Subject

Parades
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides

Description

Ten elephants may be seen walking in a line during a circus parade in Dubuque, Iowa. Each elephant has a man riding on its head. One elephant has a calf walking beside her. The number 1372 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

Creator

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937

Source

The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

Publisher

This record is part of the Herman J. Loemker Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.

Date

1915-1917

Rights

Contact The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 or call (563) 588-7100 © 2015 LORAS COLLEGE

Relation

Herman J. Loemker Collection

Format

Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 8700 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a glass lantern slide scanned in 16 - bit grey scale at 1200 ppi.

Type

Still image

Identifier

LO 157

Coverage

Dubuque, Iowa

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 lantern slide: b & w

Physical Dimensions

3.25 x 4.0 in.

Files

Citation

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937, “[Ten elephants walking in a Ringling Brothers circus parade in Dubuque, Iowa],” Loras Digital Collections, accessed November 23, 2024, http://loras.libraryhost.com/items/show/3048.