[Entering the cave]

[Entering the cave]

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

Two young men, dressed in long sleeved shirts, caps and heavy coveralls, are seated on rocks beside a hole in the ground. Their legs are dangling in the cave entrance. Based on the photographer’s notes for LO 253, the man on the left is probably Reverend Loemker’s son, LeRoy, and the location of the cave is probably near Dubuque, Iowa. The cave opening has been ringed with rocks. The top of a ladder is protruding from the hole. A heavy rope secures the top of the ladder to a large rock beside the hole. Livestock are visible grazing in the field near the men. A partially visible number is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937

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

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

ca. 1925

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

Herman J. Loemker Collection

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.

Still image

LO 250

Dubuque, Iowa

1 lantern slide: b & w

3.25 x 4.0 in.