Loras Digital Collections

[Stalactites and Stalagmites]

Dublin Core

Title

[Stalactites and Stalagmites]

Subject

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

Description

Many small, mostly dark colored stalactites may be seen hanging from the roof of a cave passage. Lighter colored stalagmites protrude from the floor in the center of the image. The number 2207 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

ca. 1925

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 252

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, “[Stalactites and Stalagmites],” Loras Digital Collections, accessed November 23, 2024, http://loras.libraryhost.com/items/show/3143.