[Interior view of the Levi James & Company Department store]

[Interior view of the Levi James & Company Department store]

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

This photograph was taken looking down a wide aisle in the fabric department of the Levi James & Company department store. A woman, wearing a large hat and a two-piece suit with a long skirt, is seated at a counter looking at a sample, or pattern book. A boy is seated behind her and is also looking at the book. A female clerk is standing on the opposite side of the table. Rows of small drawers are visible behind the clerk. Bolts of fabric have been placed on the counter beside the woman. Other clerks and the department manager are standing along the aisle towards the rear of the room. Many bolts of fabric have been placed on the counters, and are also visible on shelves behind the counters. No number has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. The number “2” 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 glass silver print scanned in 16 - bit grey scale at 1200 ppi.

Still image

KL 233-161

672-698 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa

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

1 gelatin silver print: b & w

6.5 x 8.5 in.