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Black smoke is billowing from twin smoke stacks of a large passenger steamboat anchored near the Mississippi River shore. The photographer has identified the vessel as the Sidney. Two figures are visible in the pilot house. Several flag poles and a…

This large, multi-story residence is located on the corner of two streets. Ivy covers two walls of the home. An automobile is parked near the street corner. Additional homes are visible on a bluff behind the residence. The number 1276 is written on a…

Two gentlemen wearing suits, bowler hats and overcoats are standing on a brick walkway next to a railroad siding. One of the gentlemen is carrying two valises. Tracks are visible behind the men. The rear of the car may be seen behind and to the left…

A narrow spine of limestone is visible projecting upward from the top of a low hill. Tree cover the hill. An iron bridge, constructed on limestone abutments and spanning a small stream, may be seen below the rock. The photographer’s notes indicate…

Standing on the viaduct and partially facing the camera, a man may be seen looking down into the canyon. A billboard (text is illegible) is visible across the canyon. Railroad track at the bottom of the canyon are faintly visible.

Two men sit at desks behind the counter of the State Loan Company, room 414 of the B & I Building. The number “122” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. No number is…

Originally built in 1909 as a packet stern-wheeler, and later converted into the triple decker excursion steamboat shown in this image, the "G. W. Hill" is docked at the Mississippi River landing at Dubuque, Iowa. Members of the crew can be seen…

Four women and four men are shown seated on a grassy hillside at the base of a rocky bluff. The photographer has identified the family as the “W. Grenzig family” and the location as “Union Park.”
The number 1304-4 is written on a label that…

Twenty three women and three children are shown seated or standing on the porch of a home that the photographer identifies as “probably belonging to Grenzig.” The photographer also identifies the women as members of the “Frauen-verein,” or…

This view of the shore was taken from a boat. The Yerkes Observatory and a church steeple are visible. The photographer’s notes indicate that the boat docks and partially visible buildings belong to the Lake Geneva Y.M.C.A. camp.