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This image is of a long, narrow room. Three barbers are standing behind their metal barber’s chairs, each of which is occupied by a man draped in a large, white cloth. Behind the chairs are porcelain sinks and wall-mounted shelves. On top of the…

Holding several papers, a man is seated at a desk placed near corner windows in an office, probably that of the Coates & Robinson Insurance Company. The spine of a book titled "Carr Ryder Adams Co. 1911-12" is visible standing upright in a cubbyhole…

Three men may be seen working at their desks in the commercial freight office of the Illinois Central Railroad's Dubuque location. Signs have been stenciled on three of the office windows. One reads”Fast Freight Dairy Line,” and the word “Commercial”…

Five men are sitting at the keyboards of a row of typesetting machines. Two other men are standing between the machines. A coat and hat are hanging in the left foreground of the photograph. A small wooden barrel, placed on its side, is also visible…

Four men, dressed in streetcar conductors' uniforms of suit, white shirt, tie and brimmed cap, are visible. Two men are playing pool at one of three pool tables, and two other men are seated at a nearby table. One other man, not in uniform, may be…

This interior view of a small room shows a man, dressed in a dark suit, standing in a profile view next to what appears to be a set of scales. The man is looking out of a window, although the shades are drawn. The room has been partitioned into two…

This image appears to be of a tall, corner office that is part of an office suite on the top floor of the Security Building. A man, dressed in a light-colored suit is seated at a large, roll-top desk at left. Against the right wall, and behind the…

This large office appears to be located on an upper floor. A long wooden counter runs along the right side of the room. Stacks of forms and envelopes and also two embossing tools are on top of the counter. A map of the eastern portion of Dubuque…

In the office area of a larger room, a man, dressed in a suit, wearing a light colored straw hat and holding a cigar in one hand and a pencil in the other, is seated next to a desk. A male employee of the establishment appears to be writing on a…

A leather couch with an elevated end, and a pillow with an American flag motif, may be seen under a window in the two-room office suite. Over the couch are two framed photographs of Dr. Conzett’s dental fraternity brothers and dental surgery school…