[The William Grenzig family enjoying a visit to Union Park Dubuque, Iowa]
Group portraits
Parks
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
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 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. 1920
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 267
Dubuque, Iowa
[Swinging in Union Park in Dubuque, Iowa]
Parks
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
Children – some assisted by their parents, are shown swinging on swings in this image taken in Union Park in Dubuque, Iowa. The photographer has identified a partially visible structure as a “wading pool.” The number 1304-3 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. 1920
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 266
Dubuque, Iowa
[Union Park playground in Dubuque, Iowa]
Parks
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
Children and their parents may be seen playing on swings and teeter totters on a forested playground at the base of a steep hill in Union Park in Dubuque, Iowa. The number 1304-2 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. 1920
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 265
Dubuque, Iowa
[Strolling in Union Park in Dubuque, Iowa]
Parks
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
Women in long dresses and men dressed in dark suits and hats are shown strolling the ground of Union park in Dubuque, Iowa. Some individuals are carrying picnic baskets. The picnic shelter shown in LO 261 is visible on the right side of this image. Tents have been erected. Note the sepia colored slide. The number 1304-1 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. 1916
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 264
Dubuque, Iowa
[Union Park entrance and street car terminal in Dubuque, Iowa]
Parks
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
This image is similar to LO 262. Several men are standing near the center of a street car terminal which has been erected near the entrance to Union Park in Dubuque, Iowa. Paved walkways are visible leading from the terminal into the heavily forested park. The number 1303-2 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. 1920
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 263
Dubuque, Iowa
[Automobile entrance to Eagle Point Park in Dubuque, Iowa]
Parks
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
Two women and three children are pictured standing next to an automobile at the automobile entrance to Eagle Point Park. A man is seated in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. The unpaved road may be seen winding up the hill through the trees. A streetcar and small storage shed are visible behind the family. Streetcar tracks are running along the lower right portion of the image. The number 1306 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. 1920
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 271
Dubuque, Iowa
[Shiras Memorial Shelter in Eagle Point Park, Dubuque, Iowa]
Pavilions
Parks
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
Two young women are shown standing in front of a concrete shelter with a tile roof. Ivy is growing on the walls of the structure. Concrete benches and flower pots are partially visible. A low stone wall may be seen behind the shelter, located on the edge of the bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. This shelter was constructed in honor of Oliver P. Shiras, Civil War veteran, U. S. Judge of the Northern District, and the first person to advocate for a public park on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River. The park open in 1910, and became know as Eagle Point Park. The number 1303 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. 1916
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 270
Dubuque, Iowa
[Lawerence MacGahan, Prohibition speaker]
Prohibition
Picnics
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
A crowd of men, women and children appear to be listening to a speaker. The photographer, Methodist minister Reverend H. J. Loemker, indicates in his notes that the featured speaker, on June 27, 1916, is “Lawrence MacGahan, a brave young man, salon keeper’s son who walked 9,792 miles for the Prohibition National Committee, on his way to Minneapolis, Minnesota.” This gentleman’s name may also be spelled “Mc Gahan.” A newspaper account indicates that some 12,000 people attended this event. The number 1365 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.
June 27, 1916
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 269
Dubuque, Iowa
[The grandstand in Union Park Dubuque, Iowa]
Parks
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
A group of musicians appears to be preparing for a concert. They are seated in what the photographer has identified as the “grandstand” in Union Park in Dubuque, Iowa. The bandstand is located behind the streetcar terminal. See LO 262-263 for other views of this location. The area is crowed with spectators. Curved streetcar tracks may be seen in the rear of the image. The number 1304-6 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. 1920
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 268
Dubuque, Iowa
[Trolley turnaround and main entrance, Union Park, Dubuque, Iowa]
Parks
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
Three men are standing near tracks in front of the trolley turnaround at the entrance to Union Park in Dubuque, Iowa. A street car filled with passengers may be seen at the terminal. The cupola and roof of a large pavilion are partially visible above and behind the terminal. Note the sepia colored slide. The number 1303-1 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. 1916
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 262
Dubuque, Iowa