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A single line of track may be seen running through a cut in a limestone bluff. Wire telephone or electrical lines and a mile marker reading “227,” are visible on the left side of the track.

A pergola with Grecian style columns has been erected on this large, horse-drawn float. Children dressed in white clothing are sitting on the float. Vines have been wrapped around the columns and roof of the pergola. Women are walking beside the…

This image was taken from an elevated location, and looks down on several glass, floral greenhouses. The 1911-1912 Dubuque City Directory lists the location of Harket's Floral Nursery as West 5th and Hill Streets. A truck with an open bed may be…

The Mississippi River is over its banks in this north-facing image of the Dubuque waterfront. A partially submerged building with a sign reading ”Freight and Ticket Office” is visible in the right side of the image. A smoke stack and warehouses may…

Two boats, a barge, logs, and other debris floating in the water may be seen in this view looking west into the harbor with the Dubuque waterfront in the background. The Mississippi River reached the 18 foot stage on April 13 - the highest in over 28…

Numerous, modest sized homes are visible in this image. The largest home is visible on the highest location on the bluff. A street car may be seen in the center of the image. The number 1290 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left…

A large float pulled by two horses and followed by a long procession of men and women dressed in their Sunday best, is moving along a brick street. Cloth streamers have been draped across the frame of the float, which is being driven by a man. A…

This image shows a black and white poster with thirteen small, numbered illustrations drawn in black pen on white paper. A heart has been drawn in the center of the poster. An anchor and a cross are shown inside the heart. Clasped hands, mountains, a…

Six individuals are shown looking through the iron bars in the doorway into the Julien Dubuque monument. The rounded limestone walls of the monument, which was built in 1897, are partially visible. The number 1284 is written on a label that has been…

The photographer’s notes indicate that this scene is the Maquoketa River, and was taken near Durango, Iowa. An iron bridge is visible, spanning the slow-moving stream.