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This image shows a large group of men and women walking down a slight incline and away from the photographer.

A large, motorized vehicle with an open bed is partially visible in this image. Several children are riding in the bed. A partially visible sign reads “...EED MY SHEEP.”

This low, two story brick building housed the music department facilities and a dining hall that could also be used as an auditorium. The structure was dedicated on March 27, 1917. The smoke stack of the power plant is visible behind the building.…

Four parallel lines of girls and young women are standing at designated locations on a grass-covered yard. Each “team” is wearing identical dresses covered by aprons. Each participant is wearing a hat. Boys and young men appear to be standing at the…

This image shows a new church constructed of large, light colored bricks. The construction style is plain, without a steeple or decorative molding around windows and doors. Steep stairs lead up to a wooden double door, topped by dark glass in an…

According to the Encyclopedia Dubuque, this elementary school, first occupied in 1913, was named after William Hickling Prescott. Located on White Street, the three story building is constructed of brick. A man may be seen walking in front of the…

Walking in pairs, a long line of students may be seen walking along one side of 12th Street. The boys are dressed in white short pants, long white socks and dark sashes, while the girls are dressed in white dresses, white stockings and dark vests. A…

Curving railroad tracks are shown running along the rocky banks of a small river. Telephone poles are visible between the tracks and the river. The photographer’s notes indicate that this image was taken along the banks of “the South Fork of the…

A woman is standing beside railroad tracks, looking south and shading her eyes as if she is watching for a train. A man can be seen hurrying across the tracks toward the woman. Behind her is the Chicago Burlington & Quincy depot. Across the tracks…

The rear of the two story parsonage and brick church are visible in this image. A sloping side yard and a wooden fence also visible.