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[Train entering a tunnel at East Dubuque]
An engine, coal tender and one car may be seen a few feet from the entrance to the train tunnel in East Dubuque, Illinois. The numbers “1190” are visible on the side of the tender. The track curves slightly just before the tunnel entrance. A man is…
[Train exiting a tunnel near East Dubuque, Illinois]
Near East Dubuque, Illinois, a steam engine belching black smoke, is emerging from a tunnel which has been constructed through a limestone bluff. The East Dubuque railroad tunnel still exists today. Blasted through the cliffs in 1868, rock from the…
[Trolley turnaround and main entrance, Union Park, Dubuque, Iowa]
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…
[Truck float waiting to participate in a Union Sunday School parade in Dubuque, Iowa]
A motorized vehicle with a double cab appears to be parked waiting to participate in a Sunday School parade. The vehicle is white with two visible doors and a short bed which has been wrapped in white sheeting. Vines have been draped over the…
[Trucks and road construction equipment near Durango, Iowa]
This image is similar to LO 247, and shows a steam shovel dropping gravel into a large hopper. Two trucks are near the hopper. A Chicago and Geat Western Railroad car is partially visible in the background. Two small sheds may be seen near the…
[Two churches on the corner of 17th and Iowa Streets Dubuque, Iowa]
This image was taken looking east along 17th Street. Two brick churches may be seen at the corner of Iowa Street and 17th Street. The front of the First German Presbyterian Church, at 1684 Iowa street, and the north side of the German Methodist…
[Two fishermen]
A middle aged man and a young man, possibly the photographer, Reverend Loemker, and one of his sons, are seated on the bank of a narrow stream, which is possibly Catfish Creek. Each man is holding a wooden fishing pole, Lines from the poles are…
[Two floats from Sherrill, Iowa in a 1926 Union Sunday School parade Dubuque Iowa]
Two white trucks are visible in this image. In front of the truck may be seen a large sign. Only one of the men holding the sign is entirely visible. The sign reads “SHERRILS SUNDAY SCHOOLS.”
[Unidentified float in a 1926 Union Sunday School parade in Dubuque, Iowa]
Figures wearing white robes are standing on a large float. A sign that reads “Enter into his …” has been attached to the side of the float.
[Union Park entrance and street car terminal in Dubuque, Iowa]
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…