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Two men, one of whom is probably the photographer’s son Le Roy are pictured standing in an intersection of two passages in a cave. The number 2205 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

Several large stalagmites of various colors may be seen growing upwards from the cave floor. A large stalactite is also visible. The number 2203-3 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

Two men are seated in an underground passage in a cave. One man appears to be sitting on a ledge, with the other seated below him. Many stalactites of various lengths may be seen hanging from the roof of the cave. The number 2202 is written on a…

Only the upper portion of an image is visible in this slide. The setting is in a cave. The heads of two men are partially visible. One man is possibly the photographer’s son Le Roy. See LO 253 for an image of Le Roy standing in a cave. The number…

Le Roy Loemker is shown leaning against the wall of a narrow underground passage in an un-named cavern. He is holding a small, shiny rock, and is dressed in dirty coveralls and a long sleeved shirt. The number 2200 is written on a label that has…

Many small, mostly dark colored stalactites may be seen hanging from the roof of a cave passage. Lighter colored stalagmites protrude from the floor in the center of the image. The number 2207 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower…

Numerous stalactites of various sizes may be seen hanging from the roof of a cave. The photographer’s notes indicate that the cave is located “near Dubuque.” A partially visible number is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left…

Two young men, dressed in long sleeved shirts, caps and heavy coveralls, are seated on rocks beside a hole in the ground. Their legs are dangling in the cave entrance. Based on the photographer’s notes for LO 253, the man on the left is probably…

The arched, stone entrance to a lime kiln is visible in this image. The kiln appears to have been built into the side of a hill, in a location identified by the photographer as being near Durango, Iowa. Limestone rocks have been piled above and…

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…