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A large truck wrapped in fringed white sheeting is shown in this image. Large white pillow-like objects are also visible on the truck bed. The driver is visible in the cab of the truck and another man and two women are riding in the bed of the truck.…

Children are riding in the back of a truck that has been decorated to resemble a church building. A sign painted on the truck’s cab reads “Sales and Service.” Attached to the bed of the truck is another, larger sign that reads “ …ye Children I teach…

This image shows the city’s municipal water reservoir under construction. The photographer has indicated that the year was 1914. See LO 044 for another image of this construction. The number 1262 is written on a label that has been stuck to the…

A group of elementary school children are gathered in a field. They are carrying small American flags and are all looking in the same direction, apparently waiting for someone to give them instructions. Several black automobiles are parked along the…

Five men are seen pushing a small wagon with a large, white cross. It is raining, and spectators are standing under umbrellas. A dark scratch is visible on this slide.

This hand-colored image shows a single wooden elevator car is visible at the top of the 4th Street Elevator in Dubuque, Iowa. Double tracks are visible, going down the steep bluff. Next to the elevator car is the upper ticket and boarding building.…

This image shows a group of approximately thirty five young adults and children dressed in costumes and portraying a traditional Christmas pageant. They are posing on the steps of the alter area in a church. The photographer indicates that this image…

A group of nineteen men and women are casually seated on a rocky hillside. The photographer’s notes indicate that they were members of Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church where he was a pastor. This image may have been taken on July 4, 1916. See LO 173…

A flat bottom vessel, apparently a barge, is under construction in the Dubuque harbor. Small boathouses with doors that open at the water line, a warehouse, several sheds, and a small boat in dry dock are also visible. The number 1332 is written on a…