A dock and set of buildings known as "Day's Mill" is built right on the river.
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One man is at the bluff quarry's entrance, going into the small shed beneath the pulley system.
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A quarry is cut into the bluffs. There is one man standing at its entrance, under the pulley machinery system.
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Men are working to quarry stone from the side of a bluff; they have horses and carts to haul the stones.
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Men with horses pulling wagons are quarrying stone from a mine in the bluffs.
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A small gazebo/watchtower-like structure is building underneath a tree overlooking a small valley.
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The print is divided into an upper and lower photograph. The upper shows a man standing on the track in a rail yard with the city in the background. The other shows a man sitting on a hill looking at stacks of lumber with the courthouse and city in the distance.
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A man and two boys stand on the railroad tracks in a yard wit ha water tower, buildings, and train cars behind them. It is identified as the Dubuque Water Co.
The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52212
Taken from the street, the photo shows an elaborate house hidden behind trees. It is identified as the intersection of 16th and Court Streets.
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