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The Dubuque Commercial Club building. Was built in 1903, and demolished in 1964. Facing 9th Street and on the corner of Locust Street. Very ornate building with arched doorway. On 9th Street there is a bicycle parked on the street in front of the…

Constructed in 1898 of brick, grey limestone and molded terra cotta, this building is an example of the Beaux Arts architectural style. A 190 foot tower topped with a partially obscured statue of Lady Justice rises from the roof. Winged figures…

This image shows three men in the typesetting room of the Dubuque Labor Leader. Two men are dressed in white shirts, vests and ties. One of them is standing at a printing press in the rear of the room and the other is standing at a table where it…

Showing an bird's-eye view of Dubuque, the photo is shot from the top of the bluff and looks down with sixth street on the left to the south and east of the city. The Mary of the Angels home is visible, as are A.A. Cooper's Graystone and Redstone,…

Five men are working on mattresses at the Dubuque Mattress Factory, 63-77 West Main Street. Silhouettes of two other men are visible behind a stack of mattresses at left. The man in the center of the photo, wearing overalls and a dark shirt, is…

Seven men are working on mattresses at the Dubuque Mattress Factory, 63-77 West Main Street. Five mattresses are lined up on individual tables at left and rolls of dense batting and more mattresses are stacked at right. The number “64” has been…

Six men pose in a large workroom at the Dubuque Mattress Factory, 63-77 West Main Street. Metal components for making box springs are scattered about on worktables throughout the room. There is a machine for cutting or bending metal rods at the back…

Four stone carvers are posing at their workstations. Two of the men may be seen carving pieces of stone. In the foreground, one man is holding a small hammer and leaning on a gravestone that he is carving for Melvin Winders. The dates “Feb. 28,…

A three story brick building may be seen in this image. Peaked gables are visible at the top of the front and side of the building. A sign painted on a large window on the first floor reads ”Dubuque Presbyterian Press Printers – Publishing.” An entry…

The card shows the rail bridge spanning the Mississippi with pink, yellow and white clouds in the sky.