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Edward Hoffmann is seated on a short wall of snow-covered rocks. The river spans across the background of the card, and figures are visible on the ice.

There is a rink set up on the frozen river, and it is packed with people ice skating. There are outbuildings on the ice around it, and on shore the courthouse and other Dubuque buildings are visible.

Some men are working a piece of equipment that has cut a long strip of ice, about five feet wide, from the river - leaving the dark water visible. The building behind them is namedThos. J. Mulcrew Co.

A narrow street with buildings on each ascends up an incline; it is identified as Fay Street. There is a man and his dog in front of a house on the right side of the street.

Men are working a piece of equipment to cut ice in front of the Conlin & Kearns building on the river.

Several men are working an ice cutting machine that harvest about five feet of ice at a time. The building behind them is Fischer Company's.

A group of men is cutting ice in front of the Conlin & Kearns building.

A small group of men stand around a large square space of water where they have harvested the ice. There is a building blowing steam in the background and several bluffs.

A wooden house with a few outbuildings is set amid a snowy wood. The picture has a frame of leaves and flowers around it.

Posed in front of a simple house in the snow are a woman, man, and child. The woman stands on the stairs of the house, while the man holds the hand of the child down on street level. They are not identified.