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Three young boys are seen in the foreground of the photograph amongst rows of corn. Two boys on the left are taller and are wearing hats. The third boy on the right is shorter and mostly hidden by the corn. There is a farmhouse behind the field, with…

Eight men and one woman are posing at desks and tables in a large, plainly furnished office. The woman appears ready to take dictation. On a table behind the woman is a large, empty, bookbinding press. A telephone and piles of papers and ledgers are…

Charles Schrup sits at a roll-top desk in his office at the Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance Company, rooms 710 to 715 in the B & I Building. Behind him, there are filing cabinets lined against the wall at left. On the back wall is a large pull-down…

The rear of Steffens Hall, which housed administration offices, classrooms and laboratories may be seen in this image. The small building just behind Steffens Hall is the chapel. Although the chapel remains today, Steffens Hall was demolished in…

Built of red Wisconsin sandstone, this image shows the Central High School in Dubuque, Iowa. The photographer’s notes indicate that this image was taken in 1914. The number 1317 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of…

An example of Romanesque architecture, a three story building with a large tower dominates this image. A centrally located peaked roof as well as several large gables dominate the roof line. A round turret may be seen at the rear of the structure.…

This photograph shows the interior of the Central Boarding Stable. A white horse has been hitched to an open wagon. A man and boy are seated in the wagon. The words “F. M. Jaeger, High Explosives” has been painted on the side of the wagon. One man is…

A man who has been identified as Harvey Fulton is standing near a display case in the Cave Cigar Company. Two male clerks, one of who is showing Mr. Fulton a box of cigars, are standing behind the display case. Rows of enclosed cigar storage…

A heard of cattle - mostly black but some spotted - stand in the edge of the river. On the opposite bank are buildings and bluffs in the background.

The bottom left corner of the photo features a small family. Two young boys wearing hats and coats sitting on the ledge in the Julien Dubuque Grove. To their left, and the photo's right is a man, looking over the ledge and towards Catfish Creek. To…