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[Old lime kiln near Durango, Iowa]
The arched, stone entrance to a lime kiln is visible in this image. The kiln appears to have been built into the side of a hill, in a location identified by the photographer as being near Durango, Iowa. Limestone rocks have been piled above and…
[Old mill near Sageville, Iowa]
Built of native limestone, a large, six story grist mill dominates this image. A wooden shed mounted on pilings is visible on one side of the mill. Although blurred, a large mill wheel may be seen turning next to the shed. The photographer has…
[Old Y. M. C. A. building, Dubuque, Iowa]
Built in 1857 at a cost of $20,000, this house was the home of Henry L. Stout. In 1984, an auditorium was built, and the home was donated to the Y.M.C.A. A sign reading “Y.M.C.A.” hangs from the second story of the smaller building in the image. A…
[On a railroad bridge crossing the Mississippi River]
A man dressed in a suit, white shirt, tie and bowler hat is standing in a north-facing profile view on the railroad bridge across the Mississippi River. The bridge officially opened on New Year's Day, 1869 at a cost of over one million dollars. It…
[Open bible float in a 1926 Union Sunday School parade in Dubuque, Iowa]
A large bible open to Chapter 12 in the book of Romans is depicted on this float. The text read in part “I beseech you therefore brethren…Be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good.” A sign that reads “THE OPEN BIBLE” has been attached to…
[Operating room at Mercy Hospital]
Operating room at Mercy Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa. Seated is Dr. Mathias J. Moes. Standing are Dr. John B. Heles and Dr. William L. Becker. Also present are another man, a female nurse and a female aide. All are in street clothes covered by white…
[Oscar Becker sitting in his office at the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company]
Seated in his desk chair and holding a document, Oscar Becker is turned toward the camera. A June calendar hangs on the wall behind him. A painting in an ornate frame of a factory with smoke coming out of a smokestack and faint lettering “Dubuque …”…
[Otto F. Lange's office in the Bank & Insurance Building]
A woman sits at a small desk in the outer room, while Otto F. Lange sits at his desk in the inner office of the Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance Company in room 316 of the B & I building. The woman’s small desk is equipped with a typewriter,…
[Outcropping of Rocks with Man and Boys]
An outcropping of rocks and boulders sits on a grassy hill. There is a man with his hands on hos hips and two young boys behind him. One is standing behind his left shoulder and the other is sitting on the rock. There are a few trees and other…
[Paddle Wheel Steamboat on Mississippi River]
A paddle wheel steamboat is driving away from the photographer and creating waves. The stern of the boat has a large paddle that is propelling the steamboat forward. Above the paddle wheel is a sign that reads, "Eclipse, Le Claire Port, Rock Island."…