[Eagle Point as seen from below the Eagle Point Bridge]

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Title

[Eagle Point as seen from below the Eagle Point Bridge]

Creator

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937

Description

This image was probably taken from a boat anchored in the Mississippi River just to the south of the Eagle Point Bridge. A portion of the steel bridge is visible. A pavilion in Eagle Point Park is visible on the top of the bluff. A shed has been erected over the bed of the bridge as it passes close to the rocky bluff. Rail road tracks and telephone poles are visible on the west bank of the river.

Subject

Railroads
Toll bridges
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides

Source

The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

Format

Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 8700 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a glass lantern slide scanned in 16 - bit grey scale at 1200 ppi.

Rights

Contact The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 or call (563) 588-7100 © 2015 LORAS COLLEGE

Relation

Herman J. Loemker Collection

Type

Still image

Date

1915-1917

Identifier

LO 012

Publisher

This record is part of the Herman J. Loemker Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.

Coverage

Dubuque, Iowa

Citation

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937, “[Eagle Point as seen from below the Eagle Point Bridge],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed November 18, 2024, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5420.