[Wide angle view of the Milwaukee Railroad shops, Dubuque, Iowa]

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Title

[Wide angle view of the Milwaukee Railroad shops, Dubuque, Iowa]

Creator

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937

Description

The extensive yards and shops of the Milwaukee Railroad in Dubuque may be seen in the image. No engines are visible, however cars labeled “C & EI” and loaded with what appears to be scrap metal, caboose cars, box cars and tank cars may be seen. The number 1277-b is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

Subject

Railroads
Railroads
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 009

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, “[Wide angle view of the Milwaukee Railroad shops, Dubuque, Iowa],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed December 3, 2024, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5421.