[Wooden steps along West 17th Street, Dubuque, Iowa]
Title
[Wooden steps along West 17th Street, Dubuque, Iowa]
Creator
Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937
Description
Wooden steps built in the 1870's ascend a steep bluff up to the John Rider Wallis home and Madison Park. A portion of this bluff has been stabilized with a stone wall constructed of native limestone. Power poles, electrical lines and several houses are also visible along the street and on the bluff above the street. Sidewalks parallel both sides of the street. The wooden steps were replaced with ornate concrete steps with attached lamp posts in 1918. The number 1289 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.
Subject
Residential streets
Cities & towns
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
Cities & towns
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 048
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
References
This image was displayed in the "Rev. H. J. Loemker: Views of Dubuque" display at the Roshek Building in Dubuque, July - November, 2016.
Collection
Citation
Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937, “[Wooden steps along West 17th Street, Dubuque, Iowa],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed December 13, 2024, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5457.