[Painting the steeple of the German (Grace) Methodist Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa]

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Title

[Painting the steeple of the German (Grace) Methodist Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa]

Creator

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937

Description

A ladder has been placed against a wall and the steeple of the German (Grace) Methodist Episcopal Church at 1681 Iowa Street in Dubuque, Iowa. A man is holding the bottom of the ladder. Another man has climbed to the top of the ladder, and is reaching through the rungs of the ladder. A third man may be seen at the very top of the steeple. The photographer has indicated that the men are painting the steeple of the church. The number 1311 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

Subject

Methodist Episcopal churches
Protestant churches
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 054

Publisher

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

Coverage

17th and Iowa Streets, 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.

Citation

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937, “[Painting the steeple of the German (Grace) Methodist Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed December 21, 2024, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5463.