[The new Madison Street steps in Dubuque, Iowa]
Title
[The new Madison Street steps in Dubuque, Iowa]
Creator
Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937
Description
Concrete steps with metal handrails may be seen leading from 17th and Madison Streets to the top of a bluff. Four ornate concrete landings each with street lights, have been placed at intervals along the stairway. The steps were completed in 1918. See LO 048 for an image of the wooden steps which preceded the concrete ones shown in this image. The number 1375 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.
Subject
Stairways
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
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
1918
Identifier
LO 056
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 Madison 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.
Collection
Citation
Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937, “[The new Madison Street steps in Dubuque, Iowa],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed October 9, 2024, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5465.