[The new Madison Street steps in Dubuque, Iowa]

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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

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.

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.