[A steep residential street]

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Title

[A steep residential street]

Creator

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937

Description

This image shows a hairpin curve in a steep residential street. The photographer’s notes indicate that this street in in the vicinity of Angella Street in Dubuque, Iowa. The street surface appears to be hard packed gravel. The sides of the street are lined with concrete gutters. A tall retaining wall constructed of native limestone supports the ascending portion of the street. A metal guard rail is attached to the retaining wall. A small vehicle appears to be beginning its ascent of the street. The number 1290-b is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

Subject

Residential streets
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 064

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, “[A steep residential street],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed December 4, 2024, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5473.