[A steep residential street]
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
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
Collection
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.