[Carnegie Stout Public Library, Dubuque, Iowa]
Title
[Carnegie Stout Public Library, Dubuque, Iowa]
Creator
Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937
Description
Funded by Andrew Carnegie and built on land donated by Frank Stout, the Carnegie Stout Public Library is located at the corner of 11th and Buff Streets. The front entrance faces 11th Street. The words “Carnegie Stout Free Library” have been engraved over the front doors which are reached by steep steps, and flanked by Greek columns. Planters have been placed along the front steps and flower boxes are visible in the windows along Bluff Street. A man is standing in front of the building. The number 1278 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.
Subject
Public libraries
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 088
Publisher
This record is part of the Herman J. Loemker Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.
Coverage
11th and Bluff Streets, Dubuque, Iowa
Collection
Citation
Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937, “[Carnegie Stout Public Library, Dubuque, Iowa],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5497.