[Open bible float in a 1926 Union Sunday School parade in Dubuque, Iowa]
Title
[Open bible float in a 1926 Union Sunday School parade in Dubuque, Iowa]
Creator
Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937
Description
A large bible open to Chapter 12 in the book of Romans is depicted on this float. The text read in part “I beseech you therefore brethren…Be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good.” A sign that reads “THE OPEN BIBLE” has been attached to the side of the float.
Subject
Parades
Sunday Schools
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides
Sunday Schools
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
1926
Identifier
LO 141
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, “[Open bible float in a 1926 Union Sunday School parade in Dubuque, Iowa],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed November 3, 2025, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5550.