[Building Fire on Main Street]

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Title

[Building Fire on Main Street]

Creator

Hoffman, Peter B.

Description

Two girls and other men stand on the street in front of a gutted building. There are stacks of lumber and all around. The sign in the surviving building says "H Sussmann, Bakery, Open Monday." According to the 1913 City Directory, the Henry Sussmann bakery was located at 129 Main St. The building to the right - 139 Main - is Laude & Miller, Farm Machinery, Wagons, Buggies, Etc. There is no listing for the gutted building.

Subject

Disasters (Fires & Floods)

Source

The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52209

Format

Digital image captured with an Epson V600 scanner. TIFF file created from a print scanned in 48 bit color at 600 ppi.

Rights

Contact The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 or call (563) 588-7100 Copyright LORAS COLLEGE

Contributor

Bernhard, Hannah

Relation

Peter B. Hoffman Photograph Collection

Identifier

HOFF 00208

Publisher

This record is part of the Peter B. Hoffman Photograph Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.

Citation

Hoffman, Peter B., “[Building Fire on Main Street],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed September 29, 2024, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/6051.