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Near East Dubuque, Illinois, a steam engine belching black smoke, is emerging from a tunnel which has been constructed through a limestone bluff. The East Dubuque railroad tunnel still exists today. Blasted through the cliffs in 1868, rock from the…

An engine, coal tender and one car may be seen a few feet from the entrance to the train tunnel in East Dubuque, Illinois. The numbers “1190” are visible on the side of the tender. The track curves slightly just before the tunnel entrance. A man is…

A man dressed in a suit, white shirt, tie and bowler hat is standing in a north-facing profile view on the railroad bridge across the Mississippi River. The bridge officially opened on New Year's Day, 1869 at a cost of over one million dollars. It…

A view looking east, of two bridges. The railroad bridge is on the left, and a passenger bridge may be seen on the right. The floor of the passenger bridge is constructed of wooden planks. Electrical and telephone wires and cables span the expanse of…

A view looking west, of the passenger bridge across the Mississippi. Known as the "High" or "Wagon" bridge, this structure opened in 1887 as the first passenger bridge between Dunleith (East Dubuque) and the Key City. It was torn down when the Julien…

A male customer, dressed in a suit and bowler hat, is sitting on a wire stool in front of a small counter in this meat market. A man is standing behind the counter, on which may be seen a large scale and a cash register. A small display of ring…

A woman and a little girl are seated on stools in front of a curved wooden counter in this interior view of the Schneider & Kleih Sausage shop. The woman is dressed in a long, light-colored coat with a dark collar. The little girl is dressed in a…

Two women and one man are standing behind wood and glass cases filled with baked goods. Additional bakery items are visible on shelves behind the man, and rolls of wrapping paper hanging on a metal stand may be seen on the counter near him. Several…

Two men, dressed in short sleeve white shirts, pants, aprons and caps, may be seen standing on opposite sides of a large, flour-covered, wooded table. A mound of flour is visible on the table in front of one of the men. A mixing machine has been…

Two barbers are posing with male customers in this interior view of an unidentified barbershop. One customer is reclining in a barber chair, and has had shaving cream applied to his face. Further away from the camera, the second customer appears to…