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Holding several papers, a man is seated at a desk placed near corner windows in an office, probably that of the Coates & Robinson Insurance Company. The spine of a book titled "Carr Ryder Adams Co. 1911-12" is visible standing upright in a cubbyhole…

Mr. Weihe, owner of F. H. Weihe & Company, is seated at his large desk. The desktop is covered with papers and an ink well. Various sizes of desk file drawers and cubbyholes are visible. A telephone has been placed on the top of the desk. A metal box…

Six employees, four women and two men, are at work at their desks in this brightly-lit office illuminated by four tall windows and a skylight. Two electric calculating machines are placed near the desks. The floor is of a light-colored wood. A “Spahn…

In a narrow warehouse space equipped to serve as a shipping room, three men are posing near rolling wooden carts, stacks of wicker baskets, piles of boxes and rolls of paper-wrapped merchandise. One stack of boxes is labeled “Tanglefoot Fly Paper.” …

A man is seated beside a large desk. A telephone, papers and several stamps are on the desk. Attached to the upper frame of the desk is a day calendar for "MON 10 JUN" advertising “Coates & Robinson Insurance and Surety Bonds Dubuque, Iowa.” Two…

Five men may be seen working in a large, dimly lit office. One man is standing behind a long wooden counter that extends along two sides of the space. A customer, possibly one of the photographers, is standing opposite the man, on the other side of…

Three tables and a small, wood and glass display case are arranged around the side walls of a small room. Two women, dressed in lacy blouses and long skirts, are standing near the display case. A sign above one of the women reads “Terms strictly…

A leather couch with an elevated end, and a pillow with an American flag motif, may be seen under a window in the two-room office suite. Over the couch are two framed photographs of Dr. Conzett’s dental fraternity brothers and dental surgery school…

Two men are seated across from one another at a large table. Each man is wearing headphones and a megaphone-like device strapped to his chest and pointing towards his face. In front of each man is a large sheet of paper with writing on it. A…

Mr. Kiene is seated at a large roll-top desk. A telephone, papers and pens are on the desk. The cubbyholes and drawers on the desk are carefully labeled. Above the desk are photographs of family members, possibly including ones of his son and father.…