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An attorney, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and dressed in a suit and bow tie, is reading at a desk in his law office. Legal books and documents, an ink bottle and an eraser are on the top of the desk. A metal box filled with other documents, wrapped in…

This large office appears to be located on an upper floor. A long wooden counter runs along the right side of the room. Stacks of forms and envelopes and also two embossing tools are on top of the counter. A map of the eastern portion of Dubuque…

Two employees, a man dressed in a grey suit and a woman dressed in a long dark skirt and high-necked white blouse, are posing next to four displays of wallpaper in floral, leaf, and vine patterns. Behind the employees may be seen a large rack full of…

Large sample books of wallpaper, open to flower designs, are displayed on racks at the front of a long, narrow room. Two men are standing among the display racks. Behind them is a woman standing in a glass-enclosed work area. Near her is a sign that…

Two men are standing behind counters in a tobacco store. The older man is dressed in a suit, while the younger man is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt with sleeves rolled up to the elbows. Various brands of cigars, including “Prime Minister,”…

Two men dressed in overalls, long sleeved shirts and caps, are standing in front of a large machine. A flat piece of metal appears to have just been pressed into a large, corrugated sheet. Numbers in white paint or chalk are visible on various parts…

A female supervisor or teacher and six young women are posing in a cramped workroom. The women are wearing dresses of various styles, however all of the dresses have either jewel or high necklines, long skirts and either three-quarter or long…

Six men holding shovels and other tools are standing around a metal tray that is resting on a large block. Hot coals are being shoveled onto the tray. Some of the coals are glowing, and steam and smoke are rising from the tray and into a large hood…

One man, dressed in long-sleeved shirt, overalls and cap stands behind a large, belt-driven machine. Beside this gentleman is an oblong tank to which are attached various sized pipes and valves with circular adjusting handles. The pipes lead from the…

Three men, one of whom is holding a cigar, are standing at a bar, drinking glasses of beer. They are dressed in suits and bowler hats. The bartender, dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt, tie and apron, is standing behind the bar and in front of a…