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[1914 city reservoir construction, Dubuque, Iowa]
This image shows the city’s municipal water reservoir under construction. The photographer has indicated that the year was 1914. See LO 044 for another image of this construction. The number 1262 is written on a label that has been stuck to the…
[Water reservoir near Hill Street, Dubuque, Iowa]
A large, circular, concrete water reservoir is shown under construction. The interior of the structure has been completed, however no cover has been added. See LO 045 for another image of this construction. The number 1261 is written on a label that…
[Lower entrance to 11th Street Elevator, Dubuque, Iowa]
This images was taken from in front of the lower entrance station for the Eleventh Street cable elevator. An automobile is passing in front of the entrance station. The driver, a man wearing a white, long sleeved shirt, is visible in the car. Cables…
[Entrance to Oakland Cemetery]
Tall carved stone pillars and an iron gate mark the entrance to Oakland Cemetery. The location of this cemetery is unknown. The number 742 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.
[Downtown Dubuque, Iowa looking northeast]
This view of downtown Dubuque was taken from the top of the 4th Street Elevator on Fenlon Place, and looks north east toward the Mississippi River. The tall spire of St. Mary’s Catholic Church is visible, as is the tall office building belonging to…
[View of the factory district of Dubuque, Iowa]
Taken from the residential district on the bluffs above the city, this image captures a view of the factory district of Dubuque, Iowa. The tall spire of the Dubuque County Courthouse may be seen. Also visible in the distance are the bluffs on the…
[View of downtown Dubuque, Iowa, looking east]
View of the city of Dubuque looking east towards the Mississippi River. According to the photographer, the image was taken in 1916 in the vicinity of 19, West 15th Street. The number 1260-b is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left…
[Great Western Railroad tracks]
A single line of track may be seen running through a cut in a limestone bluff. Wire telephone or electrical lines and a mile marker reading “227,” are visible on the left side of the track.
[Old mill near Sageville, Iowa]
Built of native limestone, a large, six story grist mill dominates this image. A wooden shed mounted on pilings is visible on one side of the mill. Although blurred, a large mill wheel may be seen turning next to the shed. The photographer has…
[Bridge across the Maquoketa River north of Dubuque, Iowa]
Resting on concrete pilings, an iron bridge stretches across the placidly flowing Maquoketa River north of Dubuque, Iowa. Two boys may be seen resting on the right hand river bank. The number 1380 is written on a label that has been stuck to the…