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Men, women and children are seated on a large float draped in white bunting. A large sign that reads “WESTMINSTER” has been erected over the riders. The number 1363 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

A male customer, possibly one of the photographers, is standing with his back to the camera at a counter in this office. He appears to be filling out a paper form. Four women and two men are seated at desks on the other side of the counter, while…

Taken in winter after a snowfall, the photo shows W. Locust Street and the Jackson School.

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…

This image of Washington Junior High School was taken from Grandview Avenue, looking northwest. The building is constructed of brick with concrete details. An arched front entrance and short, square turret similar to those of the newly constructed…

This image was taken looking across the quadrangle at the front of the Chapel and tower that were under construction on the campus of Wartburg Seminary. Together with buildings shown in images LO 084 and LO 085, construction for the chapel and tower…

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 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…

Wallace Row has been identified as a time keeper with the Illinois Central Rail Road. He is standing at the right in the photograph. He is using a typewriter-like machine, perhaps an adding machine, that types onto a narrow roll of paper. Behind and…

The Wales Hotel, located on the corner of Bluff and 8th Streets, facing Bluff. A 5 story building with a two story add-on to the left. The hotel has a fire escape right in the middle of the building, extending from the roof, to the second floor.…