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Five elephants, walking one behind another, are visible in this image which was taken in the 1300 block of Clay Street - now Central Avenue. One elephant has a calf walking beside her. Men dressed in dark trousers and shirts, long black boots and…

The one in the upper left shows two men and two women swimming in a stream. In the scene below, two women and a man are laughing in the water while another woman stands in the background with her hands on her hips. The third to the right shows two…

A large wagon pulled by two horses is parked at the side of the street. Two men, one holding the horses’ reins, are seated on the bench seat of the wagon. A horse and small, enclosed buggy with its rear door open, is parked behind the wagon. Behind…

Thirteen men are working in this large office at the Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance Company, rooms 710 to 715 in the B & I Building. Most of the men are working at standing desks. Seven of the men, mostly posed at the back and right of the picture,…

A highly decorated, Victorian-style room is the setting of what looks to be a theatre production; three women and two men are posed in various costumes. On another card, they are identified as Robert Shannon, Bill Keller, Viola McCabe, Anna Huber,…

Seven men and women are standing in a room and look to be acting out a scene in costume. They are labeled on the back as Fred Kriebs, Laura Schmitt, Elizabeth Jungh, Malita Loes, Maritte Hanover, Ed Strueber and Anna Huber.

The card shows three women and two men as actors in a room decorated in a Victorian-like style. They are identified as Robert Shannon, Bill Keller, Viola McCabe, Anna Huber, and Lucille Knippel.

This view of the shore was taken from a boat. The Yerkes Observatory and a church steeple are visible. The photographer’s notes indicate that the boat docks and partially visible buildings belong to the Lake Geneva Y.M.C.A. camp.

Twenty three women and three children are shown seated or standing on the porch of a home that the photographer identifies as “probably belonging to Grenzig.” The photographer also identifies the women as members of the “Frauen-verein,” or Women’s…

Four women and four men are shown seated on a grassy hillside at the base of a rocky bluff. The photographer has identified the family as the “W. Grenzig family” and the location as “Union Park.”
The number 1304-4 is written on a label that has been…