Browse Items (5757 total)

Stacks of lumber are engulfed in soaring flames; taken at night, the flames create black silhouettes. It is likely one of the Standard Lumber Company's 1911 fires.

Taken during the day, the picture shows billowing smoke filling the sky as people are lined up to watch the fire at the Standard Lumber Company. It is likely of one of their 1911 fires.

Taken in the daylight, the photo shows smoke billowing from the fire at the Standard Lumber Company, likely in 1911. People line the road to watch.

Taken at night, the former buildings have been consumed almost entirely by fire, the flames shooting high in the sky. The photo is shot across a body of water and the fire is reflected in it as well. The picture is likely one of the company's 1911…

Several large stalagmites of various colors may be seen growing upwards from the cave floor. A large stalactite is also visible. The number 2203-3 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

Numerous, large, light colored stalactites are shown hanging from the ceiling of a cave that the photographer has identified as being located “near Dubuque.” The number 2206-6 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the…

Many small, mostly dark colored stalactites may be seen hanging from the roof of a cave passage. Lighter colored stalagmites protrude from the floor in the center of the image. The number 2207 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower…

The photograph shows what appears to be a natural stack of limestone blocks on the top of a tree-covered bluff.

A tractor has been wrapped in white sheeting and decorated with small bunches of leaves. One man is driving the tractor. A sign on the side of the tractor reads “St. Mathews.”

St. Matthew Lutheran Church on the corner of White and 18th Streets. It has striking similarities with St. John's Lutheran Church, and is called the daughter church of St. John's. The bell tower of this church stands on the left side of the church,…