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A bluff has been stripped for rock.

Edward Hoffmann is using a paddle to push a small boat containing him and possibly Emil Youngblood off into the Mississippi. Albert and Peter B. Hoffmann are in another boat.

John Kapp, the president of the Dubuque Mattress Factory at 63-77 West Main Street, stands in the doorway of an office and looks out into a workroom. There is a box spring on the floor in front of him and, on the left side of the picture, a Fairbanks…

Dressed in a vest, white shirt and dress slacks, a man holding a document stands in a profile view in a small control room. The room appears to overlook work areas at the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company. A June calendar hangs on one of the glass…

Walking in pairs, a long line of students may be seen walking along one side of 12th Street. The boys are dressed in white short pants, long white socks and dark sashes, while the girls are dressed in white dresses, white stockings and dark vests. A…

According to the Encyclopedia Dubuque, this elementary school, first occupied in 1913, was named after William Hickling Prescott. Located on White Street, the three story building is constructed of brick. A man may be seen walking in front of the…

This image shows a new church constructed of large, light colored bricks. The construction style is plain, without a steeple or decorative molding around windows and doors. Steep stairs lead up to a wooden double door, topped by dark glass in an…

Postmaster Herman Ternes is pictured sitting at a large desk in a narrow office. Stackes of books have been placed on top of the desk. A large mirror is hanging on the wall behind his chair. Images of a certificate and a day calendar open to “12,”…

A portrait of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. He has his darker hair parted on the left side of his head. He is looking at the photographer straight on. He is wearing a darker colored suit jacket, with a white colored shirt, and a darker colored…

Pearl Tuthill is wearing a dark feathered hat, light blouse, and dark skirt and is seated and leaning on a sort of wooden chair.