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[Oscar Becker sitting in his office at the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company]
Seated in his desk chair and holding a document, Oscar Becker is turned toward the camera. A June calendar hangs on the wall behind him. A painting in an ornate frame of a factory with smoke coming out of a smokestack and faint lettering “Dubuque …”…
[Operating room at Mercy Hospital]
Operating room at Mercy Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa. Seated is Dr. Mathias J. Moes. Standing are Dr. John B. Heles and Dr. William L. Becker. Also present are another man, a female nurse and a female aide. All are in street clothes covered by white…
[Open bible float in a 1926 Union Sunday School parade in Dubuque, Iowa]
A large bible open to Chapter 12 in the book of Romans is depicted on this float. The text read in part “I beseech you therefore brethren…Be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good.” A sign that reads “THE OPEN BIBLE” has been attached to…
[On a railroad bridge crossing the Mississippi River]
A man dressed in a suit, white shirt, tie and bowler hat is standing in a north-facing profile view on the railroad bridge across the Mississippi River. The bridge officially opened on New Year's Day, 1869 at a cost of over one million dollars. It…
[Old Y. M. C. A. building, Dubuque, Iowa]
Built in 1857 at a cost of $20,000, this house was the home of Henry L. Stout. In 1984, an auditorium was built, and the home was donated to the Y.M.C.A. A sign reading “Y.M.C.A.” hangs from the second story of the smaller building in the image. A…
[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…
[Old lime kiln near Durango, Iowa]
The arched, stone entrance to a lime kiln is visible in this image. The kiln appears to have been built into the side of a hill, in a location identified by the photographer as being near Durango, Iowa. Limestone rocks have been piled above and…
[Office with three rocking chairs in the Bank & Insurance Building]
A woman sits at a desk in an unidentified office in the B & I Building. There are 3 rocking chairs, 2 straight back chairs, a dressing table with a mirror, and an ornate table in the room. No number has been written on the emulsion side of the…
[Office with Red Star Line poster in the Bank & Insurance Building]
A man works at a desk in an unidentified office in the B & I Building. There is a framed Red Star Line poster on the wall at left, and a June, 1912 calendar above the desk at right. No number has been written on the emulsion side of the negative in…
[Office of William M Hanson and Sons, Commission Merchants]
Two men and one woman may be seen working in this photograph of a small, cluttered office. One man, wearing a stripped apron is standing in front of a narrow window. A large bunch of bananas has been hung from the window frame. The woman is seated at…