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A rocky bluff, known locally as Eagle Point, is visible in this image. The number 1286-1 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

This image was probably taken from a boat anchored in the Mississippi River just to the south of the Eagle Point Bridge. A portion of the steel bridge is visible. A pavilion in Eagle Point Park is visible on the top of the bluff. A shed has been…

Taken during the day, although the flames are still high and black smoke rolls off the burning buildings and materials, the fire at the Standard Lumber Company seems to be dying down. Three people are standing quite close to it. It is likely one of…

A duplicate slide of LO 217, this composite slide shows three images. The smaller building without a steeple is the Rickardsville, Iowa Methodist Episcopal Church. The building with a steeple is the Sherrill, Iowa Methodist Episcopal Church building.…

Three young men are working with small bundles on a long work table. A metal grille behind the table divides this space from the rest of the room. Large bundles of newspapers are visible under the table. Another large, empty, work table dominates the…

This view is taken diagonally across the intersection of 4th Street and Levee Front. One of the photographers is standing in the left foreground, and a man wearing a long with apron may be seen standing in a doorway. “Star Brewery” is visible above…

The card shows the rail bridge spanning the Mississippi with pink, yellow and white clouds in the sky.

A three story brick building may be seen in this image. Peaked gables are visible at the top of the front and side of the building. A sign painted on a large window on the first floor reads ”Dubuque Presbyterian Press Printers – Publishing.” An entry…

Four stone carvers are posing at their workstations. Two of the men may be seen carving pieces of stone. In the foreground, one man is holding a small hammer and leaning on a gravestone that he is carving for Melvin Winders. The dates “Feb. 28,…

Six men pose in a large workroom at the Dubuque Mattress Factory, 63-77 West Main Street. Metal components for making box springs are scattered about on worktables throughout the room. There is a machine for cutting or bending metal rods at the back…