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A large office with three men and five women at the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works at 550 3rd Street. There are three June, 1912 wall calendars on the wall at right, and a day calendar that appears to be open to June 11th. The number “190” has been…

A female supervisor or teacher and six young women are posing in a cramped workroom. The women are wearing dresses of various styles, however all of the dresses have either jewel or high necklines, long skirts and either three-quarter or long…

A barge with smoke coming from its pipe is pulling along an apparatus, dredging the river. There are wagons waiting on the shore.

Wicker chairs, vases of fresh flowers and numerous photographs on the walls of this two room suite, suggest that these rooms are part of a suite used by Dr. Mary Killeen, physician and surgeon. An ornate wire screen is visible in a window opening…

Dressed in a long-sleeved, dark colored blouse and long, dark skirt, Dr. Killeen is seated at a cluttered roll-top desk, reading a letter. The wall beside the desk is covered with numerous photographs. Many of these are of women. A weekly calendar,…

Dr. Martha A. McCullough, MD, is seated at a large roll-top desk reading a large book. A telephone, books and papers are visible on the desk. Medical supplies and filled glass bottles are stored in a glass-enclosed shelving unit. A small table with…

Dr. John B. Murray, Jr., works on a patient in his dental office in room 205 of the B & I Building. There are two dental chairs facing a large set of windows at the back of the small office. The patient sits in the chair at right and faces the window…

Dr. Meshinger is standing in his office. He is wearing a white lab coat over his white shirt. His name may be seen painted on the glass of one of the windows at the rear of the room. A dental chair has been placed at the rear of the room, close to…

This view of downtown Dubuque was taken from the top of the 4th Street Elevator on Fenlon Place, and looks north east toward the Mississippi River. The tall spire of St. Mary’s Catholic Church is visible, as is the tall office building belonging to…

Building on the corner of two streets. This may be a vocational high school located at 1200 Clay St. (now Central Ave.) on the corner of 12th street. The main building in the photograph is across the street from another building with a sign hanging…