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Two men sit at desks behind the counter of the State Loan Company, room 414 of the B & I Building. The number “122” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. No number is written in…

Originally built in 1909 as a packet stern-wheeler, and later converted into the triple decker excursion steamboat shown in this image, the "G. W. Hill" is docked at the Mississippi River landing at Dubuque, Iowa. Members of the crew can be seen…

A man in uniform with a pith helmet is leaning on a rifle with a bayonet attached, gazing off the right side of the card. There is a tepee of rifles behind him, and farther down the shoreline a group of men is talking. The photo is marked as U.S.…

The picture shows a rectangular pond of water at a low water level with an animal on the hill beside it. The town is in the background.

Four women and four men are shown seated on a grassy hillside at the base of a rocky bluff. The photographer has identified the family as the “W. Grenzig family” and the location as “Union Park.”
The number 1304-4 is written on a label that has been…

Twenty three women and three children are shown seated or standing on the porch of a home that the photographer identifies as “probably belonging to Grenzig.” The photographer also identifies the women as members of the “Frauen-verein,” or Women’s…

This view of the shore was taken from a boat. The Yerkes Observatory and a church steeple are visible. The photographer’s notes indicate that the boat docks and partially visible buildings belong to the Lake Geneva Y.M.C.A. camp.

The card shows three women and two men as actors in a room decorated in a Victorian-like style. They are identified as Robert Shannon, Bill Keller, Viola McCabe, Anna Huber, and Lucille Knippel.

Seven men and women are standing in a room and look to be acting out a scene in costume. They are labeled on the back as Fred Kriebs, Laura Schmitt, Elizabeth Jungh, Malita Loes, Maritte Hanover, Ed Strueber and Anna Huber.

A highly decorated, Victorian-style room is the setting of what looks to be a theatre production; three women and two men are posed in various costumes. On another card, they are identified as Robert Shannon, Bill Keller, Viola McCabe, Anna Huber,…