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A crowd of people is working to cut chunks of ice from the river; the bluffs are in the background. There is some cutting equipment in the frontal portion of the card, and farther back on the river there appears to be a team of horses helping men cut…

A group of people, who look mainly to be men and boys of various ages, stands on a snowy field with smoke coming from buildings in the background.

A group of twelve men dressed in coats and hats are standing on the iced-over river near the train bridge on the Mississippi.

The picture shows a snowy street and the view is identified as 12th and White looking West.

One man stands in the right lower of the photograph on a snowy field. He is looking toward the distance, where a crowd of people is on the ice of the river, with buildings spewing steam in the background. The scene may be from Dubuque.

A group of about ten people stand in the middle of the frozen river. The ice is pitted around them, and the train bridge spans the river in the background.

Edward Hoffmann is seated on a short wall of snow-covered rocks. The river spans across the background of the card, and figures are visible on the ice.

There is a rink set up on the frozen river, and it is packed with people ice skating. There are outbuildings on the ice around it, and on shore the courthouse and other Dubuque buildings are visible.

Some men are working a piece of equipment that has cut a long strip of ice, about five feet wide, from the river - leaving the dark water visible. The building behind them is namedThos. J. Mulcrew Co.

A narrow street with buildings on each ascends up an incline; it is identified as Fay Street. There is a man and his dog in front of a house on the right side of the street.