[Milwaukee Railroad Shops]

[Milwaukee Railroad Shops]

Photographer unknown

Six men holding shovels and other tools are standing around a metal tray that is resting on a large block. Hot coals are being shoveled onto the tray. Some of the coals are glowing, and steam and smoke are rising from the tray and into a large hood hanging from the ceiling. Three other men are standing next to the boiler of a large steam engine that is being constructed in the shop. A bell, vent and stack can be seen on the top of the partially constructed boiler. All the men are dressed in work clothes and have soot-covered faces and hands. The undercarriage of a railroad car may be seen through a window at the rear of the room. The number “421” has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. The number “1” is written in the upper left corner.

Railroad shops & yards
Railroad locomotives
Railroads
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
William J. Klauer Collection. City at Work Project
Glass negatives
Itinerant photographers

The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 8700 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a glass plate negative scanned in 16 - bit grey scale at 1200 ppi.

Contact The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 or call (563) 588-7100 © 2013 LORAS COLLEGE

William J. Klauer Collection

Still image

1912-05/06

KL 440-308

This record is part of the William J. Klauer Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.

North of 17th Street, Dubuque, Iowa

This image was displayed in the “City at Work” exhibit at the Dubuque Museum of Art, December 7, 2013 – March 24, 2014.