[Chicago & Great Western Railroad office]

[Chicago & Great Western Railroad office]

Photographer unknown

Eight men and one woman are posing at desks and tables in a large, plainly furnished office. The woman appears ready to take dictation. On a table behind the woman is a large, empty, bookbinding press. A telephone and piles of papers and ledgers are visible on the tables and desks. A monthly calendar for June, 1912 is hanging on a wall above one of the tables. The number "80" has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. The number "3" is written in the upper left corner.

Railroads
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
William J. Klauer Collection
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.

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William J. Klauer Collection

Still image

1912-05/06

KL 050-438

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

695 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa

According to the 1912 Dubuque City Directory, the passenger and freight depots for the Chicago & Great Western Railroad were at the foot of 8th Street in Dubuque, and the main offices were at 695 Main Street