[Train exiting a tunnel near East Dubuque, Illinois]

[Train exiting a tunnel near East Dubuque, Illinois]

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937

Near East Dubuque, Illinois, a steam engine belching black smoke, is emerging from a tunnel which has been constructed through a limestone bluff. The East Dubuque railroad tunnel still exists today. Blasted through the cliffs in 1868, rock from the tunnel was used for railroad bridge supports. Electrical or telephone lines and poles may be seen extending across the top of the bluff. One man, dressed in a white shirt, black vest, pants and hat, is standing to the right of the tunnel entrance. Across the tracks may be seen a small shed, and an elevated sign that reads “Railroad crossing watch out for cars.” The number 1257 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

Railroad tunnels
Steam engines
Railroads
East Dubuque (Illinois) -- Pictoral works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides

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

Digital image captured with an Epson V700 scanner using both transparent (for the glass slide) and reflective (for the slide frame) media settings. TIFF file created from a glass lantern slide scanned in 24 bit color at 900 ppi.

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Herman J. Loemker Collection

Still image

1915-1917

LO 005

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

East Dubuque, Illinois

This image was displayed in the "Rev. H. J. Loemker: Views of Dubuque" display at the Roshek Building in Dubuque, July - November, 2016.