- Additional Authors
- Description
- 46 stereographs (photoprints) : albumen, b&w; 88x177mm. or smaller.
- Summary
- Views of Dubuque, Iowa: views of bluff where Julien Dubuque is buried, one view has log raft in foreground; scenic views showing sightseers among the bluffs surrounding the town, including Castle Rock, Kelly's bluff, Prospect Point, one view showing mills below; panoramic views showing homes, churches, the business district and the Mississippi River beyond, one view shows a boy with a drum and a dog; dog in the foreground of a railroad bridge (Illinois Central Railroad?); and iron railroad bridge; Main St. showing street car tracks, wagons and businesses; the post office; the Market building; St. Mary's Church; a home; a farm with cattle; people in a vineyard above Dubuque; scenes of the destruction from the Catfish Creek Flood, 1876; view of a rattlesnake; studio view of hunters at dinner showing camp, dead deer, hunting dog.
- Alternative Title
- Panoramic view of Dubuque from the Bluff head of 11th St. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
- Scenery on the Mississippi and tributaries in the vicinity of Dubuque.
- Stereoscopic views of Dubuque and surrounding scenery.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Portraits.
- Panoramic photographs.
- Albumen photoprints.
- Stereographs.
- Photoprints.
- Note
- Includes 5 views, which, when viewed in sequence, form a panorama.
- The only photographer identified is Root. There are views that have no credit line and may or may not be by Root.
- Access (note)
- Cite As (note)
- Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
- Call Number
- MFY Dennis Coll 90-F193
- OCLC
- NYPG90-F193
- Author
Root, S. (Samuel), 1819-1889, photographer.
- Title
Stereoscopic views of Dubuque, Iowa [graphic] / by S. Root.
- Imprint
1865?-1875?
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.
- Cite As:
Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Root's Gallery, photographers.
Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
- Added Title
Panoramic view of Dubuque from the Bluff head of 11th St. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Scenery on the Mississippi and tributaries in the vicinity of Dubuque.
Stereoscopic views of Dubuque and surrounding scenery.
- Research Call Number
MFY Dennis Coll 90-F193