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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of Henry Lemberger and Fred Lemberger sitting by a Parrott gun in Crapo Park. Henry holds an umbrella across his lap as he sits on a wooden beam behind the cannon. Fred sits, legs crossed, on a wooden beam near the back end of the cannon. The cannon behind them is pointed out towards the right and overlooks the Mississippi River. It is surrounded with wooden beams and supports that the Lemberger men sit upon. The entirety of the cannon sits atop a planked wooden surface that is flush with the ground. The Mississippi River can be seen in the background on the right and disappears behind the cannon as it approaches the center of the image. The eastern bank (Illinois) of the Mississippi River is visible in the distance. Text from negative sleeve: 254. Burlington, Iowa, September 1900. A group on the steps at Sunnyside. L to R: Fred Lemberger, Henry Lemberger, Lulu Lemberger, Mrs [crossed out] [handwritten:] Henry Lemberger, Mrs George M. West, Aunt ["----" crossed out] [handwritten:] Katherine Wollman. Corse monument in the park. Henry and Fred Lemberger by Gun in park. Group by gun in park. Joh Biddick and wife Nella Brydolf. ["Daisy" crossed out] [handwritten:] Edith Parsons. Fanny Biddick and H.H.West. 4 negatives. Have been told that this gun and monument to Corse have been salvaged for war effort in 1942.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000254_004 ark:/21198/zz002hq148
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Cannons--Iowa--Burlington Rivers--Iowa--Burlington Mississippi River Parks--Iowa--Burlington Lemberger, Henry, 1872-1951 Lemberger, Fred, b. 1874
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