LESTER, Earl - Revision history

Randylyon at 21:46, 30 November 2025

2025-11-30T21:46:33Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:46, 30 November 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Image:lester.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]		[[Image:lester.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]
	[[Image:lester21.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]		[[Image:lester21.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]
	[[Image:lester31.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]] LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the 1940s and was not able to do the heavy labor he did in his teens. He came from a family of one sister and had 8 brothers. He had to quit school after 8th grade to support his family when his older brother Joe drowned working on a barge at the age of fifteen.		[[Image:lester31.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]
			[[Image:elester.PNG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the 1940s and was not able to do the heavy labor he did in his teens. He came from a family of one sister and had 8 brothers. He had to quit school after 8th grade to support his family when his older brother Joe drowned working on a barge at the age of fifteen.

	Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.		Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.

Randylyon at 03:00, 7 April 2020

2020-04-07T03:00:14Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:00, 7 April 2020
Line 4:		Line 4:

	Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.		Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.

			See: [[ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE]]

	---		---

Randylyon at 02:58, 7 April 2020

2020-04-07T02:58:05Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:58, 7 April 2020
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Image:lester.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]		[[Image:lester.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]
	[[Image:lester21.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]		[[Image:lester21.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]
	[[Image:lester31.png\|~~left~~\|thumb\|250px\|]] LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the 1940s and was not able to do the heavy labor he did in his teens. He came from a family of one sister and had 8 brothers. He had to quit school after 8th grade to support his family when his older brother Joe drowned working on a barge at the age of fifteen.		[[Image:lester31.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]] LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the 1940s and was not able to do the heavy labor he did in his teens. He came from a family of one sister and had 8 brothers. He had to quit school after 8th grade to support his family when his older brother Joe drowned working on a barge at the age of fifteen.

	Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.		Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.

Randylyon at 02:57, 7 April 2020

2020-04-07T02:57:40Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:57, 7 April 2020
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Image:lester.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]] LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the 1940s and was not able to do the heavy labor he did in his teens. He came from a family of one sister and had 8 brothers. He had to quit school after 8th grade to support his family when his older brother Joe drowned working on a barge at the age of fifteen.		[[Image:lester.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]
			[[Image:lester21.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]
			[[Image:lester31.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]] LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the 1940s and was not able to do the heavy labor he did in his teens. He came from a family of one sister and had 8 brothers. He had to quit school after 8th grade to support his family when his older brother Joe drowned working on a barge at the age of fifteen.

	Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.		Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.

Randylyon at 03:06, 16 December 2019

2019-12-16T03:06:42Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:06, 16 December 2019
Line 1:		Line 1:
	LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the 1940s and was not able to do the heavy labor he did in his teens. He came from a family of one sister and had 8 brothers. He had to quit school after 8th grade to support his family when his older brother Joe drowned working on a barge at the age of fifteen.		[[Image:lester.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]] LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the 1940s and was not able to do the heavy labor he did in his teens. He came from a family of one sister and had 8 brothers. He had to quit school after 8th grade to support his family when his older brother Joe drowned working on a barge at the age of fifteen.

	Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.		Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.

Randylyon: Created page with "LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the..."

2019-12-14T04:23:31Z

Created page with "LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the..."

New page

LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the 1940s and was not able to do the heavy labor he did in his teens. He came from a family of one sister and had 8 brothers. He had to quit school after 8th grade to support his family when his older brother Joe drowned working on a barge at the age of fifteen.

Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.

---

Source:

Carole Lester Siegworth, E-mail, December 13, 2019

[[Category: Photographer]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:46, 30 November 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Image:lester.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]		[[Image:lester.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]
	[[Image:lester21.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]		[[Image:lester21.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]
	[[Image:lester31.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]] LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the 1940s and was not able to do the heavy labor he did in his teens. He came from a family of one sister and had 8 brothers. He had to quit school after 8th grade to support his family when his older brother Joe drowned working on a barge at the age of fifteen.		[[Image:lester31.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]
			[[Image:elester.PNG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LESTER, Earl (Rock Island, IL, 1914--Dubuque, IA, 1991) Earl Lester was a taxi driver in Dubuque for many years. He was somewhat disabled after surviving a brain tumor in the 1940s and was not able to do the heavy labor he did in his teens. He came from a family of one sister and had 8 brothers. He had to quit school after 8th grade to support his family when his older brother Joe drowned working on a barge at the age of fifteen.

	Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.		Lester was a self taught photographer and it was his passion. He even developed his black and white photos, but never learned to do color. One of his cameras often went with him in the taxi. His photos have often appeared on the Facebook entry-You Know You Grew Up in Dubuque. His daughter has also featured his work on her Facebook website--You Know You are From Dubuque, IA.