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(newest | oldest) View (newer 50 | older 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- 04:48, 11 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Kwar.png
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- 19:31, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page Category:Clothing Store (content was: "CLOTHING STORE. The following were well-known retail clothing stores in Dubuque.", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 19:28, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Neubouer.png
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- 19:27, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page L. NEWBOUER & SONS (Created page with "left|thumb|250px|C. 1875. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald Category: Clothier")
- 19:18, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page File:Sch.png
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- 19:15, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page WILLIAM SHAEFER (Created page with "left|thumb|250px|C. 1875. Photo courtesy: Telegraph HeraldWILLIAM SHAEFER. The 1874-1875 '''Dubuque City Directory''' stated that this business was located at 343 Clay. The 1884-1885 through 1890-91 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 1583 Clay. Category: Painters and Paper Hangers")
- 19:13, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page WILLIAM SCHAEFER (content was: "left|thumb|250px|C. 1875. Photo courtesy: Telegraph HeraldWILLIAM SCHAEFER. The 1874-1875 '''Dubuque City Directory''' stated that this business was located at 343 Clay. The 1884-1885 through 1890-91 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 1583 Clay. Category: Painters and Paper Hangers", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 19:09, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Sch.png
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- 19:03, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page Category:Orchestrian Hall (Created page with "Orchestrian. Orchestrion is a generic name for a machine that plays music and is designed to sound like an orchestra or band. Orchestrions were operated with a large pinned cylinder, a music roll, and less commonly book music. The sound was usually produced by pipes as well as percussion instruments. Many orchestrions contained a piano. An ochestrian may confused with the steam-powered calliope, which was also used to produce music on carousels. It used steam whistles...")
- 18:56, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:FLANNERY'S.png
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- 18:55, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page FLANNERY'S ORCHESTRIAN HALL (Created page with "left|thumb|250px|C. 1875. Photo courtesy: Telegraph HeraldFLANNERY'S ORCHESTRIAN HALL. Category: Orchestrian Hall")
- 18:42, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:MAH.png
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- 15:45, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page URBACH, Abraham (Created page with "left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald left|thumb|350px| 489 South Grandview. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 1998URBACH, Abraham (Westiten, Poland, 1864--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 6, 1940). Urbach at the age of thirteen first settled in Utica, New York where he had relatives. After working for a time, he invested his money in a railroad ticket to Freeport, Illinois. Carry8ng his merchandise in trunks...")
- 03:41, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page File:Mural11.png
- 03:09, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Henness.jpg
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- 02:03, 2 January 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Shovel.JPG
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- 16:40, 30 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page Category:Athletic Goods--Wholesale/Retail (content was: "ATHLETIC GOODS--WHOLESALE/RETAIL. Companies fitting this description in Dubuque have included:", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 16:39, 30 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page Category:Tree Planters (content was: "TREE PLANTERS. Those who were involved in the business to planting trees in Dubuque by trade included:", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 16:34, 30 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs created page GRIFFIN CLUB (Created page with "GRIFFIN CLUB. An organization for unmarried Catholic men and women over high school age, was organized in Dubuque in April, 1964. The name of the organization came from Greek mythology where a bird, the "griffin," was known as the "carrier of truth." Glenn Callahan was the organization's first president. --- Source: "Glenn Callahan is the President of Newly Organized Club," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 17, 1964, p. 8 Category: Clubs")
- 15:52, 30 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:FlorenceB.png
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- 04:28, 29 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Sinsky.png
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- 04:27, 29 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs created page SINSKY, Carolyn (Created page with "250px|thumb|left|Photo courtesy: Telegraph HeraldSINSKY, Carolyn. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of Drs. Tom and Chris Sinsky, Carolyn in 2002 became the first Dubuque high school student to earn the Presidential Scholar designation since 1985. The honor is presented annually to two students from each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Also selected were 15 at-large scholars and 20 more in the area of visual and performing arts. A stu...")
- 04:06, 29 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Legion2.png
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- 04:01, 29 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Mural11.png
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- 03:37, 29 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Galley.png
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- 05:01, 27 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs created page Category:Nicknames (Created page with "Nicknames. Finding your way around Dubuque often has depended upon knowing terms used for geographical areas. Some of these terms include:")
- 04:56, 27 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs created page LOCATION NICKNAMES (Created page with "LOCATION NICKNAMES. Among the many geographical sites in Dubuque with nicknames are: Camp 17---Miller View Park Couler Valley--U.S.52 / Central Avenue Valley Duck Pond--pond on the grounds of the [[SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION) along Asbury Road Five Points--intersection of 20th, Elm, Rhomberg, and Garfield STREETS Frog Town--bluff along Marquette Place Kerrigan Hill--hill on U.S. 61 /151 near MURPHY PARK Little Chicago--neighborhood along Peosta Street Li...")
- 04:39, 27 December 2023 Randylyon talk contribs created page CITY NICKNAMES (Created page with "CITY NICKNAMES. Of the many nicknames Dubuque has had, the only one to survive is "The Key City." The origin of that nickname was credited to an 1854 issue of the ''Miners' Express''. It was not until 1889 that the nickname became popular. The title "Dubuque, The Key City" was used in a fifty-page advertisement to boast of the city's advantages over other Iowa communities. The basis of the name was said to reflect Dubuque's geographic location halfway between Milwaukee...")
