A history of East Dubuque,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of East Dubuque from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗East Dubuque was originally called Dunleith, and under the latter name was platted in 1853. The present name comes from the city's location east of Dubuque. A post office was established at Dunleith in 1854, and the post office was renamed East Dubuque in 1879.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish East Dubuque’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThe Burlington Zephyr. East Dubuq…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from East Dubuque
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East Dubuque, decade by decade
CommonsThe Burlington Zephyr. East Dubuque, Illinois, LOC image1940
LOCThe Burlington Zephyr. East Dubuque, Illinois1940
LOCWaiting for the train to Minneapolis1940
LOCWaiting for the train to Minneapolis1940
LOCWaiting for the train to Minneapolis1940
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: The Burlington Zephyr.…19401990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as The Burlington Zephyr. East Dubuque, Illinois, LOC image (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.