Simplot, Alexander

Born and raised in Dubuque, Simplot was a gifted artist who made a national name for himself along with Winslow Homer as artists for Harper’s Weekly during the Civil War. After the war, Simplot produced images of Dubuque, typically in a lithograph format

Harper’s Weekly

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Misc. Prints of Dubuque

Souvenir of Dubuque, Iowa by A. Simplot

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