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| Title | Davis dam, above |
| Photographer | Hauberg, John H. |
| Date Original | October 16, 1917 |
| Description | A photograph of the Rock River above the Davis Dam, near Rock Island, Illinois. The foreground of the image is framed by trees and bushes along the bank of the river. Just beyond the trees is the river. Trees and shrubs can be seen across the river on the opposite bank. |
| Location Depicted | Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois |
| Subject | Sears (Ill.)
Rock Island (Ill.)
Rock River (Wis. and Ill.)
Rivers
Dams
Glass negatives
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| Notes | Sears was incorporated into Rock Island in 1915. The date was confirmed in the book "Rock Island: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow" edited by Bj Elsner, published by Rock Island History Book Committee, 1988, page 24. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Augustana College Special Collections at (309) 794-7643 or specialcollections@augustana.edu |
| Image Number | 27_L-SE_gp_2_23 |
| Repository | Augustana College Special Collections, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, Illinois 61201 |
| Repository Collection | John H. Hauberg Papers |
| Object Description | 1 negative : glass, b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a glass negative scanned at 8-bit grayscale 1200ppi. The master is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the midtones from 1.00 to 1.56 and the highlights from 255 to 205 using Adobe PhotoShop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2007-04-16 |
| File Name | aug27_L-SE_gp_2_23 |
| CD Volume Name | AUGVolume72 |
| Original Database | This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive, http://www.umvphotoarchive.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi River region. |
