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| Title | Women troops, Illinois National Guard |
| Photographer | Hauberg, John H. |
| Date Original | ca. 1912 |
| Description | Group photograph of four women of the Illinois National Guard. The women are wearing military uniform jackets with long skirts. Two women are standing, and two women are sitting on horses. They are outdoors, and tents are visible in the background. This photograph was possibly taken when the National Guard was called to Rock Island, Illinois to stop riots caused by supporters of John Looney seeking revenge against Mayor Harry Schriver. |
| Location Depicted | Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois |
| Subject | Illinois. National Guard
Militias
Soldiers
Military personnel
Military camps
Military uniforms
Uniforms
Women
Clothing & dress
Horses
Rock Island (Ill.)
Group portraits
Glass negatives
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| Notes | More information is available in "Rock Island: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow" edited by B j Elsner, published by Rock Island History Book Committee, 1988, pages 156-160, and in "A Midwestern Family" edited by John Henry Hauberg, 1950, pages 257-258. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Augustana College Special Collections at (309) 794-7643 or specialcollections@augustana.edu |
| Image Number | 27_NG_gp_2_5 |
| 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 9800XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a glass negative scanned at 8-bit grayscale 1200ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the shadows from 0 to 4 and the highlights from 255 to 155, and by adjusting brightness +23 and contrast -5 using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2004-02-09 |
| File Name | aug27_NG_gp_2_5 |
| CD Volume Name | AUGVolume18 |
| 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. |
