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| Title | William A. Hickey |
| Date Original | 1913 |
| Description | Cartoon drawing of man standing holding cigar and hat in one hand and sign labeled "Help us get 5 more stores" in other. Background includes man holding open box of cigars and display of cigars. |
| Subject | Cartoons (Commentary)
Hickey, William A.
Cigars
Stores & shops
Lantern slides
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| Notes | From "A Portfolio of Cartoons as published by the Davenport Times 1912-1913, verses by Irving C. Norwood"; publication includes poem "Wm. A. Hickey / He has a theory of his own / That makes his business grow, / "Tis "service to the customer; The best there is, " you know. / The five big stores he has today / Are so well stocked and nifty, / Here's hoping that it won't be long / Before the five are fifty!" Mr. Hickey was president and treasurer of Hickey Brothers Wholesale and retail cigars, tobacco, newspapers and periodicals. |
| Ordering Information | Contact Chief Curator at (563) 324-1054 ext. 223 or email schlichting@putnam.org. |
| Image Number | LXVI.33 |
| Repository | Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science, 1717 West 12th Street, Davenport, Iowa 52804 |
| Repository Collection | Cartoon Collection |
| Object Description | 1 slide : lantern, b&w ; 3.25 X 4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a lantern slide 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 44 and rotated clockwise 0.75 degrees and cropped using Adobe PhotoShop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2010-02-19 |
| File Name | putLXVI_33 |
| CD Volume Name | putvolume20 |
| 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. |
