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| Title | [Bell Boys, Black Hawk Hotel] |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1915 |
| Description | Group photograph of 10 bell boys wearing uniforms and white gloves. They appear to be in the lobby of the Black Hawk Hotel, Davenport, Iowa. The man standing on the left has a patch on his uniform that says Bell Captain, the man standing in the back row, second from the left, has a patch on his uniform that says Elevator, and the man standing on the right has a patch on his uniform that says Head Bellman. The remaining men have numbers on their patches. |
| Location Depicted | 200 East 3rd Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Black Hawk Hotel (Davenport, Iowa)
Hotel porters
Hotel employees
Hotels
Group portraits
Davenport (Iowa)
Glass negatives
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| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | X1247 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Hostetler Studio Collection |
| Object Description | 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 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 600ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting gamma to 1.47 and brightness to 55 in Microsoft PhotoEditor. |
| Date Digital | 2003-03-12 |
| File Name | dplX1247 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume7 |
| 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. |
