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| Title | Selma Schricker |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1900 |
| Description | This portrait is taken from the subject's left side. She is seated on a chair with her hands folded in her lap. She is wearing a light colored full length gown and has an interesting flower arrangement on her right side. She appears to be gazing down at the floor. The photography studio's various backdrops on rolls can be seen on the left side of the image behind the subject. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Schricker, Selma
Women
Hairstyles
Jewelry
Dresses
Bouquets
Clothing & dress
Photographic studios
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Selma Schricker. Based on information in the 1882 and 1910 Histories of Scott County, Iowa, the 1895 Iowa State census and Scott County, Iowa vital records it seems likely Selma is the daughter of Lorenzo and Johanna Schricker. She was born 15Oct1880 in Davenport and died 4Dec1931 in Davenport. She never married. Her obituary says she graduated from St. Katherines and she loved flowers. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X270 (Image 1 of 2) |
| 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 600 ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2005-02 |
| File Name | dplx270a |
| CD Volume Name | DPL Volume 36 |
| 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. |
