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| Title | Mrs. R. J. Claussen |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | This portrait shows a woman seated on a bench in the photographer's studio. She is facing the camera and is wearing an elegant gown, perhaps a wedding gown. She has on elbow length gloves and her hair is worn pulled up in a loose bun. One arm is resting on the arm of the bench and the other in her lap. The various rolls of studio backgrounds are visible on either side of the subject and a carpet is on the floor.. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Claussen, R. J., Mrs.
Clausen, Rudolph Julius
Clausen, Olga
Hubers, Olga Leona
Women
Hairstyles
Dresses
Gloves
Wedding costume
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mrs. R. J. Claussen. Based on Davenport city directories, Scott County, Iowa marriage records and the 1910 federal census for Scott County, Iowa it seems likely this is olga Leona Hubers Clausen who married Rudolph Julius Clausen on January 2, 1907 in Scott County. Mrs. Clausen was an architect with the firm Clausen & Clausen in Davenport. The couple resided at 2330 Harrison in 1910. See also 17656 5 x 7 glass negatives labeled Mrs. R. J. Claussen. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X446 |
| 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. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting brightness to 58 and contrast to 48 in Microsoft PhotoEditor. |
| Date Digital | 2005-04 |
| File Name | dplx446 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume49 |
| 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. |
