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T. B. Davis
T. B. Davis
TitleT. B. Davis
PhotographerHostetler, J. B.
Studio Name/LocationHostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa
Date Originalca. 1900
DescriptionThis portrait is of two young girls dressed in identical light dresses, light stockings and light colored but worn shoes, one pair with straps and one pair with bows. They have large bows in their bobbed hair and are wearing matching pendants. Both girls are seated on a single chair, have a book on their laps, and are facing the photographer.
Location DepictedDavenport, Scott County, Iowa
SubjectDavis, T. B.
Davis, Thomas Bodely
Davis, Appolonia Adelaide Denkmann
Davis, Anna
Davis, Helen
Davis, Tom
Girls
Children
Families
Hairstyles
Hair ornaments
Shoes
Dresses
Jewelry
Clothing & dress
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
NotesThe original negative envelope is labeled T. B. Davis. Based on information in Davenport city directories, the 1900 census, county records and local newspapers it seems likely this is Anna Denkmann Davis, born 1890, and Helen Adelaide Davis, born 1893, daughters of Thomas B. and Appolonia A. (Denkmann) Davis. For other images of this Davis family see also: X277, X285, X294, X294a-f, X306a&b, X449, X800, X820, X1040, X1084, 10475, 11713, 17569
Ordering InformationPlease contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com
Image NumberX457 (Image 3 of 6)
RepositoryRichardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801
Repository CollectionHostetler Studio Collection
Object Description1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationDigital 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 and contrast using auto balance in Microsoft PhotoEditor.
Date Digital2005-04-16
File Namedplx457c
CD Volume NameDPLVolume50
Original DatabaseThis 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.
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