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| Title | Mrs. Nat French |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1905 |
| Description | This appears to be a photograph of an existing photograph taken at an earlier time. The elegant woman has her hair coiled and pinned up with some curls framing her face. She is wearing larger dangling earrings. Her clothing is blurred but her collar is visible. She is looking toward the photographer's right. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | French, Mrs. Nat
French, Marian Montgomery (Eldridge)
French, Nathaniel
Women
Hairstyles
Jewelry
Clothing & dress
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mrs. Nat French. The image appears to have been taken of an existing photograph from years earlier. Mrs. Nathaniel French was Marion Montgomery (Eldridge) French. She was born about 1854 and married Nathaniel French in 1883. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X485 |
| 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 | 2005-04 |
| File Name | dplx485 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume51 |
| 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. |
