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| Title | Miss Pearl McDowell |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | This group portrait is of twelve young women posed in two rows. The front row has six ladies seated with their bodies angled to the photographer's left. The back row has six ladies standing with their bodies angled toward the photographer's right. All twelve are looking at the photographer. They all have Gibson-girl hairstyles and several have large dark bows as well. Most are wearing dark skirts and light-colored blouses with elbow length or long sleeves and stand-up collars. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | McDowell, Pearl, Miss
Women
Hairstyles
Clothing & dress
Davenport (Iowa)
Group portraits
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Miss Pearl McDowell. With this limited information we are unable to determine the identities of the women in this photograph. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X500 (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. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting brightness to 51 and contrast to 52 in Microsoft PhotoEditor. |
| Date Digital | 2005-04 |
| File Name | dplx500a |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume52 |
| 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. |
