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| Title | Mrs. L. Roddewig |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | This seated portrait shows a woman looking above the camera and slightly to the right, while facing toward the photographer's left. Her medium-dark hair is pulled up loosely. She is wearing a high-collared dress with an ornate bodice and full elbow-length sleeves. Her hands are folded in her lap and she is wearing long gloves, which button at the inner wrist. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Roddewig, L., Mrs.
Roddewig, Louis
Roddewig, Olga
Women
Hairstyles
Gloves
Clothing & dress
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope was labeled Mrs. L. Roddewig. According to data from the 1910 Scott County Census, this is likely Olga M. Roddewig, wife of Louis E. Roddewig. Olga was 30 years old in 1910. Louis was a lawyer. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X506 |
| 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 46 and contrast to 51 in Microsoft PhotoEditor. |
| Date Digital | 2005-04-30 |
| File Name | dplx506 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume53 |
| 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. |
