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| Title | Philip Sontag |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | This portrait is of a young man wearing a tuxedo and facing the photographer's right. His hair is especially curly. He has a ring on his left hand which shows plainly as it rests on the arm of the chair he is sitting in. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Sontag, Philip
Sonntag, Philip
Men
Hairstyles
Tuxedoes
Clothing & dress
Jewelry
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Philip Sontag. Based on information in the 1910 Davenport city directory and federal census it seems likely this is Philip A. Sonntag at about age 30. He married Elsa Petersen in February of 1910. Philip is listed as affiliated with H. Sonntag & Sons Plumbers and Heating Apparatus. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X532 (Image 1 of 3) |
| 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 64 and contrast to 55 in Microsoft PhotoEditor. |
| Date Digital | 2005-05-13 |
| File Name | dplx532a |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume55 |
| 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. |
