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| Title | Mrs. A. Burdick |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | This portrait shows a mature woman wearing a dark, long-sleeved dress seated on a small wicker chair at a wicker table. There are reading materials spread out on the table and the background gives the feeling that she is seated on a porch or in a sun room. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Burdick, A., Mrs.
Burdick, Mary E.
Women
Clothing & dress
Photographic studios
Ferns
Books
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mrs. A. Burdick. Based on the 1910 Davenport city directory and federal census it seems likely this is Mary E. Burdick, wife of Anthony Burdick, president of the First National Bank. She is listed as married 51 years, mother of 4 with 2 living, and age 71. Mrs. Burdick died in June of 1910. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X535 (Image 2 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 | 2005-05-13 |
| File Name | dplx535b |
| 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. |
