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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 image is of an elderly woman seated in a wicker chair with a large Boston fern on the left side of the image. She is wearing a dark dress with long sleeves. Her right hand is resting on her cheek. She holds a book in her lap with her left hand. |
| 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, presdient 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 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 | 2005-05-13 |
| File Name | dplx535a |
| 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. |
