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| Title | Mrs. M. C. Gibbon |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | This portrait is of a lovely dark haired woman wearing a light colored dress of organza or chiffon with intricate tucks and embelishments on the neckline and elbow length sleeves. She is wearing a bracelet on each wrist and a three-strand pearl necklace. The woman is seated on a chair with her body angled to the photographer's left. The emulsion is starting to flake, creating dark lines on the image. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Gibbon, M. C., Mrs.
Gibbons, Grace C.
Fink, Grace C.
Women
Hairstyles
Jewelry
Clothing & dress
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mrs. M. C. Gibbon. Based on information in the 1910 Davenport City Directory and federal census it seems likely this is Grace C. (Fink) Gibbons, wife of M. Charles Gibbons. The couple was married in 1906. Grace is listed as age 24 in the census record. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X525 (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. |
| Date Digital | 2005-05-06 |
| File Name | dplx525a |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume54 |
| 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. |
