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| Title | Mr. A. J. Faerber |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | Two portraits on one glass negative of man. Image on left is a head and shoulders portrait with the gentleman looking slightly camera left. The image on the right has the man posed with his hands resting on a table and his body facing slightly camera right. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Faerber, A. J.
Faerber, Alexander J.
Men
Neckties
Collars
Suits (Clothing)
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mr. A. J. Faerber. Based on information in the 1910 federal census and Davenport city directory it seems likely this is Alexander J. Faerber, age 33, Vice President and General Manager of American Security Company and affiliated with Faerber Cigar Company. He resided at 614 West 7th Street in Davenport with his wife Clara and his 3-year-old daughter Dorothy. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X571 (Image 2 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 75 and contrast to 58, as well as rotating the image 90 degrees using Microsoft PhotoEditor. |
| Date Digital | 2005-07 |
| File Name | dplx571b |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume58 |
| 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. |
