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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 a man wearing a dark suit with subtle vertical stripes. He has on a necktie and white hard collar. Both images are head and shoulders portraits, the image on the left in profile, and the right showing him looking directly at the camera. |
| 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 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 65 and rotating 90 degrees clockwise. |
| Date Digital | 2005-07 |
| File Name | dplx571a |
| 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. |
