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| Title | Mrs. Levy |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | Two portraits on one glass negative of a mature woman seated in a chair. Both images appear extremely dark without enhancement. The woman's hair is pulled up in a bun. She is wearing a dark dress and is holding a book on her lap in the image on the left. The image on the right has her posed leaning her cheek on her right hand. She is looking directly into the camera in both images. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Levy, Mrs.
Levy, Hattie
Levy, Meyer
Women
Hairstyles
Dresses
Plants
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mrs. Levy. Based on information in the 1910 city directories and federal census it seems likely this is Hattie Levy (age 58 in 1910), wife of Meyer Levy. The couple resided at 328 West 12th Street in Davenport and were married for forty years as recorded in 1910 census. See also X1244 and X1245. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X612 (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 59, contrast to 49 and rotating the image 90 degrees clockwise in Microsoft PhotoEditor. |
| Date Digital | 2005-07 |
| File Name | dpl612b |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume60 |
| 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. |
