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| Title | Mrs. Frank Mixter |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | Two head and shoulders portraits on one glass negative of an older woman wearing an ornate dress. Her hair is parted slightly off-center and loosely pulled back. She has on a brooch and necklace. Both images are slightly out of focus, and one is very dark. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Mixter, Frank, Mrs.
Mixter, Elizabeth B.
Women
Dresses
Jewelry
Hairstyles
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mrs. Frank Mixter. In the 1910 federal census Elizabeth B. (age 56) and Frank Mixter (age 58) lived in Rock Island, Illinois. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X626 (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 78, contrast to 49 and rotating 90 degrees clockwise in Microsoft PhotoEditor. |
| Date Digital | 2005-08 |
| File Name | dplx626a |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume61 |
| 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. |
