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| Title | C. J. Von Maur |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | The two images on this glass negative were extremely dark. One shows a girl dressed in a light colored dress with a large bow in her hair holding a rose in her lap. She is looking directly at the photographer. She is wearing a simple bracelet and a watch is pinned to the bodice of her dress. The other image shows her posed in a chair, looking down at a book she is holding in her lap. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | VonMaur, C. J.
VonMaur, Charles J.
VonMaur, Mary Ellen (Cable)
VonMaur, Josephine
Children
Girls
Hairstyles
Hair ornaments
Dresses
Clocks & watches
Bracelets
Jewelry
Books
Roses
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled C. J. VonMaur. Based on information in the 1910 federal census and Davenport city directories it seems likely this is Josephine VonMaur, daughter of Charles J. and Mary Ellen (Cable) VonMaur, who would have been about eight-years-old. See also X692. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X691 (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 69, contrast to 67 and gamma to 1.62 in Microsoft PhotoEditor. |
| Date Digital | 2006-04-14 |
| File Name | dplx691b |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume70 |
| 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. |
