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| Title | Dr. F. O. Kirshner |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1912 |
| Description | Two portraits on one glass negative of a younger man with dark hair. One image is taken from the subject's left side and shows his profile. The cut of his suit is also noticeable. In the other image the man is looking directly into the camera. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Kirshner, F. O., Dr.
Kershner, Frank O.
Men
Hairstyles
Neckties
Suits (Clothing)
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Dr. F. O. Kirshner. Based on information in city directories and federal and state census information is seems likely this is Dr. Frank O. Kershner, physician and surgeon, at about age 35. He was born in Kansas and came to Iowa in about 1908. He lived in Clinton County in 1915 and in 1925 had a wife and two children. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X698 (Image 4 of 4) |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, IA 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 fill created from a glass negative scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600 ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2006-05-08 |
| File Name | dplx697d |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVOLUME71 |
| 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. |
