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| Title | C. W. Decker |
| Photographer | J. B. Hostetler |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca.1910 |
| Description | This image is of an elderly man seated in a wicker chair. He has short gray hair, beard and mustache. He is wearing a dark suit and bow tie and is holding a book or magazine in his lap. His body is slightly angled from the camera but he is looking directly at the photographer. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Decker, C. W.
Decker, Charles W.
Men
Hair
Beards
Mustaches
Neckties
Suits (Clothing)
Chairs
Wicker furniture
Rooms & spaces
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled C. W. Decker. Based on information in the Davenport city directories and federal census it seems likely this is Charles W. and Isabel (Morgan) Decker. The couple was married in 1872 and Mr. Decker was active in Davenport businesses. He owned a country home called "The Elms". The couple had three sons: George, Herbert and Carl. Charles W. Decker died March 11, 1911 in Davenport, Iowa. This image was cropped and used in his obituary published in the Davenport Democrat on March 13, 1911, page 13. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X704 (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. |
| Date Digital | 2006-05-17 |
| File Name | dplx704b |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume72 |
| 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. |
