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| Title | Silas W. Gardner Hinkle |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | A mature man with white hair and beard is wearing eyeglasses and holding a cane. He is seated in a chair with his body angled away from the camera. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and dark bow tie. The background of the image contains a railing and plants. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Hinkle, Silas W. Gardner
Men
Eyeglasses
Beards
Staffs (Sticks)
Neckties
Suits (Clothing)
Rooms & spaces
Clinton County (Iowa)
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Silas W. Gardiner Hinkle. It seems probable this is Silas W. Gardiner, son of Stimson and Nancy (Bonney) Gardiner. Born in 1846 in Carroll County, Illinois, Silas entered his father's lumber business in Clinton, Iowa and Laurel, Mississippi. He married Louisa C. Henkel in 1870 in Clinton. Silas Wright Gardiner died June 13, 1907 and is buried in Springdale Cemetery, Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X716 (Image 1 of 3) |
| 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. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting brightness to 8 and midtones to 3 in Microsoft Office Picture Manager. |
| Date Digital | 2006-05-31 |
| File Name | dplx716a |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume73 |
| 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. |
