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| Title | Victoria Sieg |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | An elderly woman wearing a dark dress is seated on a chair and holding a book on her lap. She is looking slightly to the right of the photographer, is wearing eyeglasses and has dark hair. A radiator is visible in the background. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Sieg, Victoria (Burleigh) Robirds
Women
Dresses
Books
Eyeglasses
Hairstyles
Clothing & dress
Radiators
Rooms & spaces
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Victoria Sieg. Based on information in the 1910 census and Davenport city directories it seems likely this is Victoria (Burleigh) Robirds Sieg, widow of George Robirds and then Reinhold Sieg, founder of Sieg Iron Company in Davenport, Iowa. She was the mother of Minna and Martha Sieg, and had two adopted children, Alice Camille and George L. Sieg. Victoria died in August 1917 and is buried in Oakdale Cemetery. For many years the family lived at 606 Main Street. See also images X706 and X709. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X715 |
| 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 10, contrast to 10 and midtones to 6 in Microsoft Office Picture Manager. |
| Date Digital | 2006-05-31 |
| File Name | dplx715 |
| 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. |
