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| Title | Passenger station. Davenport Rock Island and North Western Railway - Rock Island |
| Photographer | Morris, O.M. |
| Date Original | ca. 1901-1903 |
| Description | Photograph of the Davenport Rock Island and North Western Railway Station located at the foot of 17th Street in Rock Island, Ilinois. The station also served the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. On the clock tower is a sign marked "North Western". In pencil on the back of the negative appears to read "Milwaukee Station Rock Island." |
| Location Depicted | Foot of 17th Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois |
| Subject | Davenport, Rock Island, and Northwestern Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Railroad stations
Clock towers
Rock Island (Ill.)
Glass negatives
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| Notes | This photograph appears in "Picturesque Tri-Cities : an art work, comprising illustrations of scenery and portraits of the prominent and representative people of Moline and Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, the Rock Island Arsenal and vicinity, " published by C. J. Martin, Davenport, Iowa, ca. 1901-1903. The address was found in the 1901-1902 Rock Island city directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | 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 600ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2003-03-31 |
| Publisher | C. J. Martin, Davenport, Iowa |
| File Name | dpl2 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume7 |
| 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. |
