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| Title | N. D. Ely |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | A man in military uniform is seated in a chair with his body turned to the left of the photographer. He is looking directly into the camera. His hat bears the Coat of Armys of the United States. The initial U. S. R. can be seen pinned to his collar. Buttons on his lower pant legs are visible. The jacket has a stand up collar with white cuffs extending beyond the jacket sleeves. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Ely, N. D.
Ely, Nathan Dana.
Men
Military uniforms
Military personnel
Insignia
Badges
Military decorations
Regular Army Reserve
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled N. D. Ely. City directories and census records indicate this may be Nathan D. Ely (1865-1941), a lawyer who was living in Davenport from about 1895 until 1917. The Army Appropriations Act of 1912 created the Regular Army Reserve, and documentation proves Ely served in the Judge Advocate General's department during World War I. Ely grew up in Johnson County, Iowa and received his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1895, then served during the Spanish-American War as a seaman in the Navy. He married twice and had three children. His eldest son was Eugene B. Ely, first aviator to take off and land an airplane on a ship. Nathan Dana Ely spent his retirement years in Washington, D.C. and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X810 (Image 2 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. |
| Date Digital | 2007-03 |
| File Name | dplx810b |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume84 |
| 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. |
