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| Title | Mr. August Steffen |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1912 |
| Description | This image is taken from the front a show the subject looking at the camera. Head and shoulders portrait of a man with a bald head and mustache. He is wearing a dark colored suit, a light colored shirt and a dark colored bow tie. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Steffen, August
Men
Mustaches
Neckties
Suits (Clothing)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mr. August Steffen. Based on information in the 1910 Davenport City Directory, August E. Steffen was President & Treasurer of Dry Goods Company, President of Guaranty Life Insurance Company, and President & Treasurer of Realty Company. His residence was 410 W 6th Street where he lived with his wife, Julie T. The 1910 Census shows his age as 44 years old. |
| Ordering Information | Please Contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X867 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 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 | 2007-08-22 |
| File Name | dplx867 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume90 |
| 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. |
