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| Title | Mercy Hospital |
| Date Original | 1889 |
| Description | Exterior view of this multi-story building with many windows open. There are a number of triangular peeks and stylized arches above the windows. Foliage on the trees is full and the grass is overgrown. |
| Location Depicted | Marquette & City Limits, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Mercy Hospital (Davenport, Iowa) Hospitals Trees Grasses Buildings Davenport (Iowa) Photographic prints
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| Notes | The original published image is labeled Mercy Hospital. The original hospital opened in 1868, and in the 1882 Scott County History the main building is described as "very large massive brick, four stories high, and about 150 x 60 feet". Its location is described as adjoining the city limits and distant about two miles from the post office and court house. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563-326-7902) or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | 2005-09 Part 2 Image 3 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Davenport, Picturesque and Descriptive |
| Object Description | 1 photographic print : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2009-12-01 |
| Publisher | American Art Publishing Company |
| File Name | dpl2005-09.2-3 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume 145 |
| 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. |