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| Title | C. D. May and daughter |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1912 |
| Description | Two images on one glass negative. The image on the left is a three quarter group portrait of a young girl and a woman. The young girl is wearing a light colored dress with a large light colored bow on the left side of her head. The woman is wearing a light colored patterned dress and a necklace with a long chain. The girl is sitting on the left and is holding a baby doll on her lap. The woman is sitting on the right with her left arm resting on her lap. They are both sitting in front of a window looking to the left of the camera. The image on the right shows the young girl sitting in front of the window, with her right arm on the window sill and her left arm on her lap, looking down at a baby doll that is propped against the window. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | May, Grace L.
May, Lillian
Girls
Children
Women
Hairstyles
Jewelry
Dresses
Clothing & dress
Dolls
Group portraits
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled C. D. May and daughter. Based on information in the 1915 Census, C. D. May was 56 years old and a bank cashier. His wife was Grace L., age 42, and his daughter was Lillian, age 11. They lived in Clinton, Iowa. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X890 (Image 5 of 5) |
| 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 9800XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a glass negative scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600 ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2007-11-07 |
| File Name | dplx890e |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume92 |
| 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. |
