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| Title | Phil Mitchell |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1912 |
| Description | Two images on one glass negative. Copy of a photograph taken at an earlier time. The image on the left is a landscape showing a mountains in the background, a large tree on the left and two big houses on the right. The image on the right is a full length portrait of a woman taken from the subject's right side and shows her looking at the camera. She is sitting on a bench outdoors with her legs crossed, her right arm on the back of the bench and her left arm on her knee. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Mitchell, Phil
Mitchell, Ella
Hats
Benches
Trees
Mountains
Portrait photographs
Landscape photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Phil Mitchell. Based on information in the 1920 Rock Island City Directory, Phil Mitchell was President of the State Bank of Rock Island, and Vice President of the Rock Island Stove Company. He resided on 720 20th Street with his wife, Ella J. Based on information published in his obituary on November 7, 1928 on page 5 of the Davenport Democrat, Phil Mitchell was the son of Philemon Libby and Catherine Norris (Hall) Mitchell. He was born on November 30, 1846 in Kentucky. He married Ella Judd, the daughter of Dr. F. H. and Harriet J. Judd in 1877. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X915 (Image 1 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 | 2007-12-01 |
| File Name | dplx915a |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume95 |
| 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. |
