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| Title | Miss Elsie King |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1912 |
| Description | Two images on one glass negative of a young woman. She is wearing a light colored dress with light colored lace detail around the collar, dark colored small round buttons down the front of the top and a dark colored sash around the waist. Hair hair is up in two buns on the left and right side of her head. The image on the left is a full length portrait taken from the subject's left side and shows her standing by a window with her arms behind her back and looking to the left of the camera. The image on the right is a three quarter portrait taken from the subject's right side and shows her profile. She is sitting by a window holding a book on her lap with both hands. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | King, Elsie
Women
Hairstyles
Jewelry
Dresses
Clothing & dress
Books
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Miss Elsie King. Based on information in the 1910 Census, Elsie King was the 20 year old daughter of Leonard and Laura King. They lived in Davenport along with siblings Myrtle, Chester and Laura. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X903 (Image 1 of 2) |
| 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 | 2007-12-06 |
| File Name | dplx903a |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume94 |
| 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. |
