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| Title | J. B. King Group |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1912 |
| Description | Group portrait of a family of seven. There are five men and two women. The men are all wearing dark colored suits with light colored shirts and dark colored neckties. The woman on the left is wearing a light colored dress and the woman on the right is wearing a dark colored dress. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | King, J. B
King, James B.
King (family name)
King, Mollie A.
King, Pearl M.
King, Harry
King, Vance
King, Lawrence
Men
Women
Families
Group portraits
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled J. B. King Group. Based on information in the 1910 Census, James B. King was born in Indiana, ca. 1857. His family included wife Mollie A., born ca. 1867, daughter Pearl M. born ca. 1886, sons Harry F., born ca. 1888, Vance S. born ca. 1890, Earl J. born ca. 1894 and Lawrence born ca. 1897. They were listed as being residents of 628 West 17th Street in the 1912 Davenport City Directory. An obituary for Lawrence C. (Pooch) King was published on page 8 of the Davenport Times-Democrat on May 27, 1967. He had attended Davenport High School, married Ruth Bates in 1925, was a veteran of World War I and past master of Philbrook Lodge 659, Davenport. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X922 (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 | 2008-02-25 |
| File Name | dplx922a |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume96 |
| 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. |
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