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| Title | Lizzie Hammons |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1912 |
| Description | Group portrait of a woman and three teenaged children on a bench by a window. The woman is sitting on the right holding an open book with both hands. One of the girls is sitting on the left, holding the book with her right hand. A boy and a girl are kneeling behind them in the center. They are all looking down at the open book. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Hammons, Lizzie
Hammons, Elizabeth
Women
Boys
Girls
Teenagers
Books
Group portraits
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Lizzie Hammons. Based on information in the 1910 Census, Lizzie Hammons was a teacher. She lived in Sheridan Township, Scott County, Iowa. Her obituary was published in the Davenport Democrat on 12 April 1962. According to her obituary, Miss Elizabeth Hammons died on Tuesday, 10 APR 1962 at the age of 93. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X965 (Image 3 of 3) |
| 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 | 2008-03-11 |
| File Name | dplx965c |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume99 |
| 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. |
