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| Title | Soldiers' monument |
| Date Original | 1889 |
| Description | Two men in uniform stand at attention on either side of a tall monument set in the middle of a dirt street. There are sidewalks and buildings visible along both sides of the street as well as trees that are in leaf. There is an iron fence surrounding the base of the monument. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Soldiers' Monument (Davenport, Iowa)
Soldiers
Monuments & memorials
Streets
Dwellings
Davenport (Iowa)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | The original published image is labeled Soldiers' monument. According to Downer's 1910 History of Scott County Iowa, it was built in 1880 at a cost of $8000. The Architectural/Historical Survey of Davenport, Iowa notes the designer was R. F. Carter, the obelisk is made of English granite in the neo-Grecian architectural style. It stands fifty feet high. The wrought iron fence around the base has been removed. The street is now paved. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563-326-7902) or specialcollection@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | 2005-09 Part 3 Image 1 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Davenport, Picturesque and Descriptive |
| Object Description | 1 photographic print : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2009-12-01 |
| Publisher | American Art Publishing Company |
| File Name | dpl2005-09.3-1 |
| CD Volume Name | DPL Volume 146 |
| 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. |
