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| Title | W. E. Spencer children |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1913 |
| Description | This image is taken from the front and shows the subjects looking at the camera. Full length group portrait of a Woman and two children. The woman is sitting in the middle and is wearing a light colored dress and shoes. A boy is standing on the left with his arms on the woman's lap and is wearing a light colored sailor suit with a dark colored belt. A girl is standing on the right, leaning on the woman's lap and wearing a light colored dress with a large light colored bow. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Spencer, W. E.
Spencer, Catherine
Spencer, Shirley
Spencer, Arthur
Boys
Girls
Women
Families
Footwear
Dresses
Clothing & dress
Group portraits
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled W. E. Spencer children. Based on information in the 1910 Davenport City Directory, Wilbur E. Spencer was secretary and treasurer of Spencer Furniture Company, and lived on 706 Kirkwood Boulevard with his wife, Catherine. Based on information in the 1920 census, they had four children: Shirley (age 10), Arthur (age 8), Robert (age 4) and Carolyn (age 1). |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X1018 |
| 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 | 2008-04-23 |
| File Name | dplx1018 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume104 |
| 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. |
