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| Title | Mrs. Wm. Kimball and 2 boys |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1913 |
| Description | Group portrait of a woman and two boys. They are sitting on a bench in front of a window. The woman is holding an open book with both hands on her lap and is looking at the camera. One boy is standing to her left and the other is sitting to her right. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Kimball, William H.
Kimball, Nellie
Kimball, Herbert H.
Kimball, William Phelps
Women
Boys
Children
Families
Group portraits
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mrs. Wm. Kimball and 2 boys. Based on information in the 1913 Davenport City Directory, Wm H. Kimball was a civil engineer and lived on 206 Mississippi Avenue with his wife, Nellie. Nellie Kimball was the secretary of the Davenport Visiting Nurse Association. Based on information in the 1915 Iowa Census, Nellie was 40 years old, Herbert was 14 years old and William Jr. was 10 years old. Based on information in her obituary, published in the Davenport Democrat on 28 Oct 1958, Nellie Hayward was born in Davenport and was a member of the Tuesday Club, The Visiting Nurse Association and the Ladies Industrial Relief Society. Her son Herbert H. lived in Summit, NJ and William P. lived in Hanover, NH. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X1071 |
| 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 | 2008-06-16 |
| File Name | dplx1071 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume109 |
| 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. |
