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Davenport levee
Title
Davenport
levee
Date Original
ca.
1913
Description
Photograph
of the
Davenport
levee
during
construction
possibly
from
under
the
Government
Bridge.
The
outer
wall
was
built
first
(seen
on the
left)
and the
remaining
area
was
backfilled
later.
In the
background
to the
right
are
factories
,
including
Wholesale
Grocers
and
Davenport
Bag
and
Paper
Company.
Location Depicted
Davenport
,
Scott
County
,
Iowa
Subject
Wholesale Grocers
Davenport Bag and Paper Company
Davenport Levee
Construction
Levees
Mississippi River
Waterfronts
Factories
Davenport (Iowa)
Progress photographs
Photographic prints
Ordering Information
Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com.
Image Number
VM89-000047
Repository
Richardson-Sloane
Special
Collections
Center
,
Davenport
Public
Library
,
321
Main
Street
,
Davenport
,
Iowa
52801
Repository Collection
Davenport
Chamber
of
Commerce
Photograph
Collection
Object Description
1
photograph
:
b&w
;
8
x
10
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
24-bit
RGB
color
600ppi.
Date Digital
2003-04-10
File Name
dplVM89-000047
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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