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| Title | Mrs. Harry Evans and Bobby |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1913 |
| Description | This image is taken from the subject's right side and shows him looking at the camera. Full length portrait of a boy wearing a light colored long sleeved shirt and dark colored pants. He is standing outside, with his back against a tree trunk and his arms stretched down on his sides. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Evans, Harry
Evans, Robert
Children
Boys
Trees
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mrs. Harry Evans and Bobby. Based on information in the 1913 Davenport City Directory, Harry F. Evans was purchasing agent and sales manager for the Davenport Wagon Company, and lived on River Drive near McClellan Boulevard. Based on information in the 1920 Census, Harry (age 36) lived with his wife Grace (age 32) and their son, Robert (age 9). Based on information in Mrs. Evans' obituary, published in the Davenport Democrat on 09 April 1953, Lt. Col. Robert F. Evans was assigned to the office of the Secretary of Defense at Washington, D. C.. Robert Evans' obituary was published in the Quad-City Times on 03 May 1995. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X1126 |
| 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 | 2008-08-28 |
| File Name | dplx1126 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume114 |
| 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. |
