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| Title | Mrs. Walter Schmidt |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1914 |
| Description | 2 images on 1 glass negative. Full length portrait of a girl. She is wearing a light colored short-sleeved dress with a light colored band around her waist and light colored bow on her head. She is standing with her arms down at her sides. The image on the left is taken from the front and shows her looking at the camera. The image on the right is taken from the subject's right side and shows her looking at the camera. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Schmidt, Walter
Schmidt, Ramona
Mullery, Ramona
Girls
Children
Dresses
Clothing & dress
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mrs. Walter Schmidt. Based on information in the 1914 Davenport City Directory, Walter Schmidt was secretary and treasurer of the Roddewig-Schmidt Candy Company and lived on 528 West 8th Street with his wife, Elizabeth. Based on information in the 1910 Federal census, They had two daughters: Wanda (born 1898) and Ramona (born 1901). Based on information published in the Davenport Democrat and Leader on 12 May 1946, Miss Ramona Schmidt married Rollo J. Mullery, who was president of the Port Byron State Bank. Her obituary was published in the Davenport Times-Democrat on 08 September 1965. Based on information in her obituary, she was born 31 March 1901 in Davenport, the daughter of Walter and Sara Schmidt. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X1183 |
| 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. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting brightness to 25 and contrast to 20 in Microsoft Office Picture Manager. |
| Date Digital | 2008-11-10 |
| File Name | dplx1183 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume121 |
| 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. |
