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| Title | Max Peterson |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1914 |
| Description | This image is taken from the subject's left side and shows him looking at the camera. Three quarter portrait of a man with a mustache. He is wearing a lighter colored suit, light colored shirt and dark colored necktie. He is sitting on a chair with his arms resting on the chair's armrests. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Petersen, Max D.
Men
Mustaches
Clothing & dress
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Max Peterson. Based on information in the 1914 Davenport City Directory, Max D. Petersen, of JHC Petersen's sons, was the owner of the Lorenzen building. Based on information in the 1915 Iowa State Census, Mr. Petersen was born in Germany Ca. 1851. Max D. Petersen's obituary was published in the Davenport Daily Times on 12 April 1915. Max Dortu Petersen was born 23 September 1850 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the son of Mr. & Mrs. J. H. C. Petersen. He came with his family to Scott County at the age of 9 years. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X1192 |
| 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 20 and contrast to 15 in Microsoft Office Picture Manager. |
| Date Digital | 2008-11-13 |
| File Name | dplx1192 |
| 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. |
