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| Title | Composite photograph of Fire King Steam Engine and Hose Company Number 1 and four early residents |
| Date Original | ca. 1880's (?) |
| Description | Composite photograph of two photographs. The upper image is a group portrait of the Fire King running team organized in 1881. They are standing with a hose cart in front of the Fire King station which was located on Perry between Second and Front in Davenport, Iowa. The bottom photograph is group portrait of four men who were early residents of Davenport, Iowa. From left to right, the men are identified as James Thorington, Harvey Leonard, Dr. Barrows, and Bailey Cook. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Davenport (Iowa). Fire Department
Fire fighters
Fire engines & equipment
Fire stations
Runners (Sports)
Men
Thorington, James
Leonard, Harvey
Barrows, Egbert S.
Cook, Bailey
Clothing & dress
Group portraits
Davenport (Iowa)
Composite photographs
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This top image also appears in "Davenport Fire Department: History From First Volunteer Company to Present Time" compiled and edited by Ella G. Bushnell-Hamlin and published by Trident Publishing Company, 1911. Locations and names confirmed in the 1881, 1882, 1884, and 1885 Davenport City Directories and the 1886 Scott County Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-001100 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Bawden Printing Company Photograph Collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 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 8-bit grayscale 1200ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the shadows from 0 to 21 using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2003-08-28 |
| File Name | dplVM89-001100 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume10 |
| 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. |
