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| Title | Crew of Central Fire Station shows off its hook and ladder truck |
| Photographer | Hayes, William C. |
| Studio Name/Location | 111 1/3 East 3rd, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1911 (?) |
| Description | Group photograph of the fire fighters from the Davenport Fire Station, Hook and Ladder Company One. Ten men are posed with a horse-drawn hook and ladder truck in front of the Central Fire Station located at 425-431 West 4th in Davenport, Iowa. |
| Location Depicted | 425-431 West 4th, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Davenport (Iowa). Fire Department
Fire fighters
Fire engines & equipment
Fire stations
Men
Horses
Group portraits
Davenport (Iowa)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This is a reprint from an original photograph also in the Davenport Public Library Special Collections. This photograph 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. The book credits the photograph to Hayes. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-001390 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Quad-City Times Photograph Collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 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 600ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the shadows from 0 to 49 using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2003-08-28 |
| File Name | dplVM89-001390 |
| 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. |
