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| Title | Mr. A. Thordsen |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1917 |
| Description | This image is taken from the from the subject's left side and shows him looking at the camera. Head and shoulders portrait of a man. He is wearing a dark colored suit, light colored shirt, a dark colored patterned necktie and light colored handkerchief in his left coat pocket. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Thordsen, Arthur
Men
Suits (Clothing)
Neckties
Clothing & dress
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Mr. A. Thordsen. Based on information in the Iowa Births and Christenings Index, Arthur Thordsen was born January 27, 1894 in Clinton, IA, the son of Asmus Peter Fugnerd Thordsen and Anna Maria Hansen. Based on information in the 1910 Census, the family lived in Davenport, IA. Based on information in the WWI Draft Registration cards, Mr. Thordsen was a clerk in the engineering division office at the Rock Island Arsenal. In the 1920 Census, Arthur was married to Josephine Knox and the lived with her parents in Rock Island, IL. In the 1930 Census, Arthur and Josephine were living in Chicago, IL. Based on information in the WWII Draft Registration cards, Arthur Thordsen lived in Chicago and was self-employed. Based on information in the Oregon Death Index, Arthur Thordsen died on December 16, 1974 in Marion, Oregon. Based on information in the U. S. Veterans Grave sites, Arthur Thordsen is buried at Willamette Nation Cemetery in Portland, OR and served with the Navy in World War I. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X1496 |
| 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 | 2010-05-27 |
| File Name | dplx1496 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume159 |
| 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. |
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