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| Title | Building baffle walls |
| Photographer | Dissette, H.E. |
| Studio Name/Location | 917 West 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | January 20, 1934 |
| Description | Photograph of the building of baffle walls along ditches to prevent erosion. The workers and a farm are visible in the distance. This was Project #1 of the Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) projects in Scott County, Iowa. |
| Location Depicted | Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | United States. Federal Civil Works Administration
Public service employment
Erosion protection works
Roads
Road construction
Croplands
Scott County (Iowa)
Progress photographs
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This photograph also appears between pages 26 and 27 in "Illustrated Record of C.W.A. Projects, Scott County, Iowa, 1933-1934, volume 1, " photographs by H.E. Dissette, history and arrangement by George T. French, prepared under the direction of the Civil Works Administration of Scott County, Iowa. Harry F. Evans, director. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | 2003-14b1f11 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Civil Works Administration Projects |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 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 midtones from 1.00 to 1.34 and the highlights from 255 to 227 using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2003-09-24 |
| File Name | dpl2003-14b1f11 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume12 |
| 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. |
