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| Title | Grading the levee |
| Photographer | Dissette, H.E. |
| Studio Name/Location | 917 West 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | February 5, 1934 |
| Description | Photograph depicting the progress of grading the levee on the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa. A large, rectangular wooden box is in the center of the photograph. Crescent Bridge is visible in the upper left corner of the photograph. This was Project #12 of the Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) projects in Scott County, Iowa. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | United States. Federal Civil Works Administration
Davenport (Iowa). Levee Improvement Commission
Crescent Bridge (Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport, Iowa)
Mississippi River
Levees
Construction
Davenport (Iowa)
Progress photographs
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This photograph also appears between pages 12 and 13 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 | 2003-14b1f4a |
| 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 shadows from 0 to 9, the midtones from 1.00 to 1.54, and the highlights from 255 to 247 using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2003-09-11 |
| File Name | dpl2003-14b1f4a |
| 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. |
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