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| Title | Gravel pit at Dixon |
| Photographer | Dissette, H.E. |
| Studio Name/Location | 917 West 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | January 20, 1934 |
| Description | Photograph of the quarry in Dixon, Iowa. Construction equipment and machinery are also visible in the photograph. The stone from this quarry was used by the Civil Works Administration for surfacing township roads in Scott County, Iowa. This was Project #106 of the Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) projects in Scott County, Iowa. A barn is in the upper left corner of the photograph. |
| Location Depicted | Dixon, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | United States. Federal Civil Works Administration
Quarrying
Stone quarrying
Tracklaying vehicles
Machinery
Construction equipment
Barns
Dixon (Iowa)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This photograph also appears between pages 33 and 34 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 | 2003-14b2f18 |
| 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 12, the midtones from 1.00 to 1.21, and the highlights from 255 to 238 using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2003-09-29 |
| File Name | dpl2003-14b2f18 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume14 |
| 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. |
