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Grading along service drive, Duck Creek Park
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| Title | Grading along service drive, Duck Creek Park |
| Photographer | Dissette, H.E. |
| Studio Name/Location | 917 West 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | January 24, 1934 |
| Description | Photograph of men grading the service drive at Duck Creek Park in Davenport, Iowa. Several automobiles are parked at the top of the hill, and the newly constructed implement shed is on the right. This was Project #37 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
Duck Creek Park (Davenport, Iowa)
Public service employment
Parks
Roads
Driveways
Road construction
Construction
Men
Davenport (Iowa)
Progress photographs
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This photograph also appears between pages 55 and 56 in "Illustrated Record of C.W.A. Projects, Scott County, Iowa, 1933-1934, " 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 | 2003-14b2f36 |
| 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 8, the midtones from 1.00 to 1.58, and the highlights from 255 to 237 using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2003-10-02 |
| File Name | dpl2003-14b2f36 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume15 |
| 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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