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Rockingham Boulevard railroad crossing, fill for southern approach
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| Title | Rockingham Boulevard railroad crossing, fill for southern approach |
| Photographer | Dissette, H.E. |
| Studio Name/Location | 917 West 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | March 24, 1934 |
| Description | Photograph of men working to improve Rockingham Boulevard at the railroad crossing in Davenport, Iowa. Three railroad cars are stopped on the left side of the photograph. The men appear to be taking dirt or stone from the railroad cars, and moving it with wheelbarrows to fill and grade the street. This was Project #231 of the Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) projects in Scott County, Iowa. |
| Location Depicted | Rockingham Boulevard, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | United States. Federal Civil Works Administration
Public service employment
Railroad crossings
Railroad tracks
Railroad cars
Streets
Street maintenance & repair
Men
Davenport (Iowa)
Progress photographs
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This photograph also appears in "Illustrated Record of C.W.A. Projects, Scott County, Iowa, 1933-1934, volume 2 , " 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 | 2003-14b3f52e |
| 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 ; 5 x 7 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 1200ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2003-10-09 |
| File Name | dpl2003-14b3f52e |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume18 |
| 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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