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Bettendorf, repair and repaint street markers (before)
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| Title | Bettendorf, repair and repaint street markers (before) |
| Photographer | Dissette, H.E. |
| Studio Name/Location | 917 West 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | February 9, 1934 |
| Description | Photograph of the intersection of 14th and State Streets in Bettendorf, Iowa before work was completed to repair and repaint the street markers. On the left is Voellinger Motor Company with a window display of Firestone Tires and gasoline pumps in front of the building. In the distance is the Carmelite Monastery, later known as the Abbey Hotel. This was Project #77 of the Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) projects in Scott County, Iowa. |
| Location Depicted | 14th and State Streets, Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | United States. Federal Civil Works Administration
Streets
Street maintenance & repair
Voellinger Motor Company (Bettendorf, Iowa)
Automobile service stations
Gasoline pumps
Carmelite Monastery (Bettendorf, Iowa)
Abbey Hotel (Bettendorf, Iowa)
Bettendorf (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 | 2003-14b3f56a |
| 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. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the shadows from 0 to 20, the midtones from 1.00 to 1.87, and the highlights from 255 to 241 using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2003-10-14 |
| File Name | dpl2003-14b3f56a |
| 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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