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| Title | Buffalo: grade and drain streets |
| Photographer | Dissette, H.E. |
| Studio Name/Location | 917 West 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | February 1, 1934 |
| Description | Photograph of men working to improve streets in Buffalo, Iowa. One group of men appear to be replacing bricks in the street, while another group of men are spreading dirt from a dump truck. A house is visible in the background. This was Project #76 of the Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) projects in Scott County, Iowa. |
| Location Depicted | Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | United States. Federal Civil Works Administration
Public service employment
Streets
Street maintenance & repair
Men
Dump trucks
Houses
Buffalo (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 | 2003-14b4f71c |
| 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. |
| Date Digital | 2003-10-16 |
| File Name | dpl2003-14b4f71c |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume19 |
| 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. |
