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| Title | Laying the cornerstone for Davenport High School |
| Photographer | Hunt |
| Studio Name/Location | Hunt, 118 East 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | June 19, 1905 |
| Description | Composite photograph of two images showing the laying of the cornerstone for Davenport High School, later known as Central High School, located at 1104-1140 Main Street in Davenport, Iowa. In the upper image, The Soldiers' Monument is in the foreground, and a crowd of people has gather near the building construction site. In the lower image, the crowd watches the cornerstone as it is lowered in place. A caption on the photograph reads "Laying of cornerstone of Davenport High School June 19-1905 Main St." |
| Location Depicted | 1104-1140 Main Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Central High School (Davenport, Iowa)
Schools
Public Schools
Buildings
Construction
Building Construction
Cornerstone laying
Davenport (Iowa)
Composite photographs
Card photographs
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| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-001105 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Bawden Printing Company Photograph Collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2003-10-21 |
| File Name | dplVM89-001105 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume20 |
| 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. |
