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| Title | Indian war memorial on Campbell's Island |
| Date Original | ca. 1905 |
| Description | Photograph of the momument on Campbell's Island on the Mississippi River near East Moline, Illinois. The monument was erected as a memorial to Lieutenant John Campbell and his men who fought in a battle against Chief Black Hawk and his men during the War of 1812 on July 19, 1814. A row of cannons are visible to the left of the monument. |
| Location Depicted | Campbell's Island, Rock Island County, Illinois |
| Subject | Campbell's Island (Ill.)
Monuments & memorials
Mississippi River
Rivers
Islands
Rock Island County (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-001109 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Davenport Chamber of Commerce 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. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the shadows from 0 to 10 and the highlights from 255 to 245 using Adobe PhotoShop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2003-10-30 |
| File Name | dplVM89-001109 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume24 |
| 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. |
