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| Title | Underground mining at Dewey Portland Cement quarry |
| Date Original | 1930's (?) |
| Description | Photograph of men working at an underground mine at the Dewey Portland Cement quarry located near state highway 22 in Buffalo, Iowa. In the foreground, two men are using a large drill on the mine wall. In the background, two men are loading a mining car. |
| Location Depicted | Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Dewey Portland Cement (Buffalo, Iowa)
Cement industries
Quarrying
Miners
Mining
Mining equipment
Mine railroad cars
Drills (Equipment)
Men
Clothing & dress
Buffalo (Iowa)
Photographic prints
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| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-001031 |
| 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 | 2003-09-04 |
| File Name | dplVM89-001031 |
| 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. |
