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| Title | Four businesses in downtown Davenport |
| Date Original | 1870's (?) |
| Description | Composite photograph of four businesses located in downtown Davenport, Iowa. The top image is the Davenport Gaslight Company located at 502 East Third Street. The second image shows several businesses, with only William F. Winecke's tailor shop visible at 318 Brady Street. The third image is the Davenport Public Library building, also known as Library Hall and Clarissa C. Cook Memorial Library, located at 528-530 Brady Street. The bottom image is the Davenport Mills Company building located at 803 Harrison Street. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Davenport Gaslight Company (Davenport, Iowa)
Gas-lighting
Public utility companies
Winecke, William F.
Stores & shops
Tailor shops
Davenport Public Library (Davenport, Iowa)
Libraries
Public libraries
Davenport Mills Company (Davenport, Iowa)
Mills
Buildings
Davenport (Iowa)
Composite photographs
Photographic prints
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| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-001189 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Bawden Printin Company Photograph Collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL 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 midtones from 1.00 to 1.06 and the highlights from 255 to 190, and by adjusting brightness +8 and contrast -8 using Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2.0. |
| Date Digital | 2004-05-18 |
| File Name | dplvm89-001189 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume28 |
| 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. |
