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| Title | View of 2nd Street west |
| Date Original | 1930's (?) |
| Description | Photograph of the 100 block of West 2nd Street in downtown Davenport, Iowa. This view looks West toward Main Street. Businesses in view on the left side of the street include Franc's Furniture Company, J. C. Penney Company, Bee Hive, Petersen-Harned-Von Maur, and the First National Bank building. Automobiles are parked on either side of the street, and several are moving up or down the street. People are walking on the sidewalks or crossing the street. |
| Location Depicted | 100 block West 2nd Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Streets
Business districts
Commercial streets
Stores & shops
Franc's Furniture Company (Davenport, Iowa)
J. C. Penney Company (Davenport, Iowa)
Bee Hive (Davenport, Iowa)
Petersen-Harned-Von Maur (Davenport, Iowa)
First National Bank (Davenport, Iowa)
Buildings
Automobiles
Crowds
People
Davenport (Iowa)
Photographic prints
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| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-000702 |
| 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 11 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 shadows from 0 to 4 and the highlights from 255 to 241, and by adjusting brightness +15 using Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2.0. |
| Date Digital | 2004-07-23 |
| File Name | dplvm89-000702 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume27 |
| 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. |
