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| Title | First span of Interstate 74 bridge |
| Date Original | 1934 (?) |
| Description | Photograph during the construction of the first span of the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River between Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois. This later became part of Interstate 74. Near the center of the photograph, a man is walking on the bridge and carrying buckets. |
| Subject | Interstate 74
Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge (Bettendorf, Iowa-Moline, Ill.)
Bridges
Mississippi River
Rivers
Bridge construction
Construction
Bettendorf (Iowa)
Moline (Ill.)
Progress photographs
Photographic prints
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| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-000229 |
| 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 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 23 using Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2.0. |
| Date Digital | 2004-05-04 |
| File Name | dplVM89-000229 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume26 |
| 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. |
