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| Title | Aerial view of Lock and Dam #15 and Arsenal Bridge |
| Studio Name/Location | Bawden Brothers, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | 1950's (?) |
| Description | Aerial view of the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa. Across the bottom of the photograph is Lock and Dam #15. Across the center of the photograph is the Government Bridge between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. The swing span is open to allow a boat to pass through the locks. The upper left portion of the photograph is a view of Davenport, Iowa. The French & Hecht Company buildings are near the end of the bridge on the left. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Mississippi River
Rivers
Mississippi River--Locks and Dams--Lock and Dam 15
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
Dams
Government Bridge (Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport, Iowa)
Bridges
Railroad bridges
Swing bridges
French and Hecht Company (Davenport, Iowa)
Davenport (Iowa)
Aerial views
Aerial photographs
Photographic prints
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| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-000771 |
| 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 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 45 and the highlights from 255 to 246 using Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2.0. |
| Date Digital | 2004-05-18 |
| File Name | dplvm89-000771 |
| 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. |
