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| Title | Aerial view of Arsenal Bridge and Lock and Dam #15 |
| Date Original | 1940's (?) |
| Description | Aerial view of the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa. The Centennial Bridge between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa is visible in the upper left corner of the photograph. Lock and Dam #15 and the Government Bridge are visible near the center of the photograph. The upper portion of the photograph shows downtown Davenport, Iowa. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Mississippi River
Rivers
Mississippi River--Locks and Dams--Lock and Dam 15
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
Dams
Centennial Bridge (Rock Island, Ill.)
Government Bridge (Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport, Iowa)
Bridges
Railroad bridges
Swing bridges
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 | VM89-000772 |
| 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 39 using Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2.0. |
| Date Digital | 2004-03-17 |
| File Name | dplvm89-000772 |
| 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. |
