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| Title | Miss Wessel |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1904 |
| Description | Head and shoulders portrait of a woman wearing what appears to be a wedding dress. There is a large bow on the front of the dress and a small round pin is worn on the collar of the dress. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Wessel, Laura
Wedding costume
Jewelry
Women
Clothing & dress
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
Davenport (Iowa)
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labelled "Miss Wessel". The 1900 Census lists Miss Laura Wessel, age 35. This image is probably of Laura Wessel. According to the Davenport Democrat newspaper, May 13, 1904 page 6, Laura Wessel married Ludwig Schmalfeldt on May 14, 1904. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | x256b |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Hostetler Studio Collection |
| Object Description | 1 negative : glass, 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 glass negative scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600 ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2005-02-03 |
| File Name | dplx256b-1 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume 35 |
| 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. |
