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| Title | Jenny Dow |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1900 |
| Description | Full-length portrait of a young woman in a light colored dress. She is standing so that her right side is toward the photographer. From this angle there appears to be a corsage or fabric flower on the right side of the bodice of the dress. The bottom of the dress is decorated with large dots. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Dow, Jenny
Women
Dresses
Clothing & dress
Davenport (Iowa)
Portrait photographs
Glass negatives
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labelled "Jenny Dow". The 1900 Census lists a Jennie Dow, age 17 living with her family at 154 Bridge Avenue in Davenport. Based on the age of the subject in this portrait it is very possible that she is the woman listed in the Census. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | x314b |
| 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 | 2005-02-26 |
| File Name | dplx314b-1 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume 39 |
| 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. |
