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| Title | Miss S. Glaspell |
| Photographer | Hostetler, J. B. |
| Studio Name/Location | Hostetler Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | ca. 1900 |
| Description | This photograph shows a young woman seated and facing the photographer. She is wearing a large hat, fur coat and is wearing a large cross pendant on a chain. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Glaspell, Susan
Women
Hats
Clothing & dress
Glass negatives
Portrait photographs
Fur garments
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| Notes | The original negative envelope is labeled Miss S. Glaspell. Susan Glaspell, Pulitzer Prize winning author and playwright, lived in Polk County, Iowa according to the 1900 census. She was working as a reporter for the Daily News. Born in Davenport, Iowa in July 1876, she would be about 25 years old in this image. She later married George Cram Cook. Susan Glaspell died in 1948. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | X347 (Image 3 of 4) |
| 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 9600XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a glass negative scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600 ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the Image AutoBalance in Microsoft PhotoEditor. |
| Date Digital | 2005-07-18 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume41 |
| 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. |
