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	Search results for French    Refine your search Subject United States Federal ... (179) Photographic Prints (154) Progress Photographs (153) Davenport (Iowa) (109) Public Service Employm... (91) Show more... Photographer Dissette, h.e (179) Hostetler, J B (11) Object Description 1 Photograph : B&w ; 7... (121) 1 Photograph : B&w ; 5... (57) 1 Negative : Glass, B&... (7) 1 Negative ; Glass, B&... (3) 1 Photograph : B&w ; 8... (2) Show more... Date Original March 14, 1934 (12) February 1, 1934 (11) February 9, 1934 (9) ca 1934 (9) March 13, 1934 (7) Show more... results 1-20 of 195 item(s)  page 1 of 10 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Mrs. Nat French French, Mrs. Nat; French, Marian Montgomery (Eldridge); French, Nathaniel; Women; Hairstyles; Jewelry; Clothing & dress; Davenport (Iowa); Portrait photographs; Glass negatives This appears to be a photograph of an existing photograph taken at an earlier time. The elegant woman has her hair coiled and pinned up with some curls framing her face. She is wearing larger dangling... 2. Col. G. W. French French, G. W.; French, G. Watson; Men; Beards; Neckties; Suits (Clothing); Portrait photographs; Glass negatives; Davenport (Iowa) This image is taken from the subject's left side and shows his profile. Head and shoulders portrait of a man with gray hair and a beard. He is wearing a dark colored suit and light colored pinstriped shirt... 3. Col. G. W. French French, G. W.; French, G. Watson; Men; Beards; Neckties; Suits (Clothing); Portrait photographs; Glass negatives; Davenport (Iowa) This image is taken from the subject's left side and shows his profile. Head and shoulders portrait of a man with gray hair and a beard. He is wearing a dark colored suit and light colored pinstriped shirt... 4. Mrs. G. W. French Women; Clothing & dress; Portrait photographs; Glass negatives; Davenport (Iowa); French, Mrs. G. W.; French, Clara Head and shoulders portrait of a middle aged woman wearing a dark dress with a high neckline. Her hair is worn very close to her head. 5. Mrs. French (copy) Women; Clothing & dress; Jewelry; Portrait photographs; Glass negatives; Davenport (Iowa); French, Mrs. G. W.; French, Clara This portrait shows a middle aged woman wearing a dress with a white lace collar and a black headdress or hat. The dress buttons in front and there is a brooch at the neckline. 6. Residence of L. French M. D. French, L.; French, Lucius; Houses; Stairways; Retaining walls; Carriages & coaches; Trees; Horses; Dwellings; Davenport (Iowa); Photographic prints Exterior of a large home on a hill. A stone retaining wall and steps leading up to the residence are visible. A buggy drawn by a team of horses is parked on the road below. The outline of a person appears... 7. Harry French French (family name); French, Nathaniel; Houses; Mississippi River; Glass negatives; Landscape photographs; Davenport (Iowa) This image shows two large houses on a hill facing the Mississippi River. 8. H. F. Evans Evans, H. F.; Evans, Harry; Men; Eyeglasses; Clothing & dress; Davenport (Iowa); Portrait photographs; Glass negatives A man wearing a suit and tie is seated in a chair with his legs crossed. His hands are folded and resting in his lap. He is loooking toward the photographer's right. He wears wire-rimmed eyeglasses. 9. Nathaniel French house and Harry Evans house French, Nathaniel; French family; Evans, Harry; Evans family; Houses; Dwellings; Davenport (Iowa); Photographic prints Photograph of the Nathaniel French and Harry Evans homes. The houses are located at 2625 Wood Lane and 2629 Wood Lane in Davenport, Iowa. 10. French and Hecht buildings French and Hecht Company (Davenport, Iowa); Industry; Factories; Buildings; Mississippi River; Rivers; Davenport (Iowa); Photographic prints Photograph of the French and Hecht Company buildings located near Farnam and 4th Streets in Davenport, Iowa along the Mississippi River. French and Hecht Company were metal wheel manufacturers. 11. French and Hecht, Inc. French and Hecht Company (Davenport, Iowa); Industry; Factories; Buildings; Davenport (Iowa); Photographic prints Photograph of the French and Hecht Company buildings located at 523 East 3rd Street in Davenport, Iowa. French and Hecht Company were metal wheel manufacturers. 12. Mrs. French French, Mrs.; French (family name); Women; Dresses; Hairstyles; Clothing & dress; Davenport (Iowa); Portrait photographs; Glass negatives Photograph of woman seated on a stool with her hands in her lap. She is wearing a light-colored dress with elbow length puffed sleeves. The collar is high with a ruffle at the neckline and lace and smocking... 13. Alice French Thanet, Octave, 1850-1934; Authors; Women; Clothing & dress; Portraits; Photographic prints Full-length portrait of Alice French, an author who wrote under the pseudonym of Octave Thanet. She is standing next a table, and a tapestry hangs on the wall behind her. She is wearing a long dress with... 14. Aerial view of Lock and Dam #15 and Arsenal Bridge 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 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... 15. [Open ditch lines; grading township roads, graded intersection] United States. Federal Civil Works Administration; Roads; Dirt roads; Road construction; Ditches; Sewerage; Scott County (Iowa); Progress photographs; Photographic prints Photograph of an intersection of township roads in Scott County, Iowa after improvements of grading and digging drainage ditches by the Civil Works Administration. This was Project #3 of the Civil Works... 16. [Rebuilding levee by Municipal Stadium] United States. Federal Civil Works Administration; Davenport (Iowa). Levee Improvement Commission; John O'Donnell Stadium; Mississippi River; Stadiums; Levees; Retaining walls; Construction; Public service employment; Davenport (Iowa); Progress photographs; Photographic prints Photograph of workers rebuilding the rip-rap wall (left) and the levee (right) on the Mississippi River at Davenport, Iowa. They are working near Davenport Municipal Stadium (later named John O'Donnell... 17. [Improvement of county roads, old type road] United States. Federal Civil Works Administration; Roads; Dirt roads; Croplands; Scott County (Iowa); Photographic prints Photograph of a township road in Scott County before improvements by the Civil Works Administration. There are empty fields on either side of the dirt road. A house is visible in the distance. 18. [Improvement of county roads, finished product] United States. Federal Civil Works Administration; Roads; Croplands; Scott County (Iowa); Photographic prints Photograph of a township road in Scott County after improvements by the Civil Works Administration. There are empty fields on either side of the dirt road. A farm is visible in the distance. 19. Building baffle walls United States. Federal Civil Works Administration; Public service employment; Erosion protection works; Roads; Road construction; Croplands; Scott County (Iowa); Progress photographs; Photographic prints Photograph of the building of baffle walls along ditches to prevent erosion. The workers and a farm are visible in the distance. This was Project #1 of the Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) projects... 20. New stream channels United States. Federal Civil Works Administration; Public service employment; Erosion protection works; Construction; Streams; Snow; Men; Scott County (Iowa); Progress photographs; Photographic prints Photograph of men working to build a new stream channel to protect the road from washing out at a bridge. Some men are using picks to remove dirt and build a wall; others are using wheelbarrows. Planks... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 195 item(s)  page 1 of 10 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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