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Main Street Library’s 50th Anniversary Series: Photo Gallery

Posted on October 20, 2018 by SCblogger
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Fun-Size Fire Insurance Maps of Davenport

Posted on May 19, 2018 by SCblogger

In anticipation of this coming Tuesday’s program, “Genealogical Perspectives on Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps” (6:30pm on 5/22 at our 321 Main Street location) we are featuring a recent addition to our collection of these sources that consistently prove valuable to … Continue reading →

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Build a Better Davenport: The Priester Construction Company

Posted on August 1, 2017 by SCblogger

We conclude the Davenport Public Library’s summer reading theme of “Build a Better World” by exploring the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s resources on local architects, developers, planners, construction companies, and building materials suppliers. Our final installment: The Priester Construction Company. … Continue reading →

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Build A Better Davenport: Gordon-Van Tine and the World War II Housing Boom

Posted on June 16, 2017 by SCblogger

This week we are continuing with the Davenport Public Library’s Summer Reading Program theme of “Build a Better World” by exploring the Richardson-Sloane Special Collection Center’s resources and records of local architects, developers, planners, construction companies, and building material suppliers. … Continue reading →

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Build A Better Davenport: The Hunzinger Construction Company

Posted on June 9, 2017 by SCblogger

Summer is upon us and, with it, the Davenport Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, this year titled “Build a Better World.” Here at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center we have many resources that fit well with this theme, including the … Continue reading →

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Five Score and Ten Years Ago: Laying the cornerstone for Davenport (Central) High School

Posted on June 25, 2015 by SCblogger

110 years ago on June 19, 1905 the cornerstone for the “new” Davenport High School building was laid. A parade of 4,000 children walked from Washington Square to the Main Street site where the basement walls had been raised. There … Continue reading →

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