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A Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home Friendship
Miss Emma Harper sent this portrait photo postcard to her friend Mamie Cypers at the Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home in May of 1914. This would have been a few months before 18-year-old Emma’s marriage to Clarence Van Auken in Davenport. … Continue reading
Frank Fecit, Part I
In celebration of spring we are contemplating the blue skies, green hillsides, and flowing waters in this charming 1875 view of Davenport, a recent acquisition for the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center and a fresh addition to the library’s catalog. Davenport, … Continue reading
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Tagged artists, Frank I. Jervis, John W. Reps, lithographs, Local History, Mississippi River, prints, railroad bridge
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The Art of Cooking: St. Katharine’s Cookery Book
Looking through our archives, we came across a small book printed in 1913. The Saint Katharine’s Cookery Book is filled with recipes from students, faculty, and local supporters of the former girls’ boarding school. Please click here for more information … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice French, Cook Book, Cookery Book, Octave Thanet, Recipes, Saint Katharine's, St. Katharine's School
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A Farewell to February
As February ends, we would like to celebrate the month of love with one last photo. This photograph of Frederick and Rhoda Denkmann of Rock Island, Illinois caught our attention with the unusual placement of the subjects facing each other … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustana College, Chippianock Cemetery, Frederick Denkmann, Photographs, Rhoda Denkmann
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The Davenport Municipal Art Gallery
One hundred years ago this week, plans to house Charles A. Ficke’s art collection in the renovated Armory building (at 5th and Brady Streets) were presented to the Davenport City Council’s Committee of the Whole. This was the first step … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day!
Staff at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Department at the Davenport Public Library would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day. This Valentine’s house was built for the season in the old Conservatory at Vander Veer Botanical Park. Originally built … Continue reading
Hostetler’s Houses: West 8th and Vine Streets (cont’d)
This is a follow-up to the November 9, 2024 post identifying the four residences on West 8th and Vine Streets shown in this J.B. Hostetler panoramic photograph. As promised, information about the families who first lived in these homes is … Continue reading
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2024: An Overview!
The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center had a wonderful 2024! From our in person events to our virtual offerings, we have encouraged our community and beyond to learn about Davenport, Scott County and Quad Cities history. Programming We visited the Palmer … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport Public Library, Outreach, statistics
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Happy New Year!
Wishing all our readers a wonderful 2025!
Happy Holidays from the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center!
We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season! Please enjoy this wintery wonderland photo of Duck Creek Park from our photograph collection! (posted by Kathryn)
