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A Friday the 13th in October…1916
101 years ago today, in 1916, Friday the 13th also fell in the month of October. The evening issue of the Davenport Democrat and Leader listed several unlucky ocurrences of the day under the following heading on page 6: For one, the … Continue reading
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Tagged automobiles, Baseball, Bettendorf Company, Davenport Athletic Club, Davenport Democrat and Leader, Edwin T. Merideth, Football, Fredericka Kletty, Friday the 13th, J.W. Rice, James Hutcheson, John H. Shirley, M.F. Cronin, National Candy Day, Victor L. Littig, World Series
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#familyhistorymonth at the RSSC Center
October is #familyhistorymonth! One of our eagle-eyed volunteers spotted these photographs taken by the Gustav Dahms studio in Davenport (218 Brady Street from 1the 1870’s to approx. 1915) at an antiques store in Illinois. Although she purchased and donated them … Continue reading
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2017!
Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 begins today, September 15th! To celebrate, we are featuring a unique source of information about the Mexican-American community in the Quad-Cities area: materials from the Iowa Stories 2000 collection (Acc# 2005-02). A little more than ten … Continue reading
Back to School: A Letter from Immaculate Conception Academy, 1873 – Part II
This week we continue with our “back-to-school” theme, learning about the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center resources that help us place Immaculate Conception Academy student Ada Sala’s 1873 letter to her father, E.M. Sala, in historical context. Imma Conception, Davenport, Iowa, … Continue reading
Back to School: A Letter From Immaculate Conception Academy, 1873 – Part I
At this time of year, as many students return to school, we thought it appropriate to share one of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s latest acquisitions: a March, 1873 letter from a student at the Immaculate Conception Academy in Davenport … Continue reading
Total Eclipse of the Sun: August 7, 1869
As we prepare for the upcoming solar eclipse, we thought we would take a look back at the Solar Eclipse of 1869 as viewed by Davenporters. The last solar eclipse of the 19th century occurred on Saturday, August 7th, 1869. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1869, Davenport (Iowa), Davenport Academy of Sciences, eclipse, Photographs, solar eclipse
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Celebrating 50 years: 2018 Calendar by the Davenport Public Library
We are proud to announce a very special project from the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center! A 2018 calendar featuring photographs of Davenport and Scott County, Iowa from our collection is now on sale at all three of the Davenport Public … Continue reading
Build a Better Davenport: The Priester Construction Company
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
Build a Better Davenport: Improve Second Street!
We are continuing with the Davenport Public Library’s Summer Reading Program 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. This week we present … Continue reading
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Tagged #buildabetterdavenport, architectural drawings, Burnham Brothers, commercial development, E. 2nd St., East Second Street Company, Huebotter Furniture Company, photographic prints, Postcards, Putnam family, Sears Roebuck & Co., UMVDIA, William G. Renwick
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