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Tag Archives: Children
Sane & Safe Fourth: Doll Buggy Parades
“Even today, after a century and a quarter of national progress, we find the ideals of the Declaration of Independence still unrealized. The great woman’s movement is teaching us that women come within a proper construction of that document and … Continue reading
Kids Who Love Books: Children’s Book Week 2014
May 12-18, 2014 is Children’s Book Week! Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. As children were among photographer J.B. Hostetler’s favorite subjects and books one of his favorite props, we thought we … Continue reading
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Tagged Bertha Schmidt, books, Burton F. Peek, Catherine Marshall, cbw14, Charles Curtis Towle, Children, Children's Book Week, Edward Schmidt, Elizabeth A. Crossett, Emma Hartz, Hildegarde Hartz, Hostetler Studios, Jr., Lucy Boney Towle, Marie Kahl, Photographs, Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive
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The Colored School Controversy
In August of 1857, Iowans ratified their State Constitution, including Article IX, which established a popularly elected state board of education authorized to provide “for the education of all the youths of the State, through a system of common schools” … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged African-Americans, Children, Davenport (Iowa), Davenport Schools, Local History, Racism, segregation
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Dog days of summer
The month of August is commonly referred to as “the dog days of summer”, so we at Special Collections thought we would share some of our favorite “dog” images from the Hostetler photograph collection. The first set of pictures were … Continue reading
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Tagged bulldog, Children, collie, Curtis (family name), Dogs, Grates (family name), Hostetler Studios, Irma Kohn, jack russell terrier, Katherine Peek, Pets, Portraits, wolfhound
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