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Lovely Couples of Davenport
Valentine’s Day is for couples, so what better way to celebrate than by sharing some of the lovely photographs of Davenport couples taken by the Hostetler Studios? Dr. William A. & Sadie Benadom, [ca. 1905] Dr. Benadom owned and managed … Continue reading
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Tagged Anetta (Hoepfner) Petersen, Charles W. Decker, Clara (Krouse) Best, Ellen (Phelps) Hayward, Emilia (Wulf) Moeller, Eugene B. Hayward, F.A. Masters, Hostetler Studios, Hugo Moeller, Isabel (Morgan) Decker, Lavinius Petersen, Local History, Louis B. Best, Photographs, Sadie Benadom, Valentine's Day, William A. Benadom
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Famous Beards of Davenport
In case you need some inspiration for No-Shave November, here are some fantastic historic beards from our Hostetler Studio Photograph Collection. The Dumbledore look: The circus ringleader/movie villain look: The beard-scarf, for the predicted cold temperatures: The Abe Lincoln muttonchops … Continue reading
The Much Photographed Wedding of Anna Streckfus and Edward Manthey
Anna Streckfus married Edward Thomas Manthey on November 12, 1913. The bride was the daughter of Captain John Streckfus, owner of the extremely successful Streckfus Steamboat line, and the groom was from a wealthy and influential New Orleans family. According … Continue reading
A Small German Wedding with Schöne Schuhe
On September 26, 1912, at the early hour of 7:30 a.m., Miss Alma De Beaulieu, a bookkeeper for the Fair Store in Davenport and Dr. William C. Vollstedt, a veterinary surgeon, were married at the Holy Cross German Lutheran Church. … Continue reading
Pop Quiz! Can you name these Davenporters?
How many well-known Davenporters can you name? Most native Quad-Citizens can name a few local celebrities off the tops of their heads—Annie Wittenmyer? Rascal the River Bandit?–and many of us can recognize the names of historical Davenporters of note—Phebe Sudlow? … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Davenporters of Note, Hostetler Studios, Local History, Photographs, Quiz!
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A “Brilliant Home Function”: the Modest Wedding of James Lane and Sophia Shuler
Sophia Caroline Shuler was the daughter of Charles Shuler, the president of the First National Bank of Davenport and the owner of several mines. Miss Shuler was a graduate of St. Katherine’s and the National Park Seminary in Washington, D.C., … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport Democrat, Hostetler Studios, James Reed Lane, Photographs, Sophia Shuler Land, Weddings
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Soldiering On: Local Veterans of “The Great War”
June 28, 2014 marks the hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, whose death launched a series of political events that culminated in world-wide war. The date of his murder … 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 wedding of Helen Kohn and David Gottlieb
Helen Josephine Kohn of Davenport married David Sticker Gottlieb of Tiffin, Ohio, on April 7, 1913, at the Outing Club in Davenport. According to the next day’s Davenport Democrat, the wedding was lovely. The Outing Club Ballroom was decorated with … Continue reading
The Small, Pretty Wedding of Jennie E. Grieve, Schoolteacher of this City
On March 14, 1901, Jennie E. Grieve, former schoolteacher of the brand new School #11 (later renamed Taylor Elementary) married Alexander Shadbolt, the owner of a stock farm outside of Brooklyn, Iowa, in Poweshiek County. Aren’t they a lovely couple? … Continue reading
