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UMVDIA Spotlight: “Mrs. Seth Temple Daughter”
This sweet photograph of a little girl with her doll in an outdoor scene was taken in 1918 by J. B. Hostettler of Davenport, Iowa. The original negative envelope was labeled “Mrs. Seth Temple daughter.” From our research, we have … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Genealogy, Hostetler Studios, Local History, Photographs, Seth Temple
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Davenport in the Digital Public Library of America
Would you like to explore the history of Davenport and Scott County but are unable to travel to our Special Collections Center to peruse our shelves and archives? With the dedicated work of the Digital Public Library of America and … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport Public Library, Local History, Photographs, Resources
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The Karolyn Hall Luther Photograph Collection
April showers have been giving us a good soaking these last few days of the month — hopefully we will see no flooding along area waterways as a result. The waters of Davenport’s Duck Creek often jumped their banks in … Continue reading
A Quiet Spring Wedding in April
One of our favorite types of materials in our collections are photographs, particularly portraiture. We have a number of collections that feature these types of photographs. One such collection is the Free Studio of Photography Collection which contains photographs taken … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Genealogy, Hostetler Studios, Local History, Photographs, Weddings
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Winter Works
We salute all those who are working outdoors this snowy, icy, rainy January of 2024! Of the many projects undertaken by the Civil Works Administration in Scott County during the Great Depression, two of those directed by the Davenport Park … Continue reading
December DOBs in Davenport
These fresh-faced young Davenporters were born in the month of December in the 19-teens, their images captured by portrait photographer J.B. Hostetler. Irene Katherine Stoltenberg was born on December 2nd, 1913, the daughter of John Marcus and Kate Oden Stoltenberg. … Continue reading
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Tagged Genealogy, Hostetler Studios, Photographs, Stoltenberg, Waack, Wilhelm
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Opening the Box: Davenport Gyro Club Records
We’re opening the box of our recent donation of the Davenport Gyro Club Records. We received this collection this past summer. It contains meeting minutes, membership records, publications, and photographs of its membership and activities. This collection helps us to … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Gyro Club, Local History, organizations, Photographs, Resources
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Mysteries in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center: Ettie Hirsch Photographs
In our collections, we preserve the past for present and future users. In some cases, when we receive donations, our donors are unable to share information pertinent to identifying and describing the materials. Thus our efforts to share our history … Continue reading
Veterans Day: WWI soldiers photographed by J.B. Hostetler
In honor of Veterans Day, we wanted to share a sampling of portraits of men in uniform taken by J. B. Hostetler at his photography studio in Davenport in 1918. These images have been digitized and uploaded to our Upper … Continue reading
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Tagged Hostetler Studios, Photographs, Portraits, Soldiers, veterans, World War I, WWI
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Lost but Not Forgotten: A Brief History of 1125 Pershing Avenue
The Quad Cities have a number of structures imbued with an aura of their time, the residence located at 1125 Pershing Avenue was one of those. The setting for this historic home was the late 19th century when the City … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Moritz, Davenport (Iowa), Local History, Peter Bendixen, Photographs
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