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Fun in the Snow, 1960’s Style
Happy New Year from the staff at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center! These images from our Davenport Parks and Recreation Department collection show locals enjoying winter weather apparently not as harsh as that of January 2018! The photographs were taken … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport Parks and Recreation, Duck Creek Park, Fejervary Park, Parks, Skiing, Sledding, snow, Winter
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Davenport Boys coast to victory!
As winter snow blankets the Midwest, you can hear the cries of children as they careen down Iowa hills on their sleds. In the late 1880s, children enjoyed sledding, or coasting, just as much–in fact, in Davenport, they not only … Continue reading
