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Tag Archives: Tourism
Be A Tourist In Your Own Backyard
January 12th through the 15th is Be a Tourist in Your Own Backyard Weekend Each year, the Quad Cities Convention & Visitor’s Bureau partners with area businesses to offer deals on hotels, restaurants, shopping and attractions. The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center … Continue reading
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Tagged brochures, marketing, quad cities convention and visitors bureau, quad cities usa, Tourism
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Throwback Thursday: The Quad-Cities USA Campaign
While adding items to our Ephemera collection, we found brochures for the Quad Cities U.S.A. campaign—and we couldn’t resist sharing! ________________ “A typical Quad-Cities resident lives in one community, works in another and shops in a third city. It’s urban, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ephemera, Local History, Music, Quad-Cities, Quad-Cities USA Campaign, Throwback Thursday, Tourism
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Davenport, Iowa: A City In Which To Live
The Greater Davenport Committee, a precursor to the Davenport Chamber of Commerce, was founded in 1910, with E. P. Adler as its first president. Its purpose was to advertise Davenport and bring new businesses to the city. For one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport, Davenport Chamber of Commerce, Greater Davenport Committe, Local History, Photographs, Tourism
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