{"id":11161,"date":"2020-01-04T11:13:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T17:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=11161"},"modified":"2020-01-04T11:13:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T17:13:47","slug":"exhibit-the-1920s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2020\/01\/04\/exhibit-the-1920s\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibit: The 1920s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For our first exhibit of the year, we are taking a look back at life in Davenport a century ago. What kinds of books were children and grown-ups checking out from the library? What were the people attending the symphony listening to? What did new construction houses look like? Where were the predominantly African-American neighborhoods located? Stop by the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center at the Davenport Public Library during the month of January 2020 to see these items in person! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"11160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/share-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/share-7.jpg?fit=3200%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3200,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"share 7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/share-7.jpg?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/share-7.jpg?fit=640%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/share-7.jpg?resize=640%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/share-7.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/share-7.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/share-7.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/share-7.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/share-7.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Map of African-American residential patterns in 1920 compiled by Craig Klein from Accession #2004-67.<\/li><li> Fiction published in the 1920s from the SC Fiction Collection. <\/li><li> Novels by Floyd Dell published in the 1920s. <\/li><li> Children&#8217;s books published in the 1920s from our Childrens&#8217; Exhibit Collection. <\/li><li> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=21233\">Bix Beiderbecke 1924<\/a><\/em> vinyl album recorded in 1924 in Richmond, IN and New York City.  <\/li><li> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=327382\">Bix Beiderbecke&#8217;s modern piano suite<\/a><\/em> published in 1928. <\/li><li> <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=57510\">D<\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=57510\">avenport Blues: a modern composition for the piano<\/a><\/em> by Bix Beiderbecke published in 1927.  <\/li><li> 1920s photograph album from Accession #2011-01 Lilah [Mergy] Bell Personal Papers <\/li><li> Davenport High School Yearbook <em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1298367\">The Blackhawk<\/a><\/em> volume 7, 1924. <\/li><li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umvphotoarchive.org\/digital\/collection\/scdpl\/id\/293\">&#8220;City Champs 1925&#8221;<\/a> photograph taken by J.C. Seemann of the Davenport Cardinals semi-pro football team. <\/li><li> Davenport Municipal Art Gallery <em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1295289\">Catalogue of 334 paintings: the gift of C.A. Ficke<\/a><\/em>, 1925. <\/li><li>&#8220;Review of the Year&#8221; published in <em>the<\/em> <em>Davenport Democrat and Leader<\/em> on Friday, December 31, 1920.<\/li><li>&#8220;Library Records Show Davenport Best Read City in U.S.&#8221; published in <em>the<\/em> <em>Davenport Democrat and Leader<\/em> on Friday, December 31, 1920. <\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=504175\">Who&#8217;s Who in Davenport 1929<\/a><\/em>.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=246513\">117 House Designs of the Twenties<\/a><\/em> from the Gordon-Van Tine Co.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=578882\">Homegrown: an Iowa memoir, 1920s-&#8217;30s<\/a><\/em> by Robert P. Long. <\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=774457\">Carrie Catt: feminist politician<\/a><\/em> by Robert Booth Fowler. <\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=5&amp;cn=501638\">A Research Guide to the 1920 Census<\/a><\/em> by George Forby.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=12&amp;cn=544930\">1925 Census of Iowa<\/a><\/em>.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=687894\">Tri-City Symphony Orchestra Programs <\/a><\/em>1925-1929.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=733958\">The Palimpsest<\/a><\/em> Index Vols 1-10 1920-1929.<\/li><li>1920-1921 <em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=30&amp;cn=476750\">Annual Report of the City Officers of the City of Davenport, Iowa<\/a><\/em>.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=438637\">Iowa Banking During the 1920s<\/a><\/em> by Herbert William Bohlman.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1298925\">Jazz on the River<\/a><\/em> by William Howland Kenney.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=231837\">Bix: the Davenport album<\/a><\/em> by Rich Johnson with Jim Arpy and Gerri Bowers.<\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=674671\">Floyd Dell: the life and times of an American Rebel<\/a><\/em> by Douglas Clayton.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(posted by Cristina)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our first exhibit of the year, we are taking a look back at life in Davenport a century ago. 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