Wenger Photograph Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two mounted photographic prints.
The first is identified in handwriting on the back as "September 10, 1926 Morton J. Marks Company". This measures 7 x 9" overall with the sepia image measuring 5 x 7". Nine males are wearing overalls posed in the interior of a brick building. They are surrounded by large cardboard boxes labeled as breakfast cereals from Kellogg's and Post and Ball mason jars.
The second is a mounted sepia image measuring 4.5 x 7.5" mounted on a beige matte 8 x 10". It is of a two story frame residence with a small porch. Two small children are standing on a sidewalk beside the house. There is no foliage on the trees. Visible in the image are a pump, wood pile, outbuilding and a few homes in the background. The verso is stamped "Fowler View Co. - 325 and 327 West Second Street Davenport Iowa" in red ink.
Dates
- Creation: 1890s and 1926
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
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Extent
1 Folder(s) (2 mounted photographic prints in 1 archival folder.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 44 Section 02; Photo Box 4
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com