Davenport Public Library photographs
Scope and Contents
All photographs and negatives from folder show Davenport Public Library facilities and resources from approximately 1960-1980. They were from a folder labeled "Q-C Times Newspaper Library Exhibit-Black and White Photos". One small print of a woman standing in front of the bookmobile is labeled "Jan Walker". Several prints are of the artist's rendering of library interiors and furnishings - by Wingate. The large image of the interior library is taken from the second floor looking down and is labed "Brent Hanson Photo". The contact sheet shows images of local author Julie Jensen, several gentlemen, Annie Wittenmyer interiors and an exterior, and the bookmobile.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1980
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials are available for use in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center only.
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Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Biographical / Historical
For more information about this collection, please consult with a Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center staff member.
Extent
1 Folder(s) : 35 mm black and white negatives and thumbnail prints of bookmobile, E.D. Stone interiors, Annie Wittenmyer interiors; 1 4x5" black and white print of bookmobile; 1 8x10" blurry color print; 1 8.5x11" black and white print; 2 8x10" black and white prints of conceptual interiors for E.D. Stone building
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 42 Section 08
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