Portrait photographs from Davenport (Iowa) photography studios
Content Description
c. 1880-1900 Local photographers-subjects unidentified. All cabinet cards organized alphabetically by photographer. (See also Local Photographer Database)
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1915
Creator
- Jarvis White and Company (Organization)
- Lenz, J M (Person)
- Hastings, Frank S (Person)
- Ormsby, Madison M (Person)
- Haugh, Granville c (Person)
- Huebinger, M. (Melchior) (Person)
- Huebinger Brothers (Organization)
- Owens, Mark W (Person)
- Dahms, Gustav (Person)
- Brandt Brothers (Organization)
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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Biographical / Historical
This is a collection of unidentified cabinet cards that were produced by Davenport, Iowa photographers in business from 1876-1915. Each item was dated based on the studio address. This would be a good collection to use when researching how to date photographs based on attire, cardstock, lettering, etc.
Extent
23 cabinet_cards
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 38 Section 10
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com