Davenport 1952 Images
Scope and Contents
Series of black and white images taken from street corners looking all directions in most cases. Mainly focused along Fourth Street, Eleventh Street in East Village, near Marycrest, and a few others. Businesses and residences, many no longer extant, are visible.
The digital scans are dated 2005. It is unclear if the originals still exist. Efforts were made to obtain the originals from donor but were unsuccessful.
Dates
- Creation: 1952
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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Personal digital cameras and scanners are allowed in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center on a case-by-case basis. The items that a researcher may want to scan or photograph must be examined and evaluated for physical condition, copyright issues, and donor restrictions by staff.
Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
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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
225 images (225 JPG files)
Language of Materials
English
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