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Lee E. Eldridge Insurance Business Cards

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-15

Scope and Contents

Description from Deed of Gift written by donor: "Business cards from Lee Eldridge post dated 1926 fell out of ceiling at 1404 East 10th Street, Davenport."

Three business cards for Lee E. Eldridge, 37 McManus Building advertising insurange for fire, tornado, etc. two of which are quite dirty. Color printing. Larger than standard business cards.

Davenport Democrat 2 May 1902 page 7: "Lee E. Eldridge fire insurance has moved his office to room 37 McManus building Phone 82."

Dates

  • Creation: 1902

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

Lee E. Eldridge was born in Davenport in 1876. He began working in the insurance industry at age 21 and lived in a number of cities in the United States. Upon his retirement in 1924 he lived at 1404 East Tenth Street in Davenport until his death in 1928.

Extent

3 items

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Ephemera - Business and Industry - Eldridge Insurance

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository

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