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Graf Zeppelin over Davenport
The Graf Zeppelin was a German dirigible that completed a 20,000 mile journey around the world that started at the naval air station in Lakehurst, New Jersey on August 7, 1929 and concluded in the same place on August 29, 1929 after stopping in Germany, Japan and Los Angeles. The aircraft was commanded by Dr. Hugo Eckener. Former mayor of Davenport, John Berwald, was instrumental in arranging the craft's to visit Davenport.
This set a record for flying around the world.
Grand Theatre - Berkell Players 1926-1934
Digital scans of two scrapbooks of images, ephemera and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Berkell Players, a local theatre group. Charles Berkell was manager. Scans were printed and bound for the public shelf.
Grayson Battery B National Guard Photograph collection
This is a collection of World War II era group portraits of National Guardsmen from Scott and Clinton counties and several images of departing at the Davenport train station in March 1941 to go to training in Louisiana. The negatives were used to create new prints and efforts were made to identify people featured. Bill Wundram wrote a column which was published in the Quad City Times August 17, 2000 regarding this collection. Only two men were identified: Ely Barssarich and Leo Beulon.
Griggs, Eldridge, Heden personal papers
This collection contains personal papers for the Griggs, Edridge, and Heden families. F. H. Griggs and wife receipts from Paris and Florence ca 1873; F. H. Griggs obit; telegram; Edith C. Heden diplomas from Davenport Cooking School and Davenport High School 1893; Wm. Eldridge deed City Cemetery lot 48 - 1844.
Groenbeck family history collection
Contents of four 3-ring binders of genealogy materials for Koenig-Blocker, Gable, Nabstedt, and Rowe families
Groenbeck scrapbooks and ephemera
For more information about this collection, please consult with a Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center staff member. Two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and other local ephemera ca 1930's.
Grover C. von der Heyde Image Collection
These images consist mainly of Davenport parks especially VanderVeer Park. They are in color slide format.
Gruenhagen, Gamber Family Papers
Haagen's Barber Shop Business Card
Al. Haagen's Barber Shop was on Harrison Street at 504, then then 122 during the 1920's. [Confirmed Davenport City Directory] The card measures 2 x 3.5" and is green and white with black ink print. The back is pink. verso. "Ladies' and Children's Hair Cutting and Bobbing"
Hanssen Family Images
This collection consists of 25 jpeg format images on CD circa 1886-1950. Identification of the images was provided by donor. The images depict Hanssen's Hardware, Louis Hanssens' Sons pictures circa 1936, Louis Hanssen Sr., Bernard C. Hanssen, and Frank B. Hanssen.