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Personal Papers of Fritz Berger, Blue Grass, IA
This collection contains Civil War discharge papers, pension correspondence, several deeds for Fritz Berger of Blue Grass, Iowa; mostly 1863-1884.
Petersen Harned Von Maur ad for photography
Coupon/Advertisement for the 21st contest sponsored by the National Association of Department Store Photograph Studios from Peterson-Harned-Von Maur Jean Sardou Studio. Item is a colorful train cutout. Newspaper ad states $5,000 in cash awards by six famous judges. See Daily Times 1 Aug 1955 page 1-B
Phil and Linda Evans/Scott Black Collection & Elizabeth Beiderbecke Hart Collection from Bix Museum
photo of musicians at Bix Beiderbecke gravesite
This collection contains 1 color photograph size 8" x 12" of 7 musicians playing at Oakdale Cemetery gravesite of Bix Beiderbecke taken in 1996 by George Schlenker. Donor states trombonist on left played with Bix Beiderbecke.
Photocopy of letter from Austin Corbin (Davenport, Iowa) to Austin and Mary Corbin (Newport, New Hampshire)
Photograph album [Gosch-Wiese-Dahl-Detlefson]
This collection contains 1 album of cabinet cards and cartes de visite. Mostly local photographers and German photographer Theodor Harder of Schleswig-Holstein.
Photograph by Ed. A. Staunton of early fire scene, possibly 1901 East Davenport Fire
One mounted print, sepia tone, approximately 5 x 7 depicting ruins of a building or buildings, people milling about, bicycle, attire appropriate to ca1900. Edwin A. Staunton is listed in the Davenport City Directories from 1868-1906 when he died. He is specifically listed at the address from 1884, 1896-1906.
Photograph Collection Quad Cities Sites
This is a collection of black and white snapshots of poor to fair quality showing various Quad-Cities sites circa 1950. Fejervary Park's Monkey Island is included as well as images of the Davenport Municipal Stadium, Fifth Avenue in Moline, the sign for Marando's in Milan and several of the lock and dam and the Centennial Bridge.
photograph labeled Col. Dickson
This collection contains 1 sepia tone photograph of older man, beard and sideburns; photographer Rasmussen of Rock Island; Handwritten "Col. Dickson"; purchased at antique sale 2005 by archivist; believed to be Colonel John Dickson of Milan.
Photograph of 1889 Davenport High School graduating class
"Davenport High School Graduating Class of 1889 - Our Motto: Have a Purpose." Sepia-toned composite image with individual portraits of staff and students, including J. B. Young, his son J. Charles Young, and Alice Bush, an African American woman. Huebinger Art Gallery, 1899.