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Petersen Harned Von Maur ad for photography

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-44
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1955

Phil and Linda Evans/Scott Black Collection & Elizabeth Beiderbecke Hart Collection from Bix Museum

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-29
Scope and Contents The Evans/Black Series is made up of authors Phil and Linda Evans' personal collection of myriad items pertaining to jazz music and musicians. Evans made a lifelong quest to find and document the reminiscences of anyone who knew Bix Beiderbecke, or was in any way connected to him. Much of the material was collected and used as documentation for manuscripts on musicians Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer and "Red" Nichols. Paul Whiteman's Orchestra, as well as other bands and orchestras of that...
Dates: 1900-2018

photo of musicians at Bix Beiderbecke gravesite

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-06
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1996

Photocopy of letter from Austin Corbin (Davenport, Iowa) to Austin and Mary Corbin (Newport, New Hampshire)

 Collection
Identifier: 1989-01
Content Description Photocopy (22 pages) of an original letter from Austin Corbin in Davenport, Iowa to his parents, Austin and Mary Corbin in Newport, New Hampshire, October 29, 1851. The letter's opening briefly describes the cities of Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois; its conclusion the scenery and towns along the Mississippi River between Lansing, Dubuque, and Davenport; and its bulk recounts Corbin's journey via railway, steamboat, stage coach and private carriage from Bellows Falls, Vermont to...
Dates: 1851 October 29

Photograph album [Gosch-Wiese-Dahl-Detlefson]

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-16
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 1 album of cabinet cards and cartes de visite. Mostly local photographers and German photographer Theodor Harder of Schleswig-Holstein.

Dates: 1875-1920

Photograph by Ed. A. Staunton of early fire scene, possibly 1901 East Davenport Fire

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-34
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1895-1906

Photograph Collection Quad Cities Sites

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-32
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1950-1955

photograph labeled Col. Dickson

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-12
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1882-1888

Photograph of 1889 Davenport High School graduating class

 Collection
Identifier: 1990-05A
Scope and Contents

"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.

Dates: 1889

Photograph of Lucian Clark

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-27
Scope and Contents

Cabinet card image of a young man ("Lucian Clark" handwritten on front) by photographer F.A. Free of 1506 Brady Street, Davenport.

Dates: 1890s

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Dixon Feed and Seed Company Incorporated 1
Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980 1
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Egypt 1
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 1
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