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INVENTORY
Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences
NOTES ON THE PRODUCTION OF “PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN AUGUST 7, 1869”
To produce a series of photographic images of an eclipse of the sun, the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences purchased a telescope made by Thomas Lighton of Rock Island for $100. With the telescope, “twenty pretty fair photographs were made” of the eclipse of the sun on August 7, 1869. Davenport photographer P[aul] B. Jones served as the photographer for the event.
The Academy planned to sell five hundred sets of prints to other institutions in its first communication with the
scientific world. Unfortunately, financial disagreements between P. B. Jones and the Academy slowed the process [see copies of correspondence in file] and it is doubtful that anywhere near that number of sets was produced.
Other known copies include:
Davenport Public Library has a copy which contains six photographic prints of the eclipse. Photocopies of this
volume are in folder 1.
United States Naval Observatory, 34th and Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20392-5100, has a complete set containing all 20 photographic prints. This copy was “Presented to the U. S. Naval Observatory by the Academy of Nat’l Sciences, Davenport Iowa” [quote from first page of U. S. Naval Observatory volume]. Photocopies of this volume are in folder 2.
Ezra Mack, apparently a rare book or antique dealer from New York City, had a complete copy in October 1991. He contacted the Putnam Museum for further information about the set, which could not be supplied at that time.
INVENTORY
Davenport Besler Corporation Collection 1970-91
Inclusive dates: 1943
Scope Notes: This collection contains 80 photographs documenting the awarding of the Army/Navy “E” Flag to Davenport Besler Corporation on Nov. 3, 1943. Twenty-two of the images were taken during the outdoor ceremony (probably at the Davenport Besler Corp. factory.) The remainder of the photos shows the reception held after the ceremony at the Blackhawk Hotel, Davenport.
All of the photos are mounted on black paper sheets which have, at some point, been removed from their original album cover (included in box). Each image in number in pencil in the lower right of the black paper sheet.
Folder 1
Inventory
Copy of memorandum of gift
Album 1
Subject Cross Reference
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY–FOUNDRY
COMMUNICATION–RADIO (8)
ETHNIC & MINORITY GROUPS–BLACK AMERICANS (30, 31, 35)
HOLIDAY AND CELEBRATIONS–PATRIOTIC
HOTEL, MOTEL, RESTAURANT, TAVERN–RESTAURANT (33, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80)
HOTEL, MOTEL, RESTAURANT, TAVERN–TAVERNS (30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 40)
MILITARY & WAR–WORLD WAR II–MISC.
MUSIC–BANDS (18, 62)
INVENTORY
Davenport Machine and Foundry Co. Collection, IX
Inclusive dates: c. 1940-1953
Scope Notes: Included are 45 black and white original and copy prints illustrating the Davenport Machine and Foundry Co. production plant, employees at work and products which include rotary [grain?] dryers and bomber parts. The work of Bawden Bros. Commercial photographers is represented in this collection.
Folder 1
Inventory, negatives
Folder 2
24 photographs
Folder 3
21 photographs
INVENTORY
Davenport Schools Collection LIV
Inclusive dates: 1956, 1963, 1964
Scope Notes: This collection contains 27 b&w 4 x 5 copy negatives of formal school photographs as described below.
No prints in file. Possibly R. K. Sunderbruch photographer.
Inventory
• Madison Elementary 6th Grade Class picture, 1956 – 3 different groups of students with their teacher (3 copies of each negative)
• Central High School swim team posed by pool, January 25 1963 (4 copies)
• Central High School swim team posed by pool, February 7, 1964 (3 copies)
• Grand Elementary 6th Grade Class picture, 1956 – students with their teachers (3 copies)
• Monroe Elementary 6th Grade Class picture, 1956 – 4 different groups of students with their teacher (4 copies of each negative)
Subject Cross Reference
Recreation—Swimming
Schools & Education—Elementary—Madison
Schools & Education—Elementary—Monroe
Schools & Education—Elementary—Misc.
Schools & Education—Secondary—Central
INVENTORY
Davenport Street Scenes Collection, XLII
Inclusive dates: c. 1940-1969
Scope Notes: This collection consists of 84 4×5” negatives which primarily document street scenes in the Davenport business district. These images appear to be from one photographer [possibly Richard k. Sunderbrunch].
Folder 1
Inventory, negatives 1-40
Folder 2
Negatives 41-84
Cross references have been made to:
Business & Industry –
Service –
Banking, 25-27, 43
Insurance, 47
Misc, 2, 3
Real Estate & Surveying, 47
Product Distribution –
Automobiles, 6-9, 64, 69, 72
Bakeries, 12
Farm Implements, 31, 32
Fish, 1
Fuel, 67
Furniture & Appliances, 4, 5
Tent & Awning, 53
Tobacco, 19, 29
Brewing & Bottling, 10
Churches & Religion – Catholic – Individual Churches – Davenport, 59
Entertainment & Amusement –
Misc, 37, 38
Theatre, 17
Fire & Fire Departments – Equipment & Firemen – Central Station, 77
Hotel, Motel, Restaurant, Tavern –
Hotel, 16, 46, 58, 80, 82, 83
Restaurant, 22, 44
Tavern, 29, 30
Houses & Households – Apartments, 65, 73
Libraries – Public, 54
Organizations & Clubs – Chamber of Commerce, 60
Recreation – Buildings, 37-41
Roads & Highways – Highways, 31-36
Transportation –
Automobiles, 6-9, 12-30, 37, 38, 44-74, 76, 84
Buses, 68
Cities –
Davenport –
Bird’s Eye & Aerial Views, 10, 11
Municipal Government, 61
Street Scenes – Business – 1920-1959, 1-9, 12-30
Street Scenes – Business – 1960-1999, 42-84
East Moline, 11
Counties – Scott, 71, 74
National – Government, 70
INVENTORY
Dean’s Family Restaurant Collection
1998-39 and 1998-44
Date: September 1997
Scope Notes: This collection consists 18 color photographs and 35 mm negatives which document Dean’s Family Restaurant, located at 3837 Division Street, Davenport. R. Stupka opened the restaurant as an A&W in 1959. Dean Dye began operating the restaurant in 1977 as Dean’s A&W restaurant. In 1985, Mr. Dye dropped the A&W franchise and renamed it Dean’s Family Restaurant. The restaurant closed on or about September 12, 1997. The restaurant and an adjacent motel were torn down to make way for an Osco Drug Store.
Photographs in accession 1998-39 were taken by Janice Hall, Putnam Museum Chief Curator in September 1997. Photos and associated negatives in accession 1998-44 were taken by Michael Schwenker, Putnam Museum Exhibits Technician, between September 10-14, 1997.
These photographs are associated with objects in accessions 1997-48, 1997-76 and 1998-29.
Image Description
1998.39.1 exterior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant, showing north side of building, Division Street to right
1998.39.2 exterior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant, taken from northeast corner of parking lot
1998.44.1 exterior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant, from northwest
1998.44.2 interior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant, showing Breakfast Club mug rack, pull tab stand and fireplace counter
1998.44.3 exterior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant, from north
1998.44.4 “Dean’s Family Dining” street sign
1998.44.5 view of kitchen of Dean’s Family Restaurant with Dean Dye, owner, at the stove
1998.44.6 interior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant, showing table setting
1998.44.7 interior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant, showing row of booths and handing lamps at right, video games at left
1998.44.8 view of kitchen of Dean’s Family Restaurant with Dean Dye, owner, at the stove
1998.44.9 interior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant, showing two teenage boys seated in booth using order phone
1998.44.10 interior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant, showing family seated in booth
1998.44.11 exterior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant, from north, street sign with message of thanks
1998.44.12 interior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant, showing two teenage boys seated in booth (food baskets on table, see accession 1998-29)
1998.44.13 Dean’s Family Restaurant drive-in order stand (see accession 1997-76)
1998.44.14 exterior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant from southwest, “[C]LOSED” on street sign
1998.44.15 exterior view of Dean’s Family Restaurant from southwest
1998.44.16 Dean’s Family Restaurant delivery van
Subject Cross Reference
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY—ADVERTISEMENTS (1998.44.4, 14, 15)
COMMUNICATION—TELEPHONE (1998.44.9)
HOTEL, MOTEL, RESTAURANT & TAVERN—RESTAURANTS
RECREATION—GAMES (1998.44.7)
TRANSPORTATION—TRUCKS (1998.44.16)
INVENTORY
Degryse Collection 1990-40
Inclusive dates: 1925-c. 1980
Scope Notes: The collection contains 9 images of products made by the Harrington-Seaberg Fire Alarm & Telegraph Company and Eagle Signal Corporation and 3 images of their employees and Board of Directors. Duplicate prints of 2 images are included.
INVENTORY
DeKezel Collection 2001-31
Date
1918, 1943-45
Scope Notes
This collection, donated by Marie DeKezel of Moline, consists of 10 photographs and 7 photographic postcards related to the military service of Frank Callant, the donor’s father, and Tony DeKezel, the donor’s husband. Frank Callant served in France and Germany during World War I. Tony DeKezel served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Photos include formal and informal portraits as well as snapshots of soldiers’ life. One image shows Tony and Marie DeKezel together when Tony was on leave. Another shows Marie in her work uniform for John Deere Harvester Works.
Image Description
2001.31.28 Frank Callant in uniform standing on road or path, Boden Dorf, Germany, c. 1918
2001.31.29 Frank Callant on board ship returning to the US, c. 1919
2001.31.30 Oval print, formal portrait of Frank Callant in uniform, c. 1918
2001.31.31 Formal portrait of Frank Callant in uniform, c. 1918
2001.31.32 Tony DeKezel standing in front of his tent, New Zealand, c. 1944
2001.31.33 Marie DeKezel in work clothes, c. 1944
2001.31.34 Tony DeKezel and Frank Callant in their uniforms, 1943
2001.31.35 Tony and Marie DeKezel, 1943
2001.31.36 Two soldiers taking showers, New Guinea, c. 1945
2001.31.37 Group of soldiers washing clothes, New Guinea, c. 1945
2001.31.38 Tony DeKezel sitting on barrels, New Guinea, c. 1945
2001.31.39 Tony DeKezel with radio equipment, New Guinea, c. 1945
2001.31.40 Frank Callant standing with [French] family, their ox and plow, c. 1918
2001.31.41 Postcard of war damaged buildings, c. 1918
2001.31.42 Postcard of soldiers on horseback crossing a bridge, c. 1918
2001.31.43 Postcard of destroyed vehicle, c. 1918
Subject Cross Reference
Boats & Boating–Warfare (29)
Business & Industry–Employees (33)
Military & War–World War I–Misc. (29, 40, 41, 42, 43)
Military & War–World War I–Portraits, Groups (34)
Military & War–World War I–Portrait, Individual (28, 29, 30, 31, 32
Military & War–World War II–Camps (36, 37, 38)
Military & War–World War II–Equipment (32, 39)
Military & War–World War II–Portraits, Groups (34, 35)
Portraits–Groups (34, 35, 40)
Portrait–Callant, Frank (28, 29, 30, 31
Portrait–DeKezel, Marie (33)
Portrait–DeKezel, Tony (32, 38, 39)
INVENTORY
Dennis Farm Mounds, XXXIX
Date: 1944
Scope Notes: This collection consists of 12 photographic negatives, and 11 prints, which document the excavation of the Dennis Farm Mounds.
Folder 1
Inventory, negatives
Folder 2
Prints
INVENTORY
Jo Seaman Drechsler Collection 2010-001
Inclusive Dates: 1860-1902, 1951
SCOPE NOTES: This collection includes portraits of the Seaman family. The collection also contains images of the Seaman property located outside of Eldridge. There are several photographs of the farm house and farm buildings. Photographs of the farm include activities such as feeding livestock and plowing the fields. The collection also includes interiors of grocery stores, Davenport School No. 6, interior of Dr. Ben Schmidt’s office and a meat packer in Seattle, Washington.
The archival material consists of photographic album, envelopes, price list and a booklet.
Non-Accessioned materials include a copy of the newspaper write up for August Drechsler’s 50th wedding anniversary write.
The 300 glass plate negatives have not been inventoried.
Folder 1: Inventory, images
3. J. L. Seaman
Folder 2: images
4. Barns and windmill on J. L. Seaman farm
5. Farm house on J. L. Seaman farm
6. Barn with chickens and geese on J. L. Seaman farm
10. Children in classroom at School No. 6, Davenport, IA, Sept. 23, 1901
11. Tilley Reimers in Dr. Ben Schmidt’s office
12. Interior of grocery store, Davenport
13. Interior of grocery store
Folder 3:
• Non-Accession – newspaper clipping, c. January 1951 re: Mr. & Mrs. August Drechsler 50th wedding anniversary
Folder 4: Archival Material
• Envelopes for Kodak paper
• Kodak album
• Price list for Photographic Developing and Printing supplies at Sweet, Wallach & Co. Davenport Booklet – “First Step in Photography”
Folder 5:
• Non-Accession – 1 Davenport Democrat newspaper August 7, 1921
SR1 – PB – 17B
1. Joseph Seaman [c. 1860]
2. Ezra Seaman [c. 1860]
OS CAB 1
7. House and farm buildings on J. L. Seaman farm, 1902 OS CAB1 – D14
8. Men and horses plowing field OS CAB1 – D14
9. House and farm buildings on J. L. Seaman farm OS CAB1 – 14
14. Interior of grocery store, Edward Gruenau on left OS CAB – D14
15. Frye-Bruhn Co., meat packer, Seattle, WA OS CAB1 – D14
Approximately 300 glass plate negatives
SUBJECT CROSS REFERENCES MADE TO:
Business & Industry—Groceries (12, 13, 14)
Business & Industry—Meats (15)
Business & Industry—Office Interiors (11)
Farms & Farming—Buildings & Barnyards—Pre-1920s (4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Farms & Farming—Equipment & Machinery—Horse & Hand-powered (8)
Farms & Farming—Farmers (8)
Farms & Farming—Special Types—Horses (8)
Farms & Farming—Special Types—Poultry (6)
Houses & Households—Rural—Exterior—Identified (5, 7, 9)
Mills—Windmills (4)
Portrait—Gruenau, Edward (14)
Portrait—Reimers, Tilley (11)
Portrait—Seaman, J. L. (3)
Schools & Education—Classroom Activities (10)
Schools & Education—Elementary—Jackson (10)
INVENTORY
Drechsler-Seaman Glass Plate Negative Collection 2010-001
Donor: Joseph Seaman Drechsler
Dates: c. 1900 – c. 1930
Scope: Glass plate negative collection taken by Melinda (Linnie) Seaman Drechsler when she was a young woman. She was born on March 12, 1881 in Scott Co., Iowa. She married Joseph Berthold Drechsler in Davenport, Iowa, on November 2, 1915. Donor is Linnie & Joseph B’s son. Linnie’s parents are Joseph Lawrence Seaman and Minna Cecilia Lamp.
Images are of the Seaman & Drechsler families from Davenport, Iowa. Approximately 300 glass plate negatives.
Inventory
Box A
1. 430 W 16th St., Davenport. c.1900. “Grandpa” Seaman in back row with pipe.
2. c.1910. Group of 3 generations pictured (Bertha Haller Drechsler, Nellie Seaman, Linnie Seaman, Grndpa Seaman, J.B. Drechsler, Emil Hammann).
3. Outdoors; c.1920; Photo of 5 young women who seem to be on some kind of spring or summer outing.
4. Indoors; c.1900; Interior setting group photo of 16 women. Nellie Seaman is in the front row.
5. Farm; ? date; Group seated in straw.
6. Outdoors; c.1900; Group poses near a pond.
7. Outdoors; c.1910. Group of eleven. One woman is Nellie Seamen.
8. c.1900; Majority of group is in uiform possible veterans of the Civil War.
9. Outdoors; c.1900-1910; Large group of women.
10. Outdoors; c.1900; Nellie Seamen is in the row of seated women (2nd from L)
11. Outdoors; c.1900; “Grandpa” Seamen is on right side I the foreground.
12. Outdoors; c.1900. A large group of men and women standing/sitting outdoors.
13. c.1900; Mostly female group seating on tennis court.
14. c.1900; Third from left is Linnie Seamen Drechsler; next to her (fourth from left) is Ema Haden.
15. Outdoors; ? Date; A group of men and women are gathered around branches or roots of a fallen tree.
16. Maybe Wildcat Den ?; ? Date; Man in front row, 2nd from left is Otto Hamann.
17. Outdoors ?; ? Date; A group of eight women and one man stands behind a group of seven women and a girt seated in front; beside the girl stands a small girl.
18. Outdoors; ? Date; Seven women and men are lying (?) on the ground.
19. Indoors; ? Date; Two men and two women stand behind two seated men and one woman.
20. Outdoors; ? Date; Large all-male group.
21. Outdoors; ? Date; Eight women and a man stand in a line outdoors; in front of them sits a group of seven women and a small girl.
22. Outdoors; C. 1900; Seven women—two with large hats—stand behind a fence.
23. Outdoors; ? Date; Seven ladies stand in a row in the back; seven ladies are seated on the ground in front. A male sits in front. Beside him stands a small girl.
24. Outdoors; ? Date; Twelve ladies enjoying the outdoors. Four sit on the edge of a rock formation; seven others sit on the ground; another stands behind them.
25. Outdoors; ? Date; Six ladies sit on the grass
26. Outdoors; ? Date; Group outside of log cabin.
27. Outdoors; ? Date; Group of eight ladies wearing long dresses stand side by side.
Box B
1. Outdoors; ? c.1900; Four women in grass in the foreground; large field in background.
2. Outdoors; ? Date; Shows two women from their heads to below their arms; background
Is unidentifiable.
3. Outdoors; ? Date; Two women stand outdoors near the corner of a building.
4. Outdoors; ? 1910-1915; Linnie Seaman Drechsler in foreground.
5. Possibly the Seamen farm near Eldridge, Iowa; c.1900; Two women stand in garden
patch.
6. Outdoors; c.1900; Three women seated in front of house window, presumably on the
front porch.
7. Location ?; c.1900; Two women seated on furniture on front porch.
8. Location & ? Date ; Man and woman stand outside on sidewalk for photo.
9. 430 W. 16th, Davenport, IA; (date ?); A man and woman stand on a house porch near
the porch railing.
10. Location ?; c.1900; Man and woman seated near railing. Both are wearing hats.
11. 430 W. 16th, Davenport, Iowa; c.1900; Unknown woman, “Grandpa” Seamen, and his
unidentified grandson sit on outdoor bench. Farm building in background.
12. Location ?; c.1900; (L to R) __?___, “Grandpa” Seamen and his unidentified grandson
are seated on outdoor bench.
13. Location ?; c.1900; (L to R) ___?___,Linnie Seamen Drechsler (?), and ___?___
around campfire cooking.
14. Location ?; c.1900; Campfire and picnic spread outdoors. Unidentified woman
may be Linnie Seamen Drechsler.
15. Location & date ?; Two men about to board an automobile. The driver waits in the
vehicle..
16. Location & date ?; Two women and a man stand beside an automobile. Two bags
on ground in front of the man.
17. Location ?; c.1920 (?); Group of 3 unidentified adults stand in front lawn of
residential home. All are dressed in long coats.
18. Location ?; c.1920 (?); Three young women stand outside, dressed in very similar
styles. Location inunknown but small leafless trees and outbuildings are in the
background.
19. Location ?; c.1900-1920 (?); Four adults climbing hillside/tree branches.
20. Unknown field; ? Date; Dog (retriever ?) in center with two young men standing on
either side. One yound man is dressed up, and the other in work boots and wide-
brimmed hat.
21. Location ?; c.1900; “Grandpa” Seamen stands behind two older men, who are both
In lawn chairs.
22. Location ?; c.1900; Largely dominated by overgrown hillside, the photo is of 3 women
climbing from lakeshore. The lake is in the background. The women are in long
dresses, knee-deep in grass.
23. Seamen family farm, Eldridge, IA; late 1890s; Group of four women and dog in center.
.Woman on far right likely is Linnie Seamen Drechsler.
24. Location ?; c. 1900; Linnie Seamen Drechsler (left) and two other women are on
hillside tree branch with bunches of flowers.
25. Location ?; c.1900; Three women on hillside with bunches of flowers. Linnie Seamen
Drechsler is seated in the center.
26. Location ?; c.1900; Linnie Seamen Drechsler is seated on far left. She is with two
other women; all are seated outdoors with bunches of flowers.
27. Location ?; c.1900; Four women posed together outside, all dressed up with
dresses and hats.
Box C
1. Location & date ?; A woman and a boy pose in a park setting. She holds a basket.
The boy holds a type of game stick.
2. Location & date ?; Woman seated on porch with two children, one an infant on her
lap
3. 430 W. 16th, c.1915 (?); Adult man, ___?__, stands holding infant, __?__, in the yard
near the house.
4. Location & date ?; Elderly couple (?) sit with small girl (?) outside of unidentified
house with trellis.
5. 430 W. 16th, Davenport (?); c1912 (?); Multi-generational group is posed in
background. Linnie Seamen Drechsler stands in back row, far right. “Grandpa”
Seamen is seated in the center with a pipe.
6. Locatiion & date ?; A woman stands outside her home. On either side of her
stands a young boy.
7. W. 16th St. (?); ? Date; Three boys on porch steps together.
8. W. 16th St., Davenport (?); c.1925; Group of children stands in winter coats by the
front steps of the house. Jo Drechsler (?) stands at far right.
9. 430 W. 16th, Davenport (?); c.1920; Two children sit in sled in the snow. They are in
a yard with a man pulling the sled.
10. Location & date ?; Class photo with teacher (?) on far left.
11. Location & date ?; Large group photo outside.
12. Location ?; c.1915; J. B. Drechsler shows caught fish to two daughters, Jean Betty
and Louise.
13. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1915; Jean Betty Drechsler pulls younger sister, Louise,
in a wagon on sidewalk of their home. Father, J. B., looks on.
14. 430 W. 16th, Davenport, c.1915; Shows J. B. Drechsler pulling his two daughters,
Jean Betty and Louise, in a wagon in their front lawn on the sidewalk.
15. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1915; Jean Betty and Louise Drechsler play as young
girls in their yard. Family friend, August Hamann, also stands in for photo.
16. Yard on 430 W 16th St., Davenport (?); c.1915; Linnie and J. B. Drechsler sit in
yard with 2 daughters, infant Louise and toddler Jean Betty for a family
photograph.
17. Location ?; c.1915; Family gathered outside unidentified home, presumably for a
holiday visit. J. B. Drechsler (center) holds daughter (Jean OR Louise ?) and
American flag. Beside hi stands Bertha Haller Drechsler (?) and “Grandpa”
Seamen (?).
18. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; ? Date; ___?___ stands outside holding infant ___?___.
19. 430 W. 16th, Davenport, c.1900; Linnie Drechsler stands in yard holding infant
Louise Drechsler, her daughter.
20. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1915; Photo of infant Louise Drechsler looking over
her father.
21. Location ?; c.1920; Large barn with sunflowers growing along its exterior wall.
(L to R) Jean Betty, Louise, and J. B. Drechsler stand in comparison to flower
height.
22. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1919; Louise and Jean Betty Drechsler playing on front
sidewalk w/doll and doll carrier.
23. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c. 1928; Family in coats outside home. (L to R) Bertha Haller
Drechsler, Jean Betty, J. B., Linnie, Ed, Jo, and Louise Drechsler.
24. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1915; J. B. Drechsler stands with daughter Louise (infant in
stroller) outside in his yard.
25. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1915; Infant (Louise Drechsler) looks over shoulder of
man (?) who has his back to the camera.
26. Location & date ?; An older man and woman sit outdoors with a toddler.
27. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1915; (L to R) Louise, Linnie, Ed (?), and Jean Betty
Drechsler stand outside their home in winter coats.
28. Location & date ?; Group of nine, including two children, pose out on the lawn. Some
stand. Some sit on the grass.
29. Location ?; c.1900; A group posed outdoors, many with hats.
30. Location & date ?; Six women and one man are posed on a dock with a small boat
behind them.
31. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; ? Date; Outdoor photo in front of the front porch. Woman,
Infant and young girl stand near steps.
32. Location & date ?; Large group—mostly women—posed on or near fence. All
photographed are eating a piece of fruit.
33. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1923; J. B. Drechsler stands holding son Ed. (?) with
other son Jo by his side. They are outside near the front steps of their house.
34. W. 16th St. (?); c.1920; Shoveling snow. A man and a boy work on a sidewalk.
35. W. 16th St., Davenport (?); c.1920; J. B., Betty and Louise (?) stand in comparison
to snowdrifts in yard.
36. Location ?; c.1920 (?); Woman and child stand near and on a chair in yard. Large
garden in background.
37. Location & date ?; Unclear image. Too dark to see.
38. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1925; Group of about fifteen posed outdoors. Six children
sit in front on the grass. Three adults sit on chairs behind them. In back stand more
adults. One man holds a child in his arms.
Box D
1 . 430 W. 16th, Davenport; 1920; Jean Betty, Louise, infant Jo, and J. B. Drechsler.
2 . 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1920; ________ and J. B. Drechsler in yard by tree stump.
3. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; 1920; Louise, Jo, and Betty Jean Drechsler in yard.
4 . Location & date ?; Photo in front of Model-T. (L to R) J. B. Drechsler, Jean Betty
Drechsler, ________, _________, and Louise Drechsler.
5 . 430 W. 16th; Davenport; ? Date; A woman and child are seated at a small table.
6 . Location & date ?; Three individuals –one, a little girl—are out in a garden.
7. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; 1920; Jean Betty, Jo, and Louise Drechsler in front of
Seated ————- ————- on porch rocking chair.
8 . Location ?; c.1925; Photo of group in yard near fence (back L to R) __?___
Hamann, August Hamann, _______, _______, J.B. and Ed Drechsler (middle)
___?____ Hamann, Joseph Lawrence & Christi Seamen, Bertha Haller Drechsler,
Anna Hamann (front), Laura Hamann, Jean Betty Drechsler, _______, Louise
Drechsler, _______, and Emil Hamann.
9 . 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1920; (back row) Group of eight gathered outdoors.
Four sit on a yard bench; a woman holds a child. Four stand behind a bench.
10 Location & date ?; Family/friend group is gathered around a picnic blanket near a
stream.
11. Location & date ?; Group of nine people are gathered outdoors. Two of them
hold small children.
12. Location ?; c.1925; Group posed along river bank near a tree. (back L to R)
Bertha Haller Drechsler, ______, _______, Bertram Drechsler, ________, Louise
and Betty Drechsler, J. B. Drechsler (front L to R) Ed and Jo Drechsler, Charles
Gesell, _____, _____, ______, _______, and Armena Gesell (seated).
13. Location ?; c.1924; Group posed by water,s edge. (back L to R) ___?___, J. B. and
toddler Ed Drechsler, Louise Drechsler; (front L to R) Jean Betty Drechsler, ___?___, Jo
Drechsler, and ___?___.
14. Location and date ?; A man and four children are gathered at a wooden fence.
15. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1925; (back L to R) Jean Betty Drechsler, Laura Hamann,
_______ Hamann (?), Joseph Seamen, _______ , J. B. Seamen with Ed (middle),
Anna Hamann (?), _____ and Christi Seamen (front), Jo Drechsler, Emil Hamann ?,
_____, Louise Drechsler and _____.
16. Location & date ?; Six young people are gathered outdoors. Four sit on a yard
Bench. A building is in the background.
17 Location & date ?; c.1922; Children seated on log over stream. (L to R): Jean Betty and
Louise Drechsler, _____, _____, Jo Drechsler and J. B. Drechsler standing.
18. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; 1920; Louise with mother Linnie Drechsler and new baby
brother Jo in the front yard of their home.
19. Location & date ?; Group of young people gathered outside of small building.
20. Location ?; c.1920; (L to R) _______; Bertram and J. B. Drechsler standing in back
on the left.
21. 430 W. 16th St., Davenport, c.1923; (L to R) Jean Betty, Louise, and Jo Drechsler,
and Bertha Heller with Ed Drechsler pictured on bench w/toys.
22. 430 W. 16th, Davenport; c.1920;; Six young ladies posed w/doll strollers. (L to R)
Jean Betty Drechsler, _____, _____, _____, _____, and Louise Drechsler.
23. Outdoors?; c.1925; Group of fifteen people are gathered outdoors. Twelve stand
in a row. Three sit on the ground in front.
24. 430 W. 16th St., Davenport; c.1920; Louise, Jo, and Jean Betty Drechsler
photographed on porch of home.
25. 430 W. 16th St., Davenport; c.1920; (L to R) Jean Betty, Linnie, Jo, and Louise
Drechsler.
26. 430 W. 16th St., Davenport; c.1920; (L to R) Louise, Jean Betty, Jo. And J. B. Drechsler
picking flowers in yard.
27. Outdoors ?; ? Date; Large party seated around a tree.
28. Outdoors & date ?; Large party seated around a tree.
29. 430 W. 16th St., Davenport; 1920; (L to R) Jean Betty, Joseph (J. B.) w/Jo and
Louise Drechsler on cellar door.
30. 430 W. 16th St., Davenport; c.1920; (L to R) Louise, J. B., Christi w/Jo, Joseph
Lawrence, and Jean Bety Drechsler.
Box E
1. Location & date ?; Three small children, dressed for the cold, play with a tricycle out on
the yard. Houses are in the background.
2. Location & date ?; Three children are out in the yard. The two older one are dressed for
the holiday and hold their pumpkins. A very small child is tucked into a child’s
carriage. A small doll buggy is close by.
3. Location & date ?; Two small children dressed for cold weather are outside on
a sidewalk by a house. The little girl holds a small suitcase and stands behind a boy (?)
who is on a tricycle. His suitcase is behind the handlebars of his tricycle.
4. Location & date ?; Two small children ride one behind the other on a small tricycle on a
sidewalk next to a house.
5. Location & date ?; Five young people are seated at a long rectangular table out on
the yard by their house. A cake with candles sits in front of one of the children
6. Location & date ?; Five youngsters sit at a table out on the yard. It’s a birthday party.
A cake for the honoree is on the table. Behind them is their house.
7. Location & date ?; Five young people sit on a hammock. Behind them is a house.
8. Location & date ?; Two little girls (siblings ?) pose on a side walk leading to a house.
The older girl is managing a doll buggy. The younger girl holds a doll in her arms.
9. Location & date ?; Two little girls stand on either side of a big baby carriage in which
lies a small child. One of the girls holds a doll. They are outside in front of a house
porch.
10. Location & date ?; Four small children are gathered out on a lawn. Three sit on a mat.
One sits on a low stool. A house, trees, wooden fence and flora are in the background.
11. Location & date ?; Five youngsters sit side by side outdoors on the lawn. A fence
goes across the backyard behind which are various buildings.
12. Location & date ?; Three little girls stand together on a sidewalk leading up to a house.
Other houses in the background.
13. Location & date ?; Two little girls all dressed up and ready to go sit on the running
board of an early automobile.
14. Location & date ?; A man and two boys sit on a bench. A small boy stands in front of
the man. Another boy with a drum stands next to the man. A small wagon, a house (?)
and trees in the background.
15. Location & date ?; A group picture of children gathered outdoors on a lawn. The boys
sit cross legged in a row. Behind them stands a row of girls. A woman stands behind
the girls. A school building (?) is in the background.
16. Location & date ?; Out on a lawn two little children each holds onto a rope which are
held by on older girl. Behind her stands a man who is slightly bent over, watching them.
17. Location & date ?; A group of four small children are gathered on a mat out on a lawn.
Three are seated. One stands on the mat. A wooden fence is across the background.
18. Location & date ? A group of five children and an adult woman or older girl are seated
around a table out on the lawn. Dishes on the table indicate they have had a meal or
refreshments.
19. Location & date ?; Two children sit on a blanket out on the yard. Each has a toy.
20. Location & date ?; Four children sit out on the lawn in front on a building with big
pillars.
21. Location & date ?; Three siblings (?) sit cross legged together on a mat on the lawn.
The older girl sits with her arms around the youngest child who sits in the middle.
22. Davenport; c.1925; Possibly sixth grade graduation group. All the boys are kneeling
in front. The girls stand in back. The school building is off to one side.
23. W. 16th St., Davenport; ? Date; Nine neighborhood boys and one girl join together for
a picture on the lawn. The youngest child is in a wagon. The boy second from the right
side and who is making a face is Jo.
24. Location & date ?; Four children sit out on the lawn. Three are on a mat. One sits on
the grass. The house is in the background.
25. W. 16th St., Davenport; ? Date; Six neighborhood boys and one girl pose for a picture.
One boy holds a very small child on his shoulders. They are out on the yard.
26. Location & date ?; A large dog stands in front of three children. The older boy wears
a broad brim hat. They are in a meadow (?)
27. Location & date ?; A group of eight boys and girls stands outdoors in front of an
unidentified building.
28. Location & date ?; Seven young girls and one little boy stand together on a sidewalk
Leading up to a house porch. Another house is in the background.
29. Location & date ?; Three girls and a little boy stand out in the yard. The girls are all
wearing nice dresses and knee high stockings.
30. Location & date ?; Four children are posing on a railing of a side porch of a house;
The railing is made of a thick tree branch or trunk of a tree.
31. Location & date ?; Two bundled up little girls (siblings ?) stand posed on a sidewalk.
A wooden fence and several buildings are in the background.
32. Location & date ?; Two little girls stand on a sidewalk next to the house porch steps.
They are all bundled up and hold each other’s mittened hand.
33. Location & date ?; Two little girls sit on porch steps. Snuggled between them is a tiny
child.
34. Location & date ?; Three children (siblings ?) stand bundled up on a sidewalk close to
their house. A line of homes is across the background.
35. Location & date ?); Two little girls stand with their baby brother (?) at the bottom of
the steps to the front porch. They are dressed for cold weather.
36. Location & date ?; Two children sit on a sled which, in turn, sits on a lawn with no
snow. A barn is in the background.
37. Location & date ?; Four children, all bundled up for the cold, stand out in the yard
with a sled.
38. Location & date ?: Three small children sit in a small wagon. A little girl stands in
front of the wagon and holds the handle. A boy stands behind the wagon. They are all
dressed for the cold.
39. Location & date ?; Two girls stand on either side of a little boy. They are outdoors and
are dressed for cold weather.
40. Location & date ?: Two young girls (siblings ?) stand out on a sidewalk close to the
side of a house. They are dressed for cool weather. Urban buildings in the
background.
41. Location & date ?; Four children—each on a sled—sit in a row. At the front of the sleds
stand two girls—one of which holds a rope attached to the first sled. Houses are in the
background.
Box F
1. Seamen farm, Eldridge, IA; c.1895; Unknown woman dressed in dark formal outfit with
star cut-out pattern and long veil. She is standing near a fence with windmill in
background.
2. Location ? (interior); c.1900; Unknown woman seated in living area furnished with
matching armchairs, pedestal, and various wall hangings and misc. items.
3. Location ? (interior); c.1900; Unknown woman in long dark dress is standing near
a sitting room window . Room is wall papered, has lace curtains, a cupboard and
wicker chair.
4. Location ? (outdoor); c.1930; Jean Betty Drechsler (?) stands outside in a yard,
dressed in coat and hat.
5. Location ? (interior); c.1900; Unknown woman is seated in living area on a couch. She
Is occupied with sewing/embroidery work at time of photograph.
6. Location & date ?; An older lady sits in a chair in a living room. A big window with
drapes is on her left. Pictures hang on the wall behind her.
7. Location & date ?; A young girl stands on a sidewalk.
8. Location ? (outdoor); c.1900; Unknown woman stands outside in long coat/dress
and matching, light-colored hat. In the background are trees, a fence, and a gazebo.
9. Location ? (outdoor); ? date; Young unidentified woman is seated in foreground
with braids and a printed dress. The porch railing and outbuildings can be seen behind
her.
10. Location ? (outdoor); ? date; Unknown middle aged woman dressed in winter coat,
hat, and muffler. A row of neighboring houses can be seen in the background.
11. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A woman stands alone outdoors. Trees in background.
12. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A girl in a graduation robe and hat stands outdoors in
the yard. Houses in background.
13. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A woman stands outdoors with her hands behind her
back. Behind her is an automobile.
14. Location and date ?; A woman wearing a long dress and a large hat stands near steps
leading up to a house. Behind and below her can be seen a street (road ?), utility poles
and a house (barn ?). Other houses are in a row behind the higher house.
15. Location and date ?; A man dressed in a suit and a hat has just biked past a row of
houses.
16. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A gentleman (Mr. Seamen ?) stands outdoors. Behind
him are a sidewalk, a street and houses. Trees line the street.
17. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A man stands outdoors. A log cabin is in the back-
ground. The man holds a pole and bucket in one hand and fish in his other hand.
18. Location and date ?; A young man sits in a rocking chair and reads a book. He is
dressed in a suit. The room is artfully dedorated.
19. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A man sits out on the lawn and focuses his attention on
what he holds in his hands.
20. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A man wearing a suit and a hat stands on a sidewalk
leading to buildings in the background. A yard bench is on the side.
21. Location ? (interior); ? date; An older man sits in a rocking chair and reads a news-
paper. A piano is in the background.
22. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A baseball player stands outdoors. He holds a bat and
ball glove in his right hand. “LOST NATION” is across his shirt.
23. Location ? (interior); ? date; A woman sits in a chair and holds an infant in her arms.
24. Location ? (interior); ? date; A woman holds an infant in her arms as she sits on a
chair.
25. Location ? (interior); ? date; A woman in a long dress holds an infant across her lap.
26. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A woman in a long dress and wearing a hat stands out-
doors and holds a wrapped up infant in her arms. A house is in the background.
27. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A woman stands outdoors and holds an infant in her
arms. A house, outdoor seating and a tree are in the background.
28. Location & date ?; A woman wearing a long dress sits on a chair near a house door.
On her lap she holds a very small child dressed in a long dress. Beside them is
another chair with a blanker (?) draped over the seat.
29. Location ? (interior); ? date; A man tends to a very small child who sits in a small wash
basin. They are next to a window.
30. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Outside on a lawn, a small child sits naked in a wash
basin. Buildings and trees are in the background.
31. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Outside on a lawn a small child sits naked in a wash
basin. A wooden fence stretches across the background. A house is in back of the
fence.
32. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A baby bundled up for the weather has been placed on
a blanket that has been draped over a chair that is out on a lawn. A wooden fence is
in the background. Behind the fence are various buildings.
33. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A bundled up baby lies in a rectangular box. The baby’s
head rests on a pillow. The box lies on the lawn next to a sidewalk that leads to steps
up to a house door.
34. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A man stands close to a porch railing and holds a
bundled up infant in his arms.
35. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A man stands off to the side and looks down on a
bundled up infant lying in a baby carriage. In the background can be seen a side-
walk, a fire hydrant, a street, a row of trees and houses.
36. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A bundled up baby sits in a baby carriage near the
steps to the porch and front door of a house.
37. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; An infant sits on a mat on a lawn. On one end of the
mat is a glass cake holder which holds a cake and a candle. Trees and shrubs
are in the background.
38. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; An infant sits on a mat on a lawn. Beside the child is a
glass cake holder which holds a cake and a candle. Behind the child are trees and
shrubs. Buildings are in the background.
39. Location ? (interior); ? date; A woman wearing a long dress sits in a rocking chair in a
living room. The sofa has several decorative pillows. The woman is doing some sewing
or thread craft.
Box G
1. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little girl stands outdoors. A house, a tree and plants
are in the background.
2. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little girl stands out in a prairie-like scene. Behind her is
a simple wooden pole fence. Off to the left, almost hidden by plants is a small building.
3. Location ? (interior); ? date; In a kitchen a little girl sits on a child’s table. Some dishes
sit on a table cloth that covers the table.
4. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A gittle girl holds a pull toy on her lap as she sits on a
large bench with a pillow at her back. A house and trees are in the background.
5. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little child sits in a child’s buggy. A house is in the
background.
6. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Out in a yard a small boy pulls a small wooden wagon.
Houses are in the background.
7. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little boy sits on a tricycle—but not astride it. Behind him
are steps leading up to a house entrance.
8. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A small child sits in a tire swing which hangs from an
unknown source in a backyard. A wooden fence spans the background. Beyond the
fence are house.
9. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little girl stands on a sidewalk where she pulls her tiny
wooden wagon which holds a doll and a stuffed toy. She wears a long coat and a hat.
A wooden fence, many trees and a building are in the background
10. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; a little boy sits on a tricycle at the bottom of a house’s
porch steps. He wears a long coat and a broad brim hat.
11. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A small child (Louise ?) sits on a cellar door on the
outside of a house. In front of her is a big rectangular shaped basket which rests on a
pile of pieces of wood (?).
12. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A small child stands outdoors in front of high dense
bushes. She wears a long checkered coat and a hat.
13. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little boy stands outdoors by the side of his house.
He is dressed for the cold. His shadow is cast off his right side.
14. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little girl stands on a sidewalk in front of a house’s front
porch. She wears a hat with a ruffle and a nice dress.
15. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little girl stands out in a prairie-like scene. Behind her
is a simple wooden pole fence. Off to the left, almost hidden by plants, is a small
building.
16. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little girl stands on a sidewalk that is alongside of a
high, dense, thick hedge (?). Her dress has a ruffle along the bottom and a big flower
print in front.
17. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little girl wearing a bow in her hair stands out in the
yard and holds her doll. Her dress has a ruffle at the bottom and a flower print in front.
A building is in the background.
18. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little girl stands out on the lawn. Her dress has a ruffle
along the bottom and a big flower print in front. The house with its bay window is in the
background.
19. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little boy stands outside by the bay window of his
house. Flowering plants are on is right.
20. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Horse-drawn wagon is loaded with what appears to be
grain sacks. Unidentified persons on wagon bed.
21. Seamen farm, near Eldridge, IA (?); c.1900; Eight women are in a farmyard. Two
women, a large barn, and a windmill (link to other Seamen farm photos) are in
background.
22. ?Field; c.1900; Four unidentified men in a cleared field with plow teams
23. ? Field, c.1900; Four men (unidentified) stand in a field with teams of plow horses.
Presumably, they are clearing the field for a new crop
24. Location ? (outdoors); c.1920; Unknown people and location. Smaller outbuilding is
open with two men seated outside its doors. There is a horse nearby and a wagon in
the shed.
25. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Photograph of mule in a barnyard. Man stands ob-
scured by the mule.
26. Location ? (outdoors); c.1900; Woman feeds flock of farm birds. Child in fore-
ground and woman in background, both unidentified. There is an early automobile
near fence in the more distant background.
27. ? Farm; ? date; Two men (unidentified) stand with mule in farmyard. Large farm
building is in the background.
28. Seamen farm (?); late 1890s – c.1900 (?); Two women (Woman on left appears to be
Nellie Seamen.) stand in farm yard near chicken.
29. Location ? (outdoors); c.1910 (?); Two unidentified young adults mounted on a hose.
Second rider may be Nellie Seamen. Woman near horse may be Christie (sp. ?)
Seamen. Unknown man leads the horse.
30. ? Farm; c.1920; Barn with open doors. There is a fence in the foreground, and two
men stand inside the open barn doors.
31. ? Farm; ? date; Wooden farm buildings and fence. Doors of building are open to
reveal wagon.
32. ? Farm, c.1930; Unidentified man stands outside wooden farm building. Machinery
is visible through open sliding door.
33. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A man stands outdoors in tall grass area.
34. Location ? (outdoors); c.1930; (L to R): Louise, Jo, Ed, Jean Betty, and Linnie
Drechsler outside on unidentified building.
35. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Unidentified woman standing in fenced-in yard. Other
homes and trees in background.
Box H
1. 430 W. 16th St., Davenport (?); ? date; 2 story house w/porch. Large tree in front yard.
2. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A small rectangular building with an entrance at one end
and windows on the sides and on either side of the door. The little schoolhouse or
home (?) sits among trees. A raised platform of sorts lies in front of the entrance.
3. Location & date ?; Shows a house with a small addition to the back.
4. Location & date ?; Shows a house with a small addition to the back.
5. Location & date ?; Large 2-story house w/front porch. Trees on lot. Group posed in
foreground.
6. Location & date ?; Front view of narrow two-story house. Trees on both sides.
7. Location & date ?; 1-story house w/porch. Woman (?) in rocking chair near steps,
Large plants in yard.
8. Location & date ?; 2-story house w/porch. Woman (unidentified) in chair near steps.
Large shrubs, fence in foreground.
9. 430 W. 16th St., Davenport; ? date; A view of front of house that faces south. Also,
Shows east side.
10. Location & date ?; 1 ½ story home w/porch. Corner view, trees on lot. Three women
In foreground—seated.
11. Location ? (interior); ? date; A room with carpet has a piano and stool placed beside a
window. Many photos are on the piano’s top. Close by is a stand holding a ceramic
pot. Next to it is a rocking chair. More pictures hang on the wall.
12. Location ? (interior); ? date; A daybed is in a corner of a room. Several pillows are
piled on it. A large piece of plaid material hangs over the wall paper in the corner.
Framed photos and other items are hung on the plaid fabric. A door is on the
right side.
13. Location ? (interior); ? date; Small framed photos hang on a wall between two
windows covered with drapes. A padded chair rests near the wall. A rocking chair
is near to it. In the foreground is a round table on which are books and some
decorative pieces.
14. Location ? (interior); ? date; A dining room with wooden floors has an area carpet
under the dining table, which is covered by a large table cloth. A buffet table is along
the wall on the right. A shelf goes on the walls around the room and holds plates
for display. A suitcase is in the left corner foreground.
15. Location ? (interior); ? date; A wooden rocking chair sits near a fireplace on which are
placed two small lamps, a small clock and several small framed photos. More
pictures are hung on the wall. A vase of flowers is on the floor near the fireplace.
16. Location ? (interior); ? date; In the corner of a room is a rectangular wooden table with
a drawer and a lower shelf. The table holds a small lamp and books. Beside the
table is a wooden rocking chair. Four pictures hang on the wall.
17. Location ? (interior); ? date; On the left, an indoor stairway goes up to a window,
turns and continues on up. On the main level, two wooden chairs are on either
side of a flower stand. In the background is a curtained window. In the foreground
is a padded wooden footstool.
18. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A child sits on the running board of an early model
automobile. A back door is open, revealing two occupants in the back seat.
Another individual is in the front. The vehicle is parked on a brick street in front
of two houses.
19. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A couple sits in an open buggy. The buggy’s top is
tilted way back. One horse is hitched to the buggy. Houses and trees are in the
background.
20. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Two people sit in a buggy drawn by one horse. The
top of the buggy is tilted way back. A barn/storage shed is in the background. A
windmill stands behind a wooden fence.
21. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; From a house’s back porch can be seen a sleigh
hitched to one horse. One person rides in the small sleigh. A row of urban
houses lines the background.
22. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A herd of cattle grazes in a meadow. A wooded area
extends along the background.
23. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; In the foreground is a pond in which grow various
aquatic plants and on which can be seen water fowl swimming. On the far side
stand three people at the pond’s edge. Behind the pond are two buildings, a
windmill and a clump of trees.
24. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Three cows stand in a small pond. A tree
occupies the left side of the scene.
25. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A small herd of cows wades across a small pond.
Trees cover the background.
26. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A small group of cows grazes in a meadow that slopes
down to a body of water. A small boat is at the end of a jetty that extends out from
the meadow.
27. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A cow stands in a pasture near water. Trees line
the background.
28. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A small child stands in a yard with five chickens. One
of the chickens eats from a bowl on the ground near the child’s feet. A house and
barn are in the background.
29. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Two boys sit astride a horse. Fences span the
background which has many trees.
30. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A little girl stands behind a smaller child. On their
left is a group of small birds eating from a container on the ground.
31. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A harnessed horse stands in front of a platform on the
ground. Six boys stand on the platform while some of the boys hold onto reins. A
small wagon is behind the platform. A wooden fence and a line of trees span the
background.
32. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Ready to hit the trail are three horses, each with
two children riding.
33. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A young man sits on an entrance platform to a barn.
He rests his arm around his setter dog.
34. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A small child sits on the seat of a two-wheel surrey.
A young woman holds onto the surrey’s tongue. A man stands near. A barn is in the
background.
35. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; In a yard a child holds a basket of leaves. A girl watches.
A line of urban houses is in the background.
36. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Three children stand in front of a farm building. A type
of vehicle with large wheels is near the corner of the barn.
Box I
l. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; In the foreground is a wide wooden dock. At its end is a
small boat holding five passengers. Other boats/canoes are fastened to the dock.
Another canoe with two people is out farther on the water. The far shore in the
background is a forest. A man stands on the dock.
2. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Two young women sit in a small boat which is next to a
dock. One young woman paddles. Forested back in the background.
3. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A group of individuals—mainly children—are wading in
water. In the background are two individuals in a canoe.
4. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Four women sit in a long narrow boat. Another woman
who holds a long paddle sits facing them. A forested shore spans the background.
5. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A small boat/canoe carrying three individuals is on the
water. Two trees are on the shore’s edge. A forested shore is along the background.
6. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Waves cover the water. Along the forested shore in the
background can be seen various dwellings (cabins ?).
7. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Three women are in a small boat which is being paddled
away from shore by two of the women. A tree grows at the edge of the water.
8. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Eight young women stand in a line outdoors and hold up a
sign with the letters “HAWKEYE CAMP” on it. Trees are in the background.
9. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Six people are gathered at the edge of the porch of a
one-floor dwelling. They are seated on the grass.
10. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A group of ten women and girls are gathered outdoors.
Three sit in a hammock, and seven stand behind them. Behind them is a large
canvas shelter. A hanging sign reads “Kamp Dew Drop Inn.”
11. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; An obscure view of a river through a forest.
12. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Two small dwellings sit among trees. A wooden fence
is behind them. Beyond the fence are other buildings.
13. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A path leads to a narrow wooden bridge. Trees abound
in the gap that the bridge spans.
14. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A rock (?) formation with a large crevice going through it.
Trees can be seen on both sides. A log lies across the top.
15. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A group of thirteen people are gathered on the porch
steps of a large building. They have fishing gear.
16. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; An unpaved road passes through a forest of evergreens.
A railing is along the outer side of the road.
17. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A small stream passes through a botanical park area.
In the background are a pagoda and a Ferris wheel. Other buildings are further back.
A men and woman are on the far left. World Fair at St. Louis (?)
18. St. Louis, Missouri; c.1904; Some people stand in front of a Ferris wheel at the World
Fair at St. Louis (?)
19. St. Louis, Missouri; c.1904; Many people are ascending and descending the many
steps leading up to a stately building with colonnades. World Fair St. Louis (?)
20. St. Louis, Missouri; c.1904; People are gathered on the broad steps of a building
which has colonnades in pairs across the building’s front. Flags are on the roof.
MISSOURI is cared in the stone over the center of the colonnades. World Fair St. Louis.
21. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Three women and a girl face the camera. Behind them
stands a couple facing away from the camera. A sign on the structure behind them
has something to do with California.
22. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Four women stand in a park setting. Behind them is a
statue. A low white fence is along the background.
23. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; An individual sits in a buggy and holds the reins
fastened to a horse. They are stopped by a life-sized statue on a high pedestal.
24. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Two women sit in a buggy, one behind the other.
The lady in front holds the reins to the horse. They are close to a life-sized statue
on a high pedestal.
25. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Three women ride in a buggy pulled by a horse.
In the background is a large building–three stories high and long. Some trees
line the street.
26. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Three women are seated in an open buggy. The
street is lined with trees. In the background along the street are buildings, one of
which has three stories and is long.
27. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A man drives a horse hitched to an open buggy. In
the back sits a couple. Trees line the street.
28. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; In the foreground two women sit on a long bench
structure. One holds her purse on her lap. On her right stands a third woman who
holds her purse under her right arm. In the background is a long building with many
windows. A domed structure is on the right end.
29. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A man and two women stand on a sidewalk outside a
large stately building. Two benches are on the edge of the sidewalk. A tree grows
behind the people.
30. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Two men and a woman sit in rocking chairs outside
in front of a home or hotel. A wooden frnce is in the background. Beyond the
fence are more buildings.
31. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A broad cement stairway leads up to a stately
government building. Other buildings flank both sides. Bushes are planted on both
sides of the stairway.
32. St. Louis, Missouri (?); 1904 (?); Three women stand on the edge of the street that
goes in front of an ornate building with columns around the entrance. In the
background is a Ferris wheel. 1904 World Fair, St. Louis (?)
33. St. Louis, Missouri; 1904; A man stands in front of a stately building with a rounded
portico supported by six columns. “IOWA” is engraved at the top. It was the Iowa
building at the 1904 Word Fair at St. Louis.
34. St. Louis, Missouri; 1904; Shows a front and side view of the Iowa building at the
World Fair. A man and woman are walking across the foreground.
35. St. Louis, Missouri (?); 1904 (?); Shows a bear in a cage in a large cage complex.
1904 World Fair?
36. St. Louis, Missouri (?); 1904 (?); Camels are being ridden down a narrow road. Some
people in the background are watching. Some riders carry banners. 1904 World
Fair (?)
37. St. Louis, Missouri; 1904; A many tiered spire type building at the World
Fair. Trees are planted around it. People are in the foreground.
38. St. Louis, Missouri; 1904; Several ladies are gathered by aa building which is
painted on the side with a sign to honor Anheuser-Busch beer. 1904 World Fair.
39. St. Louis, Missouri; 1904; Shows people walking along paved walkways away from a
building with six columns. Trees grow on both sides. 1904 World Fair.
Box J
1. St. Louis, Missouri; 1904; People walk alongside a stately building which has one flag
flying from its low tower. A fence goes along the foreground. Evergreen trees are
planted around the building. 1904 World Fair (?)
2. St. Louis, Missouri; 1904; Shows view of the Pennsylvania building as seen from
below. Three people stand behind the balcony railing. Behind the railing hangs the
Liberty Bell. 1904 World Fair.
3. St. Louis, Missouri; 1904; Shows the Liberty Bell as it hangs at the Pennsylvania
State Building at the World Fair. People stand behind the railing.
4. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A train travels along a railroad through the countryside.
A full moon shines in the sky.
5. Location ? (interior); ? date; A woman stands behind a counter in a grocery store.
Behind her, shelves stacked with containers line the wall. Various signs, including
one for Fels-Naptha have been placed around.
6. St. Louis, Missouri (?); 1904 (?); A long building with trees along its back side.
The center of the structure is slightly taller and has a domed tower. Long ex-
Tensions on either side. Many windows. 1904 World Fair (?)
7. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Shows a one-story building that has many windows. In
Back is a tall iron tower. Other buildings are in the background on either side.
8. St. Louis, Missouri (?); 1904 ?; A woman stands on the right side of a park-like view
of a setting for a pagoda type building. A deer statue is near trees. 1904 World Fair (?)
9. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Three women and a man are seated on the ground.
In front of them is a blanket or something similar that is spread out to hold picnic
Items.
10. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Four women and a man are seated on the ground.
Four hold tennis rackets. Trees and buildings are in the background.
11. Location ? (outdoors): ? date; A group of twenty-seven men and women are gathered
out on a lawn. Some are seated on the ground. Some are on chairs. Some stand
in back.
12. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Five men and two women stand out in a yard. The
men are wearing shirt, tie and trousers but no suit jacket. A wooden fence stretches
across the background. Some trees are along the fence.
13. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A woman wearing a long dress and a large brimmed
hat holds her purse in her right hand. She stands next to a sidewalk that is adjacent
to the front porch of a house. The house is on higher ground and overlooks the
street below and the houses along it.
14. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A woman sits on a cement block outside of a house door.
She holds the paws of a little dog that sits up before her, and watching is a girl (her
daughter ?).
15. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A well-dressed lady is seated out in a park-like area.
Trees abound.
16. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Two rows of Scottish musicians lead another band
of men or soldiers (?).
17. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A woman is seated ouit by trees and shrubs in a yard.
Her little dog sits at her feet. Wooden fence in background.
18. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A small, wooden-clad, one and a half story house.
Trees and shrubs grow around.
19. Location & date (?); A cat sits in its food bowl.
20. Location & date (?); A cat is curled up asleep in its food bowl.
21. Location & date (?); A balding man with a beard wears a suit with a vest and bow tie.
22. Location & date (?); a balding man with a beard wears a suit with a vest and bow tie.
He appears to be next to a woman with a shawl.
23. Location & date (?); A woman with her hair parted in the middle and pulled back.
Her dress has a high neckline and lacy front with a pin.
24. Location ? (interior); ? date; Shows a decorative room divider/privacy screen with
three sections. Flower designs. Indoor use.
25. Location ? (interior); ? date; Show a decorative room divider/privacy screen with
three sections. Flower designs. Indoor use.
26. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Large group of women and children seated and standing
out on the grass. Building in background.
27. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Large group photo, mostly women, taken outdoors in
front of a building porch, where hangs an American flag.
28. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Large group of women and children seated and
standing outdoors on the grass. Trees and utility pole in background. Building in
back on the left.
29. Location ? (interior); ? date; A young woman sits sideways on a chair next to a potted
fern. She rests her head on her right hand which is placed on the back of the wooden
chair. Photo taken indoors.
30. Location ? (interior); ? date; A young woman is seated beside a potted fern. Photo
taken indoors.
31. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A woman stands outdoors in the yard. She wears an
apron.
32. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A young girl and boy stand outside near a tree.
33. Location & date (?); A woman and baby pose for a formal photo.
34. Location ? (interior); ? date; A young girl sits on a piano stool at a piano. A picture
hangs above the piano which has art pieces on top. A rocking chair is off to the side
near a painting on an easel.
35. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A young woman stands outdoors with her right arm
leaning on a bird feeder or bird bath. An urn with flowers is in the background.
36. Location ? (interior); ? date; A young girl is seated in a “U” shaped chair. She holds
cut flowers in her left hand and a wrapped package (?) in her right. “Gronner (?) 4
Charlotte” is written on edge of slide.
37. Location ? (interior); ? date; A young girl stands holding cut flowers. “Gronner (?) 4
Charlotte” written on edge of slide.
38. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A young girl stands with her face leaning on her left hand.
Her left elbow is braced on a bird bath or bird feeder on a column base. “Gronner (?) 4
Charlotte” written on edge of slide.
39. Location & date (?); A cat sleeps curled up in a basket.
40. Location ? (interior); ? date; A tall Christmas tree stands fully decorated in front of a
fireplace. A painting hangs on the wall above the fireplace.
41. Location & date (?); An unidentified mechanical device.
42. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A woman wearing a long skirt and a long-sleeve top
stands out in the yard. A building, trees and bushed are in the background.
43. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; A woman wearing a long skirt and a long-sleeve top
stands out in the yard. Her head is leaning over to her right side. A building, trees,
and bushes are in the background.
44. Location ? (interior); ? date; A man with a book sits in a rocking chair. A potted plant
sits on a stand beside him.
45. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Eight women wearing long dresses stand in close line in
front of porch steps.
46. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Eight women sit on the front porch of a house.
Buildings are along the street in the background.
47. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; “A large two-story house with farm buildings in the
background. Likely a renovated version of #239.”
48. Location & date (?); Photo of a plant bulb or possibly an onion. A negative and not a
glass plate.
49. Location & date (?); Cattails growing by a pond. A negative and not a glass plate.
50. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Shows a walled land lined with bare trees. Houses in the
background. A negative and not a glass plate.
51. Location ? (outdoors); ? date; Large group of mostly children gathered outside in front
of columns. Boys are sitting on the ground in front. A negative and not a glass plate.
52. Location & date (?); Large group of people—may be family. Very small negative and not
a glass plate.
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