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Davenport, Iowa. River Front. The most beautiful City on the Mississippi, 1875. Population 25,000. From the Arsenal Tower. Die schönste Stadt am Mississippi, 1875. Einwohner Zahl 25,000. Vom Thurme des Arsenals

Two Dimensional Nonprojected Graphic

1875

Format:	Two Dimensional Nonprojected Graphic, Visual Materials
Author:	Jervis, Frank I., artist.
Title:	Davenport, Iowa. River Front. The most beautiful City on the Mississippi, 1875. Population 25,000. From the Arsenal Tower. Die schönste Stadt am Mississippi, 1875. Einwohner Zahl 25,000. Vom Thurme des Arsenals / Frank I. Jervis, fecit.
Publisher, Date:	Davenport, Iowa : Jervis & Wolfe, 1875. Chicago : National Lith. Institute
Description:	1 print : lithograph, color ; 43 x 74 cm
Summary:	View of the waterfront at Davenport, Iowa, as seen from across the Mississippi River at the Rock Island Arsenal. Shows steamboats (The Quincy, The White Lily) and other vessels on the water, the railroad bridge, railroad cars and tracks, lumberyards, manufacturing plants, churches, public buildings, and residences.
Notes:	Subtitle also in German. "Published by Jervis & Wolfe, Davenport, Iowa, Aug. 1875." Reps, John W. Cities of the Mississippi, 64, 247. Davenport Public Library Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center copy: 2018-18.0094. Colored in blue, green, and red. Restored at the top left corner, top center, and mid-right margin. Minor tears repaired with tissue.
Subjects:	Davenport (Iowa) -- Pictorial works. Davenport (Iowa) -- History. Mississippi River -- Pictorial works.
Genre:	Lithographs.
Other Author:	Wolfe, Joseph M. Jervis & Wolfe, publisher.
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
Control Number:	1525454
Other Number:	1506216993
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