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Chapter I |
Refectory in Central Park |
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Lake in Central Park |
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Chapter II |
Mound Pottery Collection of Davenport Academy
of Sciences |
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Mound Pottery Collection of Davenport Academy
of Sciences |
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Mound Builders' Pipe
Carved Pipes
Mound Builders' Pipe
Collection of Davenport Academy of Sciences |
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Tablets I, II, and III From Davenport Mound |
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Copper Axe and Cloth - From a Mound
Replica In Linestone of Red Cedar Post Erected at
Col. George Davenport's grave by his Indian friends, soon after his
murder, July 4, 1845
A Nearer View of Replica At Col. Davenport's Grave |
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Chapter III |
KEOKUK
BLACKHAWK |
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Chapter IV |
Black Hawk Watch Tower From Rock River Dam |
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Chapter V |
Elk In Fejervary Park |
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Fort Armstrong |
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Chapter VI |
Entrance to Oakdale Cemetery
General View of Davenport From The Rock Island Shore
Island Abutment, First Railroad Bridge |
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Willard Barrows |
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Buffalo Public School
Post Office Buffalo |
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Along the Driveway in Fejervary Park |
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Davenport From The Mississippi River |
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Early Home of J. M. D. Burrows
Residence Of Dr. Barrows -Sixth and Rock Island
Streets |
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Old Fort Armstrong When First Built |
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North Side Of Second Street, Between Brady and Perry Streets Picture
Taken in 1858 |
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Davenport About 1862 |
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Home of Col. George Davenport |
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J. M. D. Burrows |
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Prospect Terrace |
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German Savings Bank
First National Bank The first to open business
under National Banking Laws. Known as the Marble Bank. |
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The Well - Central Park |
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Le Claire House A Summer Resort for
Southerners for Twenty Years Before the Civil War. Building
Demolished in 1910
Pennsylvania House - Third and Iowa Streets
Burtis House
Kemper Hall Davenport |
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Father Pelamourgues, Pioneer Priest and Teacher |
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The Webb Home, Now the Christian Science Church
Old Methodist Church, Fifth and Brady Streets
Fourteenth Street M. E. Church, On Site of St.
John's M. E. Church
Old Trinity Church , Which stood at the corner of
Fifth and Rock Island Streets |
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Street View Of Princeton
Pleasant Valley From Pope's Bluff, Looking East |
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Street Scene, Le Claire
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Presbyterian Church, Le Claire |
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Main Street, Le Claire
Le Claire Depot |
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Long Grove
Christian Church, Long Grove |
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Blue Grass Savings Bank
Campbell's Hotel, Blue Grass |
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Keppy's Store, Donahue
Henry Klindt's Store, Maysville |
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Chapter VII |
Fort Armstrong, Showing Residence of Col. George Davenport |
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Old Davenport House, Rock Island Arsenal
Old Prison Hospital, Rock Island Arsenal |
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View Of Rock Island Arsenal |
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Row Of Shops, Rock Island Arsenal
Power Plant, Rock Island Arsenal |
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Main Entrance To The Rock Island Arsenal
Sun Dial And Saluting Battery, Rock Island Arsenal |
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Old Mill, Rock Island Arsenal
Store House, Rock Island Arsenal |
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Chapter VIII |
First Bridge That Spanned The Mississippi River Iowa
Approach Near Federal and East River Street
Present Government Bridge
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Davenport In 1856, Showing The Island And The Old Bridge From
an original Painting by Waugh, executed by order of Antoine Le Claire |
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Old Bridge In Early Days - As seen from Antoine Le
Claire's Residence on the left to Old Fort Armstrong on the right. |
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Chapter IX |
W. L. Clark |
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Teddy and Carrie, The Cinnamon Bears At Fejervary Park |
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Chapter X |
A Typical Farm Scene In Scott County |
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Presbyterian Church, Princeton Mainstreet, Princeton |
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St. Anne's Catholic Church Long Grove |
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Big Rock Public School
Turner Hall Eldridge
Residence of Capt. W. L. Clark, Buffalo |
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New Liberty School
New Liberty |
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Buffalo Town Hall
Main Street Buffalo |
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Catholic Church Buffalo |
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Chapter XI |
Antoine Le Claire |
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Antoine Le Claire Treaty Site Home As It Now Looks At 420 West Fifth
Street |
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Marguerite Le Claire |
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Antoine Le Claire's Old Residence, First
Railroad Depot West Of The Mississippi River
Third Home Of Antoine Le Claire |
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Chapter XIII |
Riverview Terrace |
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Chapter XIV |
The Ferry "Davenport"
Davenport Waterworks and Settling Basin |
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A Short Line Packet
John Wilson's Ferry Showing The Old Fort Across The River |

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Chapter XV |
Entrance To Fejervary Park |
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Chapter XVI |
Pioneer Settlers Of Scott County, Taken at
Forty ninth Annual Festival, August 30, 1905 |
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View In Central Park |
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Chapter XVII |
From Left to Right: JAMES THORINGTON, Mayor, Congressman, First
District School Teacher, HARVEY LEONARD, Mayor and Long Time Sheriff, Dr.
E. S. BARROWS - When he began to practice medicine in Scott County, the
nearest physician on the south was at Burlington, on the north at Dubuque,
JUDGE W. L. COOK, Judge of the County Court in early days. |
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Green House, Central Park |
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Chapter XIX |
Soldiers' Orphans' Home
Soldiers' Orphans' Home
Building At Scott County Poor Farm |
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Central Fire Station Davenport
Scott County Jail |
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Chapter XX |
St. Marguerite's Church, Grave of Antoine LeClaire
in foreground |
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St. Anthony's Church
Sacred Heart Cathedral |
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Trinity Cathedral
First Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church |
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Calvary Bapist Church
St. John's M. E. Church |
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Edwards Congregational Church |
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English Evangelical Lutheran Church Davenport |
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Chapter XXI |
Fountain In Central Park
Solier's Monument, Davenport |
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Main Building - Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home
Clarissa C. Cook Home For The Friendless |
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Chapter XXII |
Rebel Prison On Rock Island, In 1864 |
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Company B Starting For the Spanish-American War
The Armory, Davenport |
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Chapter XXIII |
City Hall, Davenport |
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Davenport Mayors (All the following are on one page)
Rodolphus Bennett, 1839
John H. Thorington, 1840
Jonathan W. Parker, 1841
Harvey Leonard, 1842
James Thorington, 1843, 44, 45, 46
James M. Bowling, 1847, 48
Johanthan Parker, 1849
James Hall, 1850 |
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Davenport Mayors (All the following are on one page)
Charles Weston, 1851
John Jordan, 1852
John A. Boyd, 1853
James Grant, 1854
Enos Tichenor, 1855
G. C. R. Mitchell, 1856
Geo. B. Sargent, 1857
Ebenezer Cook, 1858, 59 |
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Davenport Mayors (The following are all on one page)
Hiram Price, 1859
James B. Cladwell, 1860
Geo. H. French, 1861, 62
John E. Henry, 1863 and 1881
Robt. Lowry, 1864
John L. Davies, 1865, 66
Michael Donahue, 1867, 68
James Renwick, 1869 |
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Davenport Mayors (The following are all on one page)
John M. Lyter, 1870
John C. Bills, 1871, 1882, 1892
A. H. Bennett, 1872
J. H. Murphy, 1873, 1879
John W. Stewart, 1874
Roderick Rose, 1876, 77
T. T. Dun, 1878
John W. Thompson, 1879, 1883 |
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Nicholas Fefervary |
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Chapter XXIV |
Street Scenes: Second Street looking west
from Brady: Main Street looking south from Fifth: Third
Street looking east from Harrison: Brady Street looking north from
Second: Main Street looking north from Front: Second Street
looking east from Harrison. Davenport has over 140 miles of streets,
50 miles of which are well paved with brick or asphalt. |
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Burtis Opera House in Late '60's
Young Men's Christian Association Building |
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Davenport Hotel
Davenport Hotel, Later C. P. Hotel, Built in
1836, Now Razed
Scott House
New Kimball, Hotel |
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Commercial Club
Elk's Building Davenport |
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St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport
Mercy Hospital |
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Fejervary Home For Old Men
Bishop Home For Old Men, Kirkwood Boulevard and Brady Street |
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Masonic Temple, Davenport |
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Inn At Fejervary Park
Outing Club Inn |
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Chapter XXV |
Buffalo, Fejervary Park |
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Chapter XXVI |
Scott County's First Courthouse, Erected 1840-41 Present
Courthouse occupies same site. Standing on the steps are Dr. E. S.
BARROWS, JAMES THORINGTON, HARVEY LEONARD and JUDGE W. L. COOK
Scott County Courthouse |
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Chapter XXVII |
Public Library, Davenport
Post Office, Government Building |
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The Reading Room Davenport Public Library |
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The Desk, Davenport Public Library |
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Children's Room, Davenport Public Library |
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Chapter XXVIII |
The Claim House - First Frame House In
Iowa
Home Of John L. Davies
House Built By Dr. John Emerson, owner of Dred
Scott, at No. 219 East Second Street
The Thorington Home on Site Of Public Library
Home Of Willard Barrows, Historian
Home Of D. C. Eldridge, Where Masonic Temple Stands, First
Brick House in City |
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Home Of Hon. Hiram Price In 1843
Homes of Hiram Price on Brady Street and Judge John F. Dillon on
Seventh Street
The Ebenezer Cook Home, Fourth and Rock Island Streets
Residence Of John P. Cook, Sixth and Brady Streets
Home of James Grant
Home of John Mullen |
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Chapter XXIX |
Old Turner Hall Northwest Davenport
Turner Hall, Davenport |
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Music Pavilion In Schuetzen Park
Schuetzen Park Club House |
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German Pioneers of Scott County |
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Memorial Shaft Of The Kampfgenossen-Verein of 1870-71 In Washington
Square |
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The Free German School |
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Memorial Of Kampfgenossen-Verein of 1848-1851 In Washington Square |
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Chapter XXX |
H. R. Claussen |
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Chapter XXXI |
Colonel George Davenport - In whose honor the city
of Davenport was named |
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Chapter XXXII |
Hon. J. H. Murphy, Levi Humphrey, Mrs. Clinton and Miss Anna Penrose
watching the high water of March 10, 1886. From Scott House
balcony |
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Chapter XXXIV |
Station and Elevated Tracks, Rock Island System |
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Bridge In Central Park
The Cresent Bridge |
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Chapter XXXV |
Some Public School Buildings |
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The First Davenport High School
Davenport High School Building |
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Jefferson School, Sixth and Warren Streets, The
oldest public school building now in Davenport |
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Central Park, Davenport
High School, Davenport |
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Adams School, Number 20 - The pride of Davenport in
the late 50's. Not now in use. |
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Academy of Science and Science Hall
St. Ambrose College
First Home of Iowa College - now residence of
Oswald Schmidt, 517 West Seventh Street
Iowa College - Later Griswold College - site now
occupied by Davenport High School |
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Academy of the Immaculate Conception
St. Katharine's Hall, Davenport |
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J. B. Young |
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Chapter XXXVI |
A View From Prospect Terrace |
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