F. J. Stahmer Shoe Company Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one postcard, three photographic prints, and newspaper clippings.
The 5 x 7" photographic prints capture one exterior, two interiors of the shoe company. The postcard depects Vanderslice Stahmer Shoe Company, a Davenport and Des Moines business. The newspaper clipping are an obituary of F.J. Stahmer from 1927, an article regarding daughter Ella taking over company after his death in 1928, and an article about factory circa 1952. The newspaper clippings have been photocopied of clippings mounted on adhesive 8.5 x 11" cardstock.
Dates
- Creation: 1927-1930
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials are available for use in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center only.
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Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Biographical / Historical
This collection is being processed. For more information about this collection, please consult with a Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center staff member.
Extent
3 Photographic Prints (in one folder)
1 Postcards (in PC collection)
2 Sheets (in 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 44 Section 2 Photo Box 3: Photographic Prints
Range 38 Secction 2: Clippings (in same box as 2015-33)
Postcard Collection: Postcard
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
Physical Description
fair to good
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com
