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| Title | George Fitch in his 1910 Buick Runabout |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | Photograph of George Helgeson Fitch in his 1910 Buick Runabout automobile. Fitch is seated behind the steering wheel. It is an open carriage style auto with a rumble seat a large horn and storage box on the running board next to the driver. The numbers 27 and 99 can be seen on the license plate. |
| Location Depicted | 230 West Tompkins Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Fitch, George, 1877-1915
Automobiles
Automobile equipment & supplies
License plates
Tires
Men
Clothing & dress
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Note on back of photograph states, "George Fitch in his 1910 Buick Runabout, this picture was taken in front of Beta House at Knox College". Beta House refers to the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house. Address verified in 1910 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0041 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using an Epson Expression 1680 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 1200 ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the contrast from 0 to +5 and the brightness from 0 to -1 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2004-08-26 |
| File Name | gplP0041 |
| Original Database | This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive, http://www.umvphotoarchive.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi River region. |
