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Interior of Lescher Drug Company
Interior of Lescher Drug Company
TitleInterior of Lescher Drug Company
Date Original1895
DescriptionPhotograph shows the interior of Lescher Drug Company. There appear to be hundreds of jars and bottles holding different types of drugs, chemicals, perfumes and toiletries on the shelves and inside the glass display counters on either side of the room. There are two men standing on opposite sides of the counters. There are two wooden stools in front of the counter on the right and what appears to be gas lighting fixtures hanging from the ceiling and advertisments hanging from the shelving. The floor appears to be made of tile.
Location Depicted13 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
SubjectLescher Drug Company (Galesburg, Ill.)
Drugstores
Bottles
Containers
Counters
Showcases
Gaslight fixtures
Men
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
NotesAddresses confirmed in the 1895 Galesburg City Directory. Negative also available.
Ordering InformationPlease contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org
Image NumberP-1623
RepositoryGalesburg Public Library Archives
Repository CollectionPhotographic collection
Object Description1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationDigital image captured using an Epson Expression 1680 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600 ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the contrast from 0 to +17 and the brightness from 0 to +14 using Adobe Photoshop CS.
Date Digital2004-09-09
PublisherDaily Republican Register newspaper.
Original DatabaseThis 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.
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