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Standish residence
Standish residence
TitleStandish residence
Date Originalca. 1890
DescriptionPhotograph shows a brick house with a stone and carved wooden porch. There is a small balcony on the second story on the right side of the house and a widow's walk on the roof. There is an extension to the house on the left side. There are shutters on the windows and all are shut. There is a small round out building to the left of the house. Iron fencing can be seen in front of the house and next to a fire hydrant is a tall metal pole with small spokes on either side. There is a gazeebo to the far right of the house as well as wooden frames coming up from the ground.
Location Depicted324 South Cedar Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
SubjectStandish, J. V. N.
Houses
Fencing
Fences
Shutters
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
NotesNotes on photograph: "Was Prof. of mathmatics-Lombard College. Left wealth & estate to Knox College because trustees would not make him president of Lombard (College). Where Knox library now stands...descendant of Miles Standish." Address verified in 1890 Galesburg City Directory.
Ordering InformationPlease contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org
Image NumberP0274
RepositoryGalesburg Public Library Archives
Repository CollectionPhotographic collection
Object Description1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 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 1200 ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the contrast from 0 to +20 and the brightness from 0 to -15 using Adobe Photoshop CS.
Date Digital2004-09-02
File NamegplP0274
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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