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| Title | Galesburg High School human flag |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | Osgood Photo Supply, 352 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | ca. 1904 |
| Description | Photograph shows the flag of the United States of America made up of students from Galesburg High School. They are standing on bleachers to the left of the front entrance to the High School. There are other students looking out of the third story windows waving United States flags. There is a large crowd gathered in front and to the side of the bleachers. Several of the people are holding umbrellas. |
| Location Depicted | Northwest corner Broad and Tompkins Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Galesburg High School (Galesburg, Ill.)
Flags
Patriotism
Costumes
Clothing & dress
Umbrellas
Students
Men
Women
Children
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Address verified in 1904 Galesburg City Directory. Note on back of photograph, Galesburg High School human flag. Negative also available. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0660 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public LIbrary Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.75 x 6.75 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using an Epson Expression 1680 scanner with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 1200 ppi. The master is untouched but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the contrast from 0 to +25 and the brightness from 0 to -5 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2004-09-02 |
| File Name | gplP0660 |
| 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. |
