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| Title | G. B. Churchill Company |
| Date Original | 1895 |
| Description | Photogaph shows the interior of the G. B. Churchill Company hardware store. On display in the store are stoves, bicycles, hammocks, coffee pots, pots and pans, hammers and saws. There are ladders that are leaning against shelving. There are display cases with knives and other items and there is a gas lamp hanging from the wooden ceiling. |
| Location Depicted | 220 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | G.B. Churchill Company (Galesburg, Ill.)
Stoves
Hammocks
Ladders
Hammers
Saws
Gaslight fixtures
Showcases
Hardware
Hardware stores
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | There is some glaring in the center of the photograph. Address verified in the 1895 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P1620 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 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 600ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the contrast from 0 to +15 and the brightnes from 0 to +15 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2004-09-02 |
| Publisher | Galesburg Republican Register |
| File Name | gplP1620 |
| 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. |
