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| Title | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad station |
| Date Original | 1899 |
| Description | Photograph shows the rear of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad station decorted with flags, ribbons and bunting for the visit of President McKinley. There is a large crowd milling about and there are many people looking out of the windows on the second floor of the station. There is a cupola in the center of the building which is also draped with decorations. The railroad tracks can be seen at the bottom of the picture. |
| Location Depicted | Corner of Seminary and South Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Railroad stations (Galesburg, Ill.)
Railroad tracks
Railroad rails
Railroads
Flags
Bunting
Ribbons
Clothing & dress
Men
Women
Children
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Note on back of photograph states "Galesburg station was gaily decorated for visit of William McKinley, in 1899. Depot was destroyed by fire, April 27, 1911." There is some glaring at the bottom of the image and some small dark spots on the upper left. Address verified in the 1899 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivest at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0245 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using and Epson Expression 1680 scanner 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 contrast from 0 to +5 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2004-08-26 |
| File Name | gplP0245 |
| 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. |
