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	Ice harvesting Title Ice harvesting Date Original ca. 1900 Description Photograph shows several men cutting frozen ice into blocks using ice saws. Other men are pushing the cut ice over to the shore using ice poles. There are men on the shore. There is a conveyer belt running up the hill to a wooden structre. Location Depicted Rural Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois Subject Ice industry Ice on rivers, lakes, etc. Ice Lakes Men Winter Galesburg (Ill.) Photographic prints Notes The lake being harvested is probably Lake George. The men are probably employees of the Glenwood Ice Company. There is some glaring on the upper right corner and some streaking in the sky area. Ordering Information Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org Image Number P0415d Repository Galesburg Public Library Archives Repository Collection Photographic collection Object Description 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 4.5 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 mast scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the contrast from 0 to +6 and the brightness from 0 to +4 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. Date Digital 2004-12-09 File Name gplP415d 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.
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