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| Title | President Truman's stop in Galesburg |
| Date Original | May 8, 1950 |
| Description | Photograph shows President Harry S. Truman on the back of a Pullman passenger car during a whistle-stop tour at the Galesburg C. B. & Q. depot. There is a large crowd surrounding the car and some people on standing on top of the depot. The train is moving to the southeast as you can see a man running behind it. There are three loud speakers on top of the passenger car above where the president is standing. The presidential seal is also visible on the back of the car. There is a water tank in the background and the Ferris Storage, Swift & Company and Galesburg Novelty Company buildings are visible on Mulberry Street. |
| Location Depicted | South Chambers and Mulberry Street crossing, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Presidents
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Whistle-stop campaigning
Railroad passenger cars
Railroad stations
Water tanks
Railroads
Men
Women
Children
Crowds
Flags
Automobiles
Buildings
Streets
Railroad tracks
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | There is some glare on the lower left corner of the image. Address of C. B. & Q. crossings verified in the 1951 Galesburg City Directory. Negative also available. Name on back of photograph: Ralph Hawthorne. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0980a |
| 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 an Epson Expression 1680 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 +20 and the brightness from 0 to +15 using Adobe PhotoShop CS.. |
| Date Digital | 2004-12-02 |
| File Name | gplP0980a |
| 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. |
