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| Title | Bowman Shoes |
| Date Original | 1939 |
| Description | Photograph shows the entrance and display windows of the Bowman Shoe Store. There are many shoes on display, men's on the right and women's on the left. A neon sign displays the store's name and the words "Red Cross." There is a sign inside the right display window in front of a frying pan which states: "Opening days only, one of these useful chicken fryers." The word Bowman is set in tile at the entry just off the sidewalk. |
| Location Depicted | 250 E. Main Street, Hill Arcarde, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Bowman Brothers Shoe Store (Galesburg, Ill.)
Hill Arcade (Galesburg, Ill.)
Shoes
Shoe stores
Stores & shops
Electric signs
Window displays
Buildings
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | There are some scratches on the upper corners of the image and dark areas on the lower left and right. Address verified in the 1939 Galesburg City Directoy. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0418 |
| 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 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 +20 and the brightness from 0 to +20 using Adobe Photosho CS. |
| Date Digital | 2004-12-09 |
| File Name | gplp0418 |
| 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. |
