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| Title | Men working with ice blocks |
| Date Original | ca. 1900 |
| Description | Photograph shows eight men standing inside an ice storage building working with blocks of ice. They are either removing ice or storing it. Two of the men are standing on what appears to be railings for moving the ice. There are many tools in the image including, ice poles, forks, tongs and a shovel. The men are all in work clothes. |
| Location Depicted | Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Ice industry
Icehouses
Ice
Men
Clothing & dress
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | It is believed that the men shown in this photograph were working for the Glenwood Ice Company in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. There is some glaring on the upper left of the photograph. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P415a |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 5 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 600ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the contrast from 0 to +38 and the brightness from 0 to +9 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2004-12-09 |
| File Name | gplp415a |
| 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. |
