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| Title | C. M. B. A. Block |
| Date Original | ca. 1895 |
| Description | Photogaph shows the Covenant Mutual Benefit Association block. It is three stories high with a cupola on the corner and additional floors on the far right side of the building. Store front signs read : "Bank of Galesburg, Olson & Velander, Park Bros. Cash Grocery, and City Pharmacy. There is a livery stable on the far right and a horse and wagon on the far left. |
| Location Depicted | 300 block of East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | C. M. B. A. Block (Galesburg, Ill.)
Bank of Galesburg (Galesburg, Ill.)
Park Brothers Cash Grocery (Galesburg, Ill.)
Olson & Velander (Galesburg, Ill.)
City Pharmacy (Galesburg, Ill.)
Buildings
Horses
Street railroad tracks
Street lights
Cupolas
Window displays
Brick roads
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This block was also listed as the Fraternity Hall Block. Address confirmed in Galesburg City Directories. Printed on photograph : "C. M. B. A. Block." Written in ink are the words "South east corner of Seminary and Main Street." |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P1606 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 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 600 ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the contrast from 0 to +15 and the brightness from 0 to -10 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2004-08-19 |
| Publisher | Galesburg Republican Register |
| File Name | gplp1606 |
| 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. |
