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| Title | [Carl Sandburg, Esther Sandburg & Marie S. Swanson at Hotel Custer] |
| Date Original | 1958 |
| Description | Photograph shows Carl Sandburg sitting with his younger sister, Esther Sandburg, and Marie S. Swanson on a couch in the Sandburg Suite at the Hotel Custer. Food, cups and saucers and coffee service on a warming tray sits on a table in front of them. Swanson, at right, is laughing. Esther Sandburg has a ribbon on her dress that includes the faces of Lincoln and Douglas. |
| Location Depicted | Hotel Custer, 87 South Kellogg Street, Coner of SImmons Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. |
| Subject | Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967
Hotel Custer (Galesburg, Ill.)
Hotels
Coffeepots
Books
Shelving
Men
Women
Clothing & dress
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | The Sandburgs were thought to be in Galesburg to attend the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln - Douglas debate. Written on the back of the photograph is the date, 1958. Address confirmed in the 1958 Galesburg City Directory. Identity of Marie S. Swanson confirmed by Rose M. Webb of Galesburg. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library Archivist at (309)-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0332b |
| 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 600ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the contrast from 0 to +33 and the brightness from 0 to +16 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2005-01-13 |
| File Name | gplp0032b |
| 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. |
