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| Title | Holmes Building |
| Date Original | ca. 1899 |
| Description | Photograph shows the Holmes Building in Galesburg, Illinois. The Continental is the most prominent store located on the corner of the building. There are several horse drawn buggies on the street and a streetcar is on the far right. The view is looking towards the Public Square. The street is paved with bricks and the streetcar tracks can be seen in the center of the street. |
| Location Depicted | 152 - 154 East Main Street, Gaelsburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Holmes Building (Galesburg, Ill.)
Continental Clothing House (Galesburg, Ill.)
Carriages & coaches
Buildings
Street railroads
Street railroad tracks
Street lights
Men
Women
Children
Crowds
Horses
Clothing & dress
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | There is some damage to the photograph due to adhesive tape on the lower right. Written on the back of the photograph are the words, "Holmes Bldg." Address confirmed in the 1899 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0321 |
| 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 10 and the brightness from 0 to +6 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2005-01-13 |
| File Name | gplp0321 |
| 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. |
