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| Title | Eagle Airship |
| Date Original | 1890 |
| Description | Photograph shows the Eagle Airship flown by Horace B. Wild from the corner of Seminary and Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, to Knoxville, Illinois in 1890. The large balloon has netting attached and it is tied down in this picture. There is a crowd present and a tent to the right and a building to the left. |
| Location Depicted | Southeast corner of North Seminary and Main Street in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Wild, Horace B.
Balloons (Aircraft)
Air shows
Airships
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Written on the front of the photograph, "Horace B. Wild and his "Eagle" Airship, #2. Written on another photograph from the same collection, "...1890 from C of Main & Sem. Flew to Knoxville, Ill. Southeast corner of Main & Seminary. Now the site of Carson - Pirie - Scott & Co." |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0653 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photgraphic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.25 x 6.5 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 600ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the contrast from 0 to +12 and the brightness from 0 to +3 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2005-02-01 |
| File Name | gplp0653 |
| 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. |
