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| Title | Interior of Peck's China Store |
| Photographer | Peck, Walter E. |
| Date Original | ca. 1900 |
| Description | Photograph of the interior of Peck's China Store in Galesburg, Illinois. Shown is a large display case with many types of silver utensils and serving ware. On top is a lamp and a sculpture of an African-American young man. Behind the case is a large display unit with china and cut glass inside and sculptures on the top. There are more shelves on the left with many types of china displayed on them. |
| Location Depicted | 220 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Peck's China Store (Galesburg, Ill.)
Lamps
Pottery
Sculpture
Teapots
Silver
Silverware
Glassware
Urns
Showcases
Cabinets (Case furniture)
Tableware
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This photograph was taken by Walter E. Peck, the son of the owner of the china store, George F. Peck. Walter who also worked in the store as a clerk. The initials W. E. P. and Peck were scratched into the emulsion side of the glass plate negative. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0228c |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 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 input level of the contrast from 0 to +14 and the brightness from 0 to +18 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2005-02-08 |
| File Name | gplp0228c |
| 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. |
