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| Title | Two man Japanese submarine |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | Osgood Photo Supply, 330 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | August 21, 1943 |
| Description | Photograph shows a submarine on a truck on East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois. There is a large crowd gathered around the submarine on the street and sidewalks. There is a ladder leading up to the vessel and there are some men on the landing. Several stores in downtown Galesburg can be seen in the photograph. |
| Location Depicted | 215 to 311 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Submarines
G. R. Kinney Co. (Galesburg, Ill.)
Jewel Shop (Galesburg, Ill.)
Bell's Cotton Shop (Galesburg, Ill.)
Montgomery Ward (Galesburg, Ill.)
Nifty Hats (Galesburg, Ill.)
Pittsburgh Paints (Galesburg, Ill.)
Cut Rate Liquors (Galesburg, Ill.)
Holly Shop (Galesburg, Ill.)
Klines Department Store (Galesburg, Ill.)
New China Cafe (Galesburg, Ill.)
Trucks
Men
Women
Children
Buildings
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Written on the front of the photograph, "Aug. 21, 43. Two man sub. Galesburg, Ills. #5." In a newspaper article written on August 23, 1943 in the Galesburg Daily Register-Mail newspaper it was reported that the vessel was a captured Japanese submarine touring the country to encourage the buying of War bonds and stamps. The total purchased in Galesburg was over $6, 000 and in Knoxville, Illinois the sale totaled over $3, 100. Addresses verified in the 1943 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0344 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 5.75 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 1200ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the contrast from 0 to +5 and the brightness from 0 to +12 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2005-02-15 |
| File Name | gplp0334 |
| 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. |
