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| Title | Palace of Trade |
| Date Original | ca. 1895 |
| Description | Photograph shows the interior of the Palace of Trade from the west door, showing the width of the store. There are tables, shelves and display cases showing bolts of cloth and what appear to be shawls, lace and handkerchiefs. There are decorative pillars and gas lamps alsw in view. There is a sign on the middle right that states, Books by Standard Authors Half Price. |
| Location Depicted | 148 to 154 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Palace of Trade Dry Goods Company (Galesburg, Ill.)
Stores & shops
Textiles
Columns
Stools
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Written under the photograph, "Southwest corner of E. Main & S. Prairie St". Under title is printed, "From west door, showing width." Address verified in the 1895 Galesburg City Directory. Description of the store in the city directory: Palace of Trade Dry Goods Co, dry goods, dress goods, silks, laces, velvets, ribbons, millinery and fancy goods. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg public Library archives at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P1668 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 8.75 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 600ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the contrast from 0 to +10 and the brightness from 0 to +15 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2005-03-01 |
| Publisher | Republican Register Newspaper |
| File Name | gplp1668 |
| 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. |
