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| Title | Reading Room of the Galesburg Public Library |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | 352 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | ca. 1902 |
| Description | Photograph shows the second floor reading room of the Galesburg Public Library built in 1902. There are several wooden tables and chairs in the room with individuals seated at them. There are what appear to be brass lamps with glass shades on the tables. The ceiling is very ornate and there are four large pillars from floor to ceiling. A wooden magazine rack can be seen and there are curved glass and wood enclosed areas surrounding the back area. On the back wall above a clock is the phrase "In the highest civilization the book is still the highest delight". |
| Location Depicted | Southeast corner of Simmons and Broad Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Galesburg Public Library (Ill.)
Libraries
Reading rooms
Men
Women
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This was a Carnegie funded library. It burned to the ground in 1958. Address verified in the 1902 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0282E |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives, 40 E. Simmons Street, Galesburg, IL 61401 |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 9.5 x 7.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600 ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting brightness +5 using Adobe Photoshop 7. |
| Date Digital | 2004-04-14 |
| File Name | gplP0282E |
| 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. |
