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| Title | C. B. & Q. depot fire |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | Osgood Photo Supply Co. |
| Date Original | April 27, 1911 |
| Description | Photograph shows the Chicago, Burlington and Northern passenger depot in Galesburg, Illinois burning. The roof of the bell tower and the roof to the right are gone. Thick smoke is pouring out of the left side of the building. There is a ladder going to a second floor window and water is being pumped onto the left corner of the building. There is a large crowd below watching and three men can be seen on the far left standing on the roof of another building. |
| Location Depicted | South Seminary corner of South street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Railroad stations
Fires
Fire fighting
Galesburg (Ill.). Fire Department
Smoke
Crowds
Spectators
Men
Women
Buildings
Bell towers
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Written on the photograph: "Q Depot, Apr. 27, 1911. #5, Osgood Photo." This image is from the collection owned by the Galesburg Fire Department. Address confirmed in the 1900 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P1689 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using an Epson Expression 1680 scanner with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a 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 +40 and the brightness from 0 to +29 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2005-06-28 |
| File Name | gplp1689 |
| 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. |
