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| Title | Ice wagon at Whiting Hall |
| Date Original | ca. 1900 |
| Description | Photograph shows a horse drawn ice wagon from the Glenwood Ice Company parked in front of Whiting Hall in Galesburg, Ill. There are two men standing beside the wagon.The word Glenwood is barely discernable on the side of the wagon. |
| Location Depicted | South of city park, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Glenwood Ice Company (Galesburg, Ill.)
Whiting Hall (Galesburg, Ill.)
Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.)
Ice industry
Carts & wagons
Horses
Harnesses
Dormitories
Street railroads
Balconies
Ivy
Trees
Men
Clothing & dress
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Address verified in the 1900 Galesburg City Directory. Whiting Hall was the residence for female students attending Knox College. Written on the back of the photograph: " I. S. Callendar, manager of the ice company." Negative available. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0415f |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 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 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 +4 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2005-06-28 |
| File Name | gplp415f |
| Original Database | This record is part of the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archives, http://www.umvphotoarchives.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Mississippi River region.This record is part of the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive, http://www.umvphotoarchive.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Mississippi River region. |
