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| Title | Galesburg Police Department banquet |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | Osgood Photo Supply, 330 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | December 27, 1911 |
| Description | Image shows approximately 40 men sitting and standing around long banquet tables. There are American flags hanging from the ceiling as well as paper bells. There are bottles of what appear to be beer at each place setting. There are five men standing near the wall. One is a waiter holding a plate of food. There is a portrait of an unknown man above the waiter. |
| Location Depicted | Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Galesburg (Ill.). Police Department
Banquets
Banquet halls
Parties
Eating & drinking
Food
Flags
Bells
Christmas decorations
Police
Electric lighting
Chairs
Tables
Table settings and decorations
Clothing & dress
Men
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This might have been the Police Department Christmas banquet since it the room is decorated with expandable paper bells and the date is two days after Christmas. It is not known where this banquet took place. This photograph was loaned to the Galesburg Public Library by Chief John Schlaff so that it could be scanned, printed and saved to disc. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P1692 |
| 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 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 +15, and the brightness from 0 to +9 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2005-08-16 |
| File Name | gplp1692 |
| Original Database | 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. |
