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| Title | John Nelson |
| Photographer | W. B. Loomis and Company, 9 Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | ca. 1910 |
| Description | Image is a formal portrait of John Nelson of the Galesburg Police Department. Mr. Nelson is wearing his police uniform. There is a star shaped badge on his jacket that has the words Galesburg Police stamped into it. Each of the buttons on his jacket have the word Police on them. On his cap is a wreath, which looks like it is made of metal and surrounds the initials GP. |
| Location Depicted | 9 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Nelson, John
Galesburg (Ill.). Police Department
Police
Uniforms
Coats
Buttons (Fasteners)
Badges
Mustaches
Hats
Insignia
Portrait photographs
Portraits
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | This photograph is a copy taken from an actual photograph. The words on the matting portion of image are "Loomis, 9 Main St. Galesburg, Ill." Written on the back of the image is written "John Nelson, Born: Skova, Sweden, 3/29/1861, Died: Galesburg, Ill. 6/27/1926, Galesburg Police Force about 1906 - 1920, Home at 290 N. Seminary St., Galesburg. This image was loaned to the Galesburg Public Library by John Schlaff so that it could be scanned, copied and saved to CD-ROM disc. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P1695 |
| 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 print 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 +22, and the brightness from 0 to +10 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2005-08-16 |
| File Name | gplp1695 |
| 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. |
