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| Title | Ostrich sulky racer |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | 330 East Main Street, Galesburg, Illinois |
| Date Original | ca. 1900 |
| Description | Image shows an ostrich attached to a harness racing sulky. There is a man standing in front of the ostrich. There are eight boys standing around as well as the handler and a man in a suit and hat. There is a building on the left and a barrel can be seen on the right next to a second building. |
| Location Depicted | Grand Avenue, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Galesburg District Fairgrounds (Galesburg, Ill.)
Harness racing
Harnesses
Ostriches
Boys
Men
Clothing & dress
Exhibition buildings
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | There is some damage to the photograph from the upper left to the center where the image cracked and tape was placed on the image. Written in pencil on the back of the image "Ostrich sulky racer at William's track Galesburg District Fair." Address verified from a 1905 Galesburg map. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309) 343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0329a |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 postcard : b&w ; 3.5 x 5.5 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 +21, and the brightness from 0 to +19 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2006-01-31 |
| File Name | gplp0329a |
| Original Database | This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Image Archives, http://umvphotoarchive.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Mississippi River region. |
