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| Title | O. T. Johnson Company delivery truck |
| Date Original | ca. 1917 |
| Description | Photograph shows three men standing on and near an O.T. Johnson Department Store delivery van. They are hauling bags of U.S. Mail. The truck is parked in front of the Galesburg Club which can be seen on the right in the background. On the side of the truck is printed "The O.T. Johnson Co. Retailers of everything." The names of the men are written on the back of the photo. They are from left to right, W. W. White, George Redmond and James Shoots |
| Location Depicted | North Prairie corner Ferris Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | O. T. Johnson Company (Galesburg, Ill.)
Galesburg Club (Ill.)
White. W.W.
Shoots, James
Redmond, George
Trucks
Clothing & dress
Men
Bags
Wheels
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Written under the photograph in ink: "Republic truck, 1917, Driven by W. W. White. This was furniture truck. There were 6 other trucks at that time. Truck has 200 bags of anniversary mailing... 18 mi. per hr. 12 mi. per gal. Driver rec. $15.00 per week. Other drivers rec. @12.00. Worked from 7 to 6." Address confirmed in the 1916 Galesburg City Directory. Negative available. |
| Ordering Information | please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309) 343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0309n |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 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 +24, and the brightness from 0 to +16 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2006-02-14 |
| File Name | gplp0309n |
| Original Database | This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Image Archives. http://www.umvphotoarchive.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Mississippi Valley River region. |
