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[O. T. Johnson's rug department]
Title
[O.
T.
Johnson's
rug
department]
Date Original
ca.
1900
Description
Photograph
shows
what
appears
to be
two
salesmen
showing
carpeting
to a
man
in
bowler
hat
and
suit
and a
lady
sitting
in a
rocking
chair.
There
is
another
man
in the
center
right
background
of the
image.
There are
numerous
rugs
and
carpets
on the
floor
,
walls
and
hanging
from the
ceiling.
Location Depicted
125
-
131
East
Main
Street
,
Galesburg
,
Knox
County
,
Illinois
Subject
O. T. Johnson Company (Galesburg, Ill.)
Floor coverings
Rugs
Rocking chairs
Electric lighting
Clothing & dress
Men
Women
Sales personnel
Stores & shops
Showrooms
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
Notes
Address
verified
in the
1900
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
P0309f
Repository
Galesburg Public Library
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
+29
, and the
brightness
from
0
to
+19
using
Adobe
PhotoShop
CS.
Date Digital
2006-02-14
File Name
gplp0309f
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-Illinois Mississippi River region.
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