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| Title | [C. G. Hansen Livery] |
| Date Original | ca. 1900 |
| Description | Photograph shows C. G. Hansen sitting in a surrey in front of his livery stable. There are two black horses harnessed to the surrey and there is fringe hanging down from the passenger cover. There are six other men standing in front of the building. The entrance is a large arched doorway. Painted above it is: C. G. Hansen Livery, Feed 25 (cents) Tie 20 (cents). The office is to the left with the word painted above the doorway. There are two other wagons partially visible on either side. The street is paved with bricks. |
| Location Depicted | 77 to 89 North Cherry Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | C. G. Hansen Livery (Galesburg, Ill.)
Stables
Horses
Horse teams
Carts & wagons
Brick roads
Men
Buildings
Arches
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Written in ink on the back of the photograph: "Charlie Hansen (in buggy). Born in Sweden 1865, died 1938. His wife Jannie born 1868, died 1935. Daughter Frances born 1889, died 1967." Address confirmed in 1900 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309)- 343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P1126 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library |
| 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 +13, and the brightness from 0 to +13 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2006-03-14 |
| File Name | gplp1126 |
| Original Database | This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Image Archives. http://umvphotoarchive.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage oraganizations in the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi region |
