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| Title | [Sieg Company and old model cars] |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | Osgood Photo Supply Co., 330 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | May 20, 1940 |
| Description | Photograph shows five old model cars parked in front of the Sieg Company. There are several men on the street inspecting the cars and all of the cars have drivers. The first car has a dog in the rumble seat. There is bunting on the building and there are several signs painted on the windows and a hanging electric sign for the Chicago Motor Club. The street is paved with bricks. |
| Location Depicted | 254 East Simmons Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Sieg Company (Galesburg, Ill.)
Chicago Motor Club (Galesburg, Ill.)
Automobiles
Bunting
Men
Brick roads
Buildings
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Since a 1940 Galesburg City Directory was not available a 1941 directory was used to verify the address. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309)-342-0423 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0632 |
| 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 +18, and the brightness from 0 to +11 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2006-04-18 |
| File Name | gplp0632 |
| 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 region. |
