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	Saying goodbye to selected Sammies Title Saying goodbye to selected Sammies Date Original September 21, 1917 Description Photograph shows a large crowd at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad depot saying goodbey to World War War I draftees. Approximately twelve automobiles can also be seen among the crowd and parked around a lawned area. Location Depicted South Seminary Street between South and Mulberry Streets, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois Subject Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company World War, 1914-1918 Draft Crowds Automobiles Galesburg (Ill.) Photographic prints Notes Written on the front of the photograph : "Galesburg bidding goodbye to selected sammies. Sept. 21, 1917." Ordering Information Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309)-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org Image Number P0283e 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 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8 bit grayscale 1200. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the contrast from 0 to +17 and the brightness from 0 to +19 using Adobe Photoshop CS. Date Digital 2006-11-07 File Name gplp0283e Original Database This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Image Archives. http://umvphotoarchive.org a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizaations in the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi River region.
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