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Two horse drawn trolley cars
Two horse drawn trolley cars
TitleTwo horse drawn trolley cars
Date OriginalAugust 22, 1888
DescriptionImage shows two horse drawn street railway cars. There are light and a dark colored horses harnessed to seperate cars. The sides of the streetcars are open and passengers can be seen sitting on benches inside and the drivers are standing. The tracks can be plainly seen in front of the horses and the street is unpaved.
Location DepictedBetween Arnold and Farnham Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
SubjectLowe, Charles
Blackburn, Cy
Street railroads
Street railroad employees
Street railroad tracks
Horses
Passengers
Harnesses
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
NotesWritten on the back of the photograph is "Chas. Lowe driving 'Old Fred' left. Cy Blackburn driving 'Old Jim' right. Aug. 22, 1888 on East Main between Arnold and Farnham." This photograph was donated by Shirley Lohmar.
Ordering InformationPlease contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309)-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org
Image NumberP0362c
RepositoryGalesburg Public Library
Repository CollectionPhotographic collection
Object Description1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationDigital image captured using an Epson Expression 1680 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 contrast from 0 to +32 and the brightness from 0 to +14 using Adobe Photoshop CS.
Date Digital2006-10-03
File Namegplp0362c
Original DatabaseThis record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Image Archives. http://umvphotoarchive.org a collaborative project of culturl heritage organizations in the Iowa-Mississippi River region.
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