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| Title | Grace Lutheran Church picnic at Gilbert Park |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | Osgood Photo Supply, 330 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | 1901 |
| Description | Photograph shows 28 men, women and children standing on the shore and in a row boat at a lake or pond at Gilbert Park. There are ten boys sitting in a rowboat on the water. A fence can be seen surrounding a small hill with three sets of stairs in the center of the image and on the far right which lead down to a dock area. There is a stone retaining wall right of center with what appears to be a drainage tunnel in the center. All but five people are wearing hats. |
| Location Depicted | Gilbert Park, Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Gilbert Park (Knoxville, Ill.)
Parks
Lakes & ponds
Water
Picnics
Boats
Stairways
Fences
Clothing & dress
Men
Women
Children
Knoxville (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Negative available. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309)-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0838 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.75 x 6.75 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 600ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of contrast from 0 to +9 and the brightness from 0 to +20 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2006-10-03 |
| File Name | gplp0838 |
| Original Database | This 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. |
