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| Title | Illinois Power and Light Company |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | Osgood Photo Supply Company, 330 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | September 29, 1929 |
| Description | Photograph shows a large brick and stone building with an electric sign on the right corner of the building advertising that it houses Illinois Power and Light Corporation offices. It is a three story building with a flag pole on the roof and several awnings on the left side of the first floor as well as a fire escape and automobiles parked diagonally on the street. Also visible is the Brown Corn Planter Works with a cuppola on its roof behind the Light and Electric building. To the right is the J. & R. Wholesale Grocery. There are two globe street lamps on either corner of the street. There is a man standing on the corner against the building. |
| Location Depicted | Kellogg and East Simmons Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. |
| Subject | Illinois Power & Light Corporation (Galesburg, Ill.)
J. & R. Wholesale Grocery (Galesburg, Ill.)
Brown's Corn Planter Works (Galesburg, Ill.)
Power industry
Public utility companies
Electric signs
Street lights
Awnings
Automobiles
Road, brick
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Address verified in the 1929 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309)-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P1337 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 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 +10 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2006-09-19 |
| File Name | gplp1337 |
| 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. |
