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| Title | S. M. Swanson & Son Grocery World War II window display |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | Osgood Photo Supply, 330 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | February 4, 1942 |
| Description | Photograph shows a window display of a large number of boxed and glass stored fruit products in the S. M. Swanson & Son grocery store. There is a large sign with Uncle Sam on it which states : "Help Uncle Sam conserve tin. Serve Del Monte dried fruits and Del Monte fruits & vegetables in glass. Make it taps for Japs. Tanks, Ammunition, Planes, Ships." There are five United States flags in the window and there are signs at the top of the window advertising different types of stored fruits. Canned goods and bottles can be seen inside the store on the right. |
| Location Depicted | 508 South Prairie Street and 88 South Seminary Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | S. M. Swanson Grocery (Galesburg, Ill.)
Canned foods
Containers
Boxes
Glassware
Signs (Notices)
Flags
Patriotism
Grocers
Grocery stores
Stores & shops
Window displays
Merchandise displays
Window cards
Windows
Fruit
Electric lighting
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Address on th corner of Prairie Street and South Seminary Street confirmed in the 1941 Galesburg City Directory. Photograph gift from Eva L. Pearson. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309)-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0871 |
| 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 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photogrpah 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 +33 and the brightness from 0 to +23 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2006-10-17 |
| File Name | gplp0871 |
| 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. |
