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| Title | [Galesburg Water Works building] |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | Osgood Photo Supply Co., 330 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | September 21, 1929 |
| Description | Photograph shows a large expanse of lawn and flowers with the Galesburg Waterworks building in the background. The building has a large arched window in the center and two smaller square windows on either side. A smoke stack is behind the building. There is a paved road on the left and a sidewalk on the right. Young trees can be seen between the flower beds. Trees and a glimpse of another building can be seen on the far right. Visible also are a fenced in area in the far right background and buildings in the far left background. |
| Location Depicted | S. Henderson St., Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Galesburg Water Works (Galesburg, Ill.)
Public utility companies
Hydraulic facilities
Pumping stations
Smokestacks
Lawns
Flowers
Trees
Roads
Sidewalks
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Written on the back of the photogrraph "City waterworks." Address verified in the 1929 Galesburg phone book. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309)-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0620 |
| 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 +17 and the brightness from 0 to +6 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2006-09-19 |
| File Name | gplp0620 |
| 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. |
