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	College City Granite Works stoneyard Title College City Granite Works stoneyard Date Original ca. 1893 Description Image shows an exterior shot of the College City Granite Works stoneyard. There are three men in the image and two are facing the camera. The man with his back to the camera has stone working tools on a stone to his left. It is unclear what he is working on. There are finished tombstones and unfinished blocks of stone visible. On the left is a building with "S. B. Davis." printed on on it. Location Depicted 311 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois Subject College City Granite Works (Galesburg, Ill.) Davis, Simeon B. Tombs & sepulchral monuments Monuments & memorials Stonework Stone carving Yards Men Galesburg (Ill.) Postcards Notes Simeon B. Davis was the owner of the stoneworks company. The address, owner and name of the business were verified in the 1893 Galesburg City Directory. There is some glare on the outer edges of the image. Ordering Information Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309)-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org Image Number P1809a Repository Galesburg Public Library Repository Collection Photographic collection Object Description 1 postcard : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. Digital Reproduction Information Digital image captured using an Epson Expression 1680 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a postcard scanned at 8 bit grayscale 1200. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the contrast from 0 to +14 and the brightness from 0 to +4 Adobe Photoshop CS. Date Digital 2007-06-01 File Name gplp1809a 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.
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