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College City Granite Works stoneyard
College City Granite Works stoneyard
TitleCollege City Granite Works stoneyard
Date Originalca. 1893
DescriptionImage 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 Depicted311 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
SubjectCollege City Granite Works (Galesburg, Ill.)
Davis, Simeon B.
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Monuments & memorials
Stonework
Stone carving
Yards
Men
Galesburg (Ill.)
Postcards
NotesSimeon 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 InformationPlease contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at (309)-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org
Image NumberP1809a
RepositoryGalesburg Public Library
Repository CollectionPhotographic collection
Object Description1 postcard : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationDigital 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 Digital2007-06-01
File Namegplp1809a
Original DatabaseThis 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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