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	C. B. & Q. coal car Title C. B. & Q. coal car Date Original ca. 1920 Description Photograph shows 13 men sitting on top of a filled railroad coal car and 4 men standing next to it. Printed on the car is: "C B & Q 78739." Written by hand on the car is "Company A, No. 2." and the word "King." Location Depicted Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois Subject Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Railroad cars Railroad companies Railroad employees Railroad freight cars Railroads Employees Men Coal Galesburg, Ill. Photographic prints Notes Image was borrowed from William Frankey so that it could be copied, scanned and added to this site. The other writings on the car are not readable. Ordering Information Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org Image Number P1850 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 scanner with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 1200ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the brightness from 0 to -6 and the contrast from 0 to +10 using Adobe Photoshop CS. Date Digital 2008-01-24 File Name gplp1850 Original Database This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Image Archives. http://umvphotoarchive.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi region.
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