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	Leroy Marsh Sale Barn Title Leroy Marsh Sale Barn Date Original ca. 1900 Description Photograph shows the front of the Leroy Marsh Sale Barn with 13 horses visible and a large group of men and boys standing around them. There are three men standing in front of the horses towards the left of center of the image and the man in the middle appears to be the owner, Leroy Marsh. All of the horse's tails have been braided. The building itself appears to be in two sections with the barn with a hay loft on the right and the office area on the left. Printed on the building on the left is "Leroy Marsh. Sale Feed & Commission Stables, Auction every Saturday." Location Depicted 168 to 188 N. Cherry Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois Subject Leroy Marsh Sale Barn (Galesburg, Ill.) Marsh, Leroy Horses Stables Barns Auctions Auctioneers Men Boys Galesburg (Ill.) Photographic prints Notes The listing of the business name in the Galesburg City Directories changed over the years. At the time this photograph was taken in 1900 it was listed as the Leroy Marsh Sale Barn. Address also verified in the 1900 Galesburg City Directory. Ordering Information Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org Image Number P0302a 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 600ppi. The master scan is untouched but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the shadows from 0 to 39 and the highlights from 255 to 240 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. Date Digital 2009-01-02 File Name gplp0302a 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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