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Army tank driven at C. B. & Q. depot
Army tank driven at C. B. & Q. depot
TitleArmy tank driven at C. B. & Q. depot
Date Original1919
DescriptionPhotograph shows a United States military tank being unloaded from a railroad flat car at the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad station. There are two soldiers standing on the flat car along with several other men. There is a large crowd on either side of the train and the station can be seen in the distance on the left.
Location DepictedS. Seminary bet Mulberry & South, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
SubjectChicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Tanks (Military science)
Military vehicles
Railroad cars
Railroad stations
Railroad freight cars
Soldiers
Military personnel
Crowds
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
NotesPhoto dated from a photograph of this same tank on display on a Galesburg street in 1919. Address verified in a 1922 Galesburg City Directory. Written on the photograph are the words: "Osgood #5 War..." The other words not readable.
Ordering InformationPlease contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org
Image NumberP0450b
RepositoryGalesburg Public Library
Repository CollectionPhotographic collection
Object Description1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationDigital image captured using an Epson Expression 1680 scanner with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit gray 600ppi. The master scan is untouched. but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the brightness from 0 to -7 and the contrast from 0 to +18 using Adobe Photoshop CS.
Date Digital2009-01-15
File Namegplp0450b
Original DatabaseThis 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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