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| Title | Galesburg Builders Supply Company |
| Photographer | Gliessman |
| Studio Name/Location | Gliessman Studios, 1134 North Henderson Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | March 1964 |
| Description | Image shows the exterior of the Galesburg Builders Supply Company. It has neon signs with the company name spelled out above the windows and door as well as the Words "Ready Mixed Concrete." There is a clock which reads 7:10 on a second neon sign attached to and sticking out from the center of the building, there is a temperature gauge below that. There is a C. B. & Q. railroad crossing light visible on the right.. Electric power lines and a pole can be seen in the center and on the far right of the image. |
| Location Depicted | 600 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Galesburg Builders Supply Company (Galesburg, Ill.)
Building materials industry
Buildings
Electric signs
Clocks & watches
Concrete products industry
Railroad crossings
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| Notes | Address verified in a 1964 Galesburg City Directory. Negative available. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | NC1688 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 negative : b&w ; 3.75 x 4.75 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Epson Expression 1680 scanner with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a negative scanned at 8-bit grayscale 1200ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the shadows from 0-21, the midtones from 1.00 to 1.10 and the highlights from 255-237 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2010-05-10 |
| File Name | gplnc1688 |
| 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. |
