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| Title | Berg's Radio and Appliances store open house |
| Photographer | Gliessman |
| Studio Name/Location | Gliessman Studio, 315-317 Bondi Building, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. |
| Date Original | December, 1952 |
| Description | Photograph shows a crowd standing outside of Berg's Appliance store during an open house. The name of the store can be seen on two signs attached to the right and left of the building and on an unlit neon sign in the center window. Automobiles are visible on either side of the street and there are two Christmas trees visible in the store windows. Some of the people in the crowd appear to be holding 49 rpm records. The Chicago Motor Club office can be seen on the far right. |
| Location Depicted | 258 to 264 East Simmons Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Berg's Incorporated (Galesburg, Ill.)
Appliance stores
Stores & shops
Window displays
Automobiles
Crowds
Men
Women
Children
Galesburg (Ill.)
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| Notes | Since a 1952 Galesburg City Directory was not available, the name and address of store was verified in a 1954 directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P2006b |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 8x10 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. |
| Date Digital | 2010-05-20 |
| File Name | gplp2006b |
| 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. |
