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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 large crowd milling around inside of Berg's Appliance store during an open house. There are large and small appliances on the showroom floor and balloons are hung from the ceiling. The people are all dressed in winter clothing including coats and hats. |
| Location Depicted | 258 to 264 E. Simmons St., Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Berg's Incorporated (Galesburg, Ill.)
Appliance stores
Stores & shops
Balloons
Appliances
Crowds
Shopping
Clothing & dress
Men
Women
Children
Hats
Coats
Galesburg (Ill.)
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| Notes | From the Leon Benson Collection. Since a 1952 Galesburg City Directory was not available, the name and address of store was verified in a 1954 directory. Written on the back of the photograph: "Admiral open house at Berg's Appl., E. Simmons St. 1952. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P2006a |
| 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 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 | 2010-05-24 |
| File Name | gplp2006a |
| 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. |
