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| Title | Galesburg Post Newspaper printing room |
| Date Original | September 11, 1937 |
| Description | Image shows five people standing in the interior of the Post Newspaper printing room. They are identified from left to right: Pete Creighton, Maxine Rowe, Mary Allensworth Creighton (the owner of the newspaper), Harold Anderson and Cecil Corzatt. There is typeset visible on all of the tables and a printing machine behind Pete Creighton shown here when a boy. Brick walls are visible and there are two windows on the left and a calendar on the right. |
| Location Depicted | rear, 40 N. Kellogg St, . Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Galesburg Post Newspaper (Galesburg, Ill.)
Newspaper editors
Newspaper industry
Newspapers
Typesetting
Typesetting machines
Printing
Printing industry
Reporters
Child labor
Clothing & dress
Hats
Men
Women
Boys
Galesburg (Ill.)
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| Notes | Names of the individuals in the image were identified by Mr. Pete Creighton in June 2010. Mr. Creighton is the boy shown in the image and he is the son of the owner of the newspaper, Mary Allensworth Creighton. The name and address of the newspaper was verified in a 1937 Galesburg City Directory. The left side of the image is damaged. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | NB195 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 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 brightness from 0 to -11 and the contrast from 0 to +13 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2010-05-26 |
| File Name | gplnb195 |
| 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. |
