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| Title | Galesburg water supply pumps installation |
| Photographer | Gliessman |
| Studio Name/Location | Gliessman Studios, 315-317 Bondi Building, 311 East Main Street, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | July 25, 1958 |
| Description | Image show a large concrete structure with large metal tubes on top that after completion will be used to bring water to Galesburg, Ill. There is a man standing on the structure between the metal objects. |
| Location Depicted | Two miles south of Oquawka, Illinois near the Mississippi River. |
| Subject | Water pumps
Hydraulic facilities
Pumps
Pumping stations
Public utility companies
Construction equipment
Construction industry
Construction workers
Water
Construction
Mississippi River
Oquawka (Ill.)
Galesburg (Ill.)
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| Notes | Written on the envelope that the negative was originally stored in is the name of a company: Byron Jacobson Pumps, Inc. and the location: Oquawka, Ill. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | NG013a |
| 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. |
| Date Digital | 2010-05-03 |
| File Name | gplng013a |
| 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. |
