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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, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | May 1958 |
| Description | Image shows two men positioning a large metal tube that is being lowered by a crane onto a large concrete structure. A third man's arm can be seen on the far left and the Mississippi River can be seen on the far right in the distance. Stamped on the side of one of the metal devices is "Caldwell Engineering Co. Station 2, 2 miles south of Oquawka, Illinois, #2380." |
| Location Depicted | 2 miles south of Oquawka, Illinois |
| Subject | City of Galesburg Water Department (Galesburg, Ill.)
Hydraulic facilities
Water supply
Pumps
Construction
Construction equipment
Construction industry
Progress photographs
Rivers
Construction workers
Men
Oquawka (Ill.)
Galesburg (Ill.)
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| Notes | Location of construction site taken from location note stamped on the side of metal device in image. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | NG020b |
| 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 brightness from 0 to -4 and the contrast from 0 to +18 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2010-05-05 |
| File Name | gplng020b |
| 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. |
