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	Knox County Oil Company service station Title Knox County Oil Company service station Date Original December, 1941 Description Image shows four men, employees of the Knox County Oil Company standing outside the company service station. Gas pumps can be seen on the left and the pump on the right has the words "Aladdin Gas" on it. There is a garage door on the right with the word "Greasing" above it. The men are all wearing company uniforms with bow ties and three of the men are wearing lace up boots. The words "Knox County Oil" can be seen at the top of the image. Location Depicted 95 North Seminary Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois Subject Knox County Oil Company (Galesburg, Ill.) Automobile service stations Mechanics (Persons) Gasoline pumps Uniforms Galesburg (Ill.) Notes Address verified in a 1941 Galesburg City Directory. Ordering Information Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org Image Number NB346a 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 -6 and the contrast from 0 to +3 using Adobe PhotoShop CS. Date Digital 2010-05-05 File Name gplnb346a 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.
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