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| Title | Red Cross station wagon donated by Butler Manufacturing |
| Photographer | Gliessman |
| Studio Name/Location | Gliessman Studios, 311 E. Main St., r 315-16. Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | December 31, 1954 |
| Description | Image shows a Ford Country Sedan station wagon that was donated to the Knox County Chapter of the American Red Cross by the employees of Butler Manufacturing. Printed on the front door of the automobile is "American National Red Cross, Knox County Chapter, donated by the employees of the Butler Mfg. Co., Galesburg, Ill." The photograph was taken inside the showroom at McCreery Motor Sales. The walls are paneled in wood and there is a service counter on the right and a window on the left. There are evergreen and Christmas light decorations above the service counter and many Ford signs on the walls and hanging from the ceiling. |
| Location Depicted | Kellogg and Tompkins St., Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | McCreery Motor Sales (Galesburg, Ill.)
Butler Manufacturing Company (Galesburg, Ill.)
Station wagons
Automobile dealerships
Automobiles
Galesburg (Ill.)
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| Notes | Address of dealership verified in a 1954 Galesburg City Directory. Negative available. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | NC1073 |
| 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 | 2010-06-21 |
| File Name | gplnc1073 |
| 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. |
