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YMCA Christmas Party
YMCA Christmas Party
TitleYMCA Christmas Party
Date OriginalDecember 1947
DescriptionThe photograph shows a large group of young children at a YMCA Christmas Party. A man dressed as Santa Claus can be seen on the left with a little boy sitting on his lap. There is a small Christmas tree to his left. There are three adult women sitting on the far right and there are small animal shapes on the walls. Three of the children can be identified: On the far left in the back is Mary Barbara Swensrud-McCoy, next to her on the right is Deborah Sherwood and the girl in the front on the left is Diane Gustafson.
Location DepictedCorner of N. Seminary and Ferris St., Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
SubjectSwensrud-McCoy, Mary Barabra
Sherwood, Deborah
Gustafson, Diane
Young Men's Christian associations
Christmas trees
Christmas decorations
Parties
Holidays
Children's parties
Children
Children & adults
Clothing & dress
Organizations
Galesburg (Ill.)
NotesFrom the collection of Barbara Swensrud McCoy. This photograph was sent over the Internet by the owner so the original size of the image is unknown at this time. Address verified in a 1947 Galesburg City Directory.
Ordering InformationPlease contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at 309-343-6118 or at pattym@galesburglibrary.org
Image NumberP2021
RepositoryGalesburg Public Library
Repository CollectionPhotographic collection
Object Description1 photograph : b&w ; size unknown
Digital Reproduction InformationDigital image captured using a scanner. TIFF file created from a photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 400ppi. 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 +7 using Adobe PhotoShop CS.
Date Digital2010-06-02
File Namegplp2021
Original DatabaseThis 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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