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| Title | R. J. Robert's Livery |
| Date Original | 1895 |
| Description | Photograph of R. J. Robert's Livery located in Galesburg, Illinois. Photograph shows a large brick barn with an arched entryway. There are four men in the doorway, one is on a wagon and the other is holding the reigns of a horse, two are standing. There are four young boys on the left corner of the building. There are painted signs that state "Robert's Livery and Boarding, and Feed & Tie Barn-Drive in" above the entryway. There is also a sign post that says "Livery, Boarding & Sale" to the left of the building. |
| Location Depicted | 35-37 North Cherry Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | R. J. Robert's Livery (Galesburg, Ill.)
Stables
Barns
Carts & wagons
Buildings
Men
Boys
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographs
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| Notes | There is some slight discoloration on the left of the photograph. Address verified in 1895 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0146 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives, 40 E. Simmons Street, Galesburg, IL 61401 |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 9 x 12 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a photograph scanned at 24-bit grayscale at 600 ppi. The master scan is untouched but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the shadows from 0 to 19, the midtones from 1.00 to.90, the highlights from 255 to 251 and the brightness +2 using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2004-04-26 |
| Publisher | Republican Register Newspaper |
| File Name | gplP0416 |
| Original Database | This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive, http://www.umvphotoarchive.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi River region. |
