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| Title | O. T. Johnson Company |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | 330 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Date Original | ca. 1880 |
| Description | Photograph shows the exterior front of the O. T. Johnson Company drygoods store located in Galesburg, Illinois. It is a two story building. There is a large sign on the front of the building on which is printed: REBUILDING SALE. Underneath that is another sign which states "Galesburg's biggest, best & busiest store." There are buggies, horses and bicycles in front of the store. Items can be seen on display in the store windows. |
| Location Depicted | 127 and 129 East Main Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | O. T. Johnson Company (Galesburg, Ill.)
Dry goods stores
Stores & shops
Storefronts
Carriages & coaches
Horses
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | There is some slight glare showing on the upper right corner of the photograph. Negative also available. Address verified in the 1880 Galesburg City Directory. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P0309b |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives, 40 E. Simmons Street, Galesburg, IL 61401 |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 8 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Epson Expression 1680 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale at 1200 ppi. The master scan is untouched but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the contrast +15 and the brightness +20 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2004-07-29 |
| File Name | P0309 |
| 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. |
