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| Title | Taft speech at Knox College |
| Date Original | October 7, 1908 |
| Description | Photograph shows William Howard Taft giving a speech at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois on the 50th anniversay of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Mr. Taft was a candidate for the office of President of the United States. The speech is being given outside of the Old Main building on the Knox College campus. He is standing next to a small table on an outdoor stage. Clark E. Carr is seated to his left and there is a large audience in attendance. |
| Location Depicted | Broad Street south of Standish Park, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Carr, Clark E. (Clark Ezra), 1836-1919
Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.)
Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.). Old Main
Public speaking
Political campaigns
Political elections
Politicians
Clothing & dress
Audiences
Men
Women
Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | Address confirmed in the 1910 Galesburg City Directory. There is some glare on the upper and lower portions of the photograph. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P1604 |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives, 40 E. Simmons Street, Galesburg, IL 61401 |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph: b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 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 600 ppi. The master scan is untouched but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the the contrast + 30 and the brightness -40 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| Date Digital | 2004-08-12 |
| File Name | gplP1604 |
| 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. |
