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| Title | Purington Brick Works |
| Date Original | 1895 |
| Description | Photograph shows the Purington Brick Works factory east of Galesburg, Illinois. There are several large buildings shown, numerous kilns and smoke stacks. There is an earthen ramp leading up to one of the buildings. At the time this photograph was taken, the address was listed as Near City. |
| Location Depicted | Near Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Purington Brick Works (East Galesburg, Ill.)
Brick industry
Kilns
Smokestacks
Factories
East Galesburg (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | At the time of this photograph the address was listed simply as Near City, meaning Galesburg, Illinois. The remnants of the brick yard are today partially located within the city limits of East Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Image Number | P1611 |
| 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 9 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Eson 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. |
| Date Digital | 2004-08-12 |
| Publisher | Galesburg Republican Register |
| File Name | gplp1611 |
| 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. |
