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| Title | Jeff Davis |
| Photographer | Osgood |
| Studio Name/Location | Osgood Photo Supply Company, 330 East Main Street, Galesburg, Illinois |
| Date Original | 1910 |
| Description | Photograph shows an elderly man, Jeff Davis, sitting on the porch of his home. This house was located, in 1829 when he moved there, adjacent to Log City, four miles northeast of Galesburg. |
| Location Depicted | Four miles northeast of Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois |
| Subject | Davis, Jeff
Log City (Ill.)
Cabins
Houses
Wooden buildings
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| Notes | Written on glass negative and partially showing on photograph is written "Jeff Davis. Came to Knox County in 1829. Lived adjacent to Log City 4 miles northwest of Galesburg. Still living (1910) on original place. 2nd cousin of Pres. of Confederacy". |
| Ordering Information | Please contact the Galesburg Public Library archivist at pattym@galesburglibrary.org |
| Repository | Galesburg Public Library Archives |
| Repository Collection | Photographic collection |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using an Epson Expression 1680 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600 ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the contrast from 0 to +10 using Adobe Photoshop CS. |
| 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. |
