The collection consists of copy prints, transparencies, negatives, and typed histories compiled by Vincent and derived largely from newspaper accounts which are also included in the collection. For Galena, the files are divided by street, then general city history, local rivers and floods, and local buildings and bridges. Also included is a series of slides labeled “Past are Present,” which consist of images taken in 1998 which correspond to images from much earlier in the century. Finally, there is a small amount of material relating to other historical areas of interest to Vincent, including clippings and articles about General Ulysses S. Grant and other research notes.
