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Title
1906 Earthquake damaged San Jose Main Post Office
Creator
Denninger, Arthur G
Date Created and/or Issued
1906
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Photograph Collection
Rights Information
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
The earthquake damaged San Jose Main Post Office in 1906. Pedestrians pass by rubble in the street.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Master images scanned at 300 dpi and scaled to 6000 pixels on the longest side. Bit depth: grayscale at 8-bit; color at 24-bit. Images compressed to 800 pixels across the long dimension and to JPEG format. Scanning outsourced to Luna Imaging Inc. as part of an LSTA Grant funded by the California State Library in 2003-2004. Scanning hardware is unknown.
Extent
12 x 17 cm.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/748
Language
English
Subject
Buildings
Children
Disasters
Earthquakes
Men
Pedestrians
Post offices
Women
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
Place
San Jose
California
Source
California Room Photograph Collection

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