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Title
Mausoleum at Oak Hill Cemetery
Contributor
Gordon, John C., 1887-1967 (photographer) (Creator)
Contributing Institution
San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
John C. Gordon Panoramic Collection
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives Department. http://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-and-archives
Description
Oak Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park is located 300 Curtner Avenue in San Jose. Founded in 1839, it is the oldest secular cemetery in California. “Burials at Oak Hill include Charles Doerr, a baker who served on the San Jose City Count in the 1890s, and members of the Donner party, including Curtner, Schallenberger, Reed, Eddy, and Murphy. See http://www.oakhillfuneral.com/dm20/en_US/locations/24/2473/history.page
Captured by Luna Imaging using Fujifilm Lanovia C-550 Scanner or Cambo 4x5 Camera with a Phase One PowerPhase FX Digital Back as a 762 dpi TIF image in 8-bit grayscale. Operating System during capture is Mac OS X Version 10.6.6. Image retouched with Adobe Photoshop CS3. Pixel size: 16574 x 6139. File size: 116.70 MB. Compressed into JPG format using Irfanview Version 4.28.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
8.1 x 21.8 in.
Identifier
islandora:70_304
filename: GC_P_484
oclc: 796186138
islandora: 70_304
Language
English
Subject
Funerals & Cemeteries
Panoramas
Cemeteries
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Mausoleums
Place
San Jose
California
Relation
John C. Gordon Photographic Collection, MSS-1996-03-29-02, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives

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