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Title: Bloom's Shoes
Contributor: Gordon, John C. (photographer) (Creator)
Contributing Institution: San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
Collection: John C. Gordon Photographic 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: Vertical neon sign reads "Bloom's Shoes". Neon sign mounted flat against building also says "Bloom's".
Based on the San Jose City directories, Bloom's Shoes is listed from 1912 through 1965, and their main location was at 71 S. First Street near San Fernando Street.
Scanned with Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL Pro; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 8-bit Grayscale. Auto Level image processing applied and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
10 x 8 in.
Identifier: islandora:78_1537
filename: jcg_blooms_001
islandora: 78_1537
Language: English
Subject: Business & Industry
Electric signs
Shoe stores
Storefronts
Place: San Jose
California
Relation: John C. Gordon Photograph Collection

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