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Title: San Jose Post office After 1906 Earthquake
Date Created and/or Issued: 1906
Contributing Institution: San José Public Library, California Room
Collection: Historic Postcard 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://sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description: A few people inspect damage to the San Jose Post Office caused by the1906 earthquake. The Clock tower steeple on the left has collapsed, leaving debris on the post office roof and in the street. The damage may appear extensive but aside from the clock tower the building was sound. The damage was quickly repaired but the steeple was never rebuilt.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg2000
Scanned with Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner as a 600 dpi TIFF image and 16-bit Grayscale. Compressed to JPEG format using Photoshop CS2.
Extent: 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sjplpc/id/203
Language: English
Subject: Earthquakes
Disasters
Towers
Post offices
Place: San Jose
California
Source: Historic Postcard Collection

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