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Photograph shows Inez Jackson and Mary Root standing at a table with a large open box and many different objects on it. There is a sign on the table that reads: "From the 1926 cornerstone." Some of the objects include a Bible, newspapers, and a pipe. Inez Jackson has an old photograph in her hands and Mary Root is handling what may be an overstuffed white envelope. On verso of scanned copy: "Opening the Corner Stone at Cambrian. Eleanor Reed, Mary Root". On verso of duplicate copy: "Inez Jackson, Mary Root". "The building at 210 S. Second St. closed May 31, 1973. Lois Cullison the YW's top administrator, removed the cornerstones of 1915 and 1926, and gave plaques of appreciation to the employees, some of whom were losing their jobs." From Fran Smith, "Breaking Ground:The Daring Women of the YWCA in the Santa Clara Valley, 1905-2005, " (2005), p. 94. 1973 Scanned with Epson Perfection V700 photo; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color. Auto Level image processing applied and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3
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