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Title
1929 Parade Float, San Jose Scavanger Company
Creator
Frank J. Steiner (photographer)
Date Created and/or Issued
1929
1929-05-18
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Fiesta de las Rosas Collection
Rights Information
The San Jose Public Library California Room can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of San Jose Public Library California Room collection must be given by the San Jose Public Library California Room. 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
Six musicians in colorful fiesta costumes, played Italian and Spanish melodies while sitting atop the San Jose Scavenger Company's float, according to the official Fiesta de las Rosas program). Five men play accordians; one man sits at a set of drums. There are houses and crowds of people in the background. This float won second prize per the pennant posted on the base at front.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Scanned with Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner as a 800 dpi TIFF image in 16-bit Grayscale. Compressed to 8-bit and JPEG format using Photoshop CS2.
Extent
8 x 10 in.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sjplfdrc/id/65
Language
English
Subject
Buildings
Events
Floats (Parades)
Flowers
Men
Musicians
Parades & processions
Spectators
Streets
Women
Place
San Jose
California
Source
Fiesta de las Rosas Collection
Relation
Fiesta de las Rosas Photographic Album, 1929

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