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Title
Alum Rock Fountain and Bathhouse
Date Created and/or Issued
1893
1894
1895
circa 1895
1896
1897
Publication Information
Cardinell-Vincent Company
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
On the right is the women's bathhouse within Alum Rock Park. On the left is a gazebo covering one of the drinking fountains where the mineral waters could be sampled." A lady stands underneath the gazebo. In the lower left corner is written:"On the Road of a Thousand Wonders." In the lower right corner is written: 3512 Mineral Springs Fountain, Alum Rock Park San Jose, California
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Scanned with Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner as a 600 dpi TIFF image and 16-bit RGB color. Compressed to JPEG format using Photoshop CS2.
Extent
3.5 x 5.5 in.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sjplpc/id/236
Language
English
Subject
Parks
Fountains
Bathhouses
Mineral Waters
Place
San Jose
California
Source
Historic Postcard Collection

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