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Title
Guide 1895, Scenes In and About San Jose
Creator
Graham, Charles, 1852-1911 (artist)
Date Created and/or Issued
1895
1895-02-16
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Ephemera 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://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
Colored wood engraving by Charles Graham of scenes in San Jose, "The Garden City of California." Scenes include a view of downtown San Jose looking south from the Electric Light Tower, the Santa Clara County Courthouse, a fountain in St. James Park, the San Jose Post Office, the Sainte Claire Club, and prunes drying on trays. This engraving was published in the February 15, 1895 issue of Harper's Weekly Magazine.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Scaled to 3000 pixels width. Grayscale strip cropped from image. Scanning outsourced to Northern Micrographics as part of the Local History Digital Resources Project, 2005-2006. Technical metadata is limited
Extent
28 x 40 cm.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sjplephemer/id/347
Language
English
Subject
Art
Cities & towns
Ephemera
Prints
Wood engravings
Place
San Jose
California
Source
SJPL California Room Ephemera Collection

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