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Title: Ricard Memorial Observatory
Contributor: Gordon, John C. (photographer) (Creator)
Contributing Institution: San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
Collection: John C. Gordon Photographic Collection
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives department. http://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-and-archives
Description: Photograph shows the Ricard Memorial Observatory on the Santa Clara University campus. In the foreground is a cactus garden. The sign on the building reads, "Knights of Columbus of California, Ricard Memorial Observatory."
The observatory was built in 1928 and was named after Father Jerome Ricard who was known as "Padre of the Rains." The building currently houses the Archaeology Department.
Scanned with Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL Pro; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 8-bit Grayscale. Auto Level image processing applied and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
8 x 10 in.
Identifier: islandora:78_1824
filename: jcg_schools_santa_clara_university_005.jpg
oclc: 798964542
islandora: 78_1824
Language: English
Subject: Education
Astronomical observatories
Cactus
Gardens
Santa Clara University
Place: Santa Clara
California
Relation: John C. Gordon Photograph Collection

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