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Title: Earthquake Collapsed Buildings
Date Created and/or Issued: 1906
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: Pedestrians walk past downtown San Jose buildings badly damaged during the1906 earthquake." A woman walking with a bicycle. The collapsed building with the small dome in front was the Elks Club, located at the corner of Santa Clara Street and Lightson Alley. The damage building on the left was the Mayer Brothers' Store.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg2000
Scanned with Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner as a 600 dpi TIFF image and 16-bit Grayscale. Compressed to JPEG format using Photoshop CS2.
Extent: 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sjplpc/id/200
Language: English
Subject: Streets
Earthquakes
Cyclists
Disasters
Fraternal organizations
Place: San Jose
California
Source: Historic Postcard Collection

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