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Title
Winchester Mystery House before the 1906 Earthquake
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
circa 1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Postcard 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
Postcard of the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose. This view of the house was taken before the 1906 earthquake. The house was heavily damaged in the earthquake, including the central tower shown in the postcard which was never rebuilt.
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
3.5 x 5.5 in.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sjplpc/id/45
Language
English
Subject
Buildings
Houses
Mansions
Postcards
Winchester, Sarah Pardee, 1837-1922
Winchester Mystery House (San Jose, Calif.)
Place
San Jose
California
Source
California Room Collection

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