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Title
People participating in the 1986 y-Walk
Contributor
Unknown (Creator)
Contributing Institution
San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
YWCA of Silicon Valley Collection
Rights Information
Copyright is assigned to the San José State University Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives. Copyright restrictions may apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. 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
Negative shows a large group of men, women and children participating in the 1986 y-Walk. They are just stepping into a crosswalk. Some of the participants are wearing tee shirts that read: "Walk for women. YWCA 1986" and some of them are carrying balloons. There is a wooden covered sidewalk directly behind them with a sign that reads: "Pedestria[n] Walkwa[y]." Other signs are posted on the walkway advertising leasing opportunities and builders.
On envelope: "1986 Y-Walk." "Executive Director Faith Rein (the top job had been renamed again) and President Sarah Janigian launched two annual events that heaped public attention on the association: the Y-Walk downtown in 1984, in which volunteers enlisted sponsors to raise money for YWCA programs; and TWIN, Tribute to Women and Industry, in 1985." From Fran Smith, "Breaking Ground: The Daring Women of the YWCA in the Santa Clara Valley, 1905-2005, " (2005), p.87
1986
Scanned with Epson Perfection V700 photo; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color. Auto Level image processing applied and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
1 x 1.5 in.
Identifier
islandora:82_781
filename: ywca_1980_negs_069
islandora: 82_781
Language
English
Subject
Young Women's Christian Association
Balloons (Novelties)
Children
Crosswalks
Fund raising
Men
T-shirts
Walking
Walkways
Women
Place
San Jose
California
Relation
YWCA of Silicon Valley Collection

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