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Title
Piano display
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 some pianos on display in a large tent decorated in garlands. Some of the signs read, "Duo Art Pianos"; "Sherman, Clay & Co."; and "Steinway, The Highest Achievement in Pianos, The Standard Toward Which All Others Strive."
Sherman Clay & Co. was established in 1870, and today claims it is "America's oldest and largest piano chain." It was founded in 1870 by Leander Sherman in San Francisco. In 1871 Sherman partnered with F.A. Hyde and the business was known as Sherman and Hyde. In 1876, C.C. Clay purchased Hyde's interest and the business was thereafter named Sherman Clay. The San Jose store opened in 1906. (Source: company website: http://www.shermanclay.com/sherman-clay-history.shtml)
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_1975
filename: jcg_county_fair_024
oclc: 798964863
islandora: 78_1975
Language
English
Subject
Business & Industry
Fairs
Pianos
Tents
Place
San Jose
California
Relation
John C. Gordon Photograph Collection

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