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Title
1900, Sunnyvale, Butcher's corner, Bicycle racers
Creator
Unknown
Contributor
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998 (collector)
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 Photograph 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://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
Photograph of six bicycle racers rounding a corner at the intersection of two country roads in Santa Clara County. This intersection was called "Butcher's Corner," named after the Butcher family who owned 60 acres of orchards here. This would be near the present intersection of Fremont Road and Wolfe Road in the city of Sunnyvale.
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
20 x 25 cm.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/713
Language
English
Subject
Athletes
Bicycle racing
Bicycles & tricycles
Men
Sports
Place
Sunnyvale
California
Source
Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection

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