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Title
1986 y-Walk participants socializing
Contributor
Brock, Trish (photographer) (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 group of men and women who are participants in the 1986 y-Walk. They are socializing in a room with balloons. Some of the balloons have floated to the ceiling and some are probably being held by people in the crowd.
On envelope "1986 Y-Walk." On large envelope holding smaller envelope used to hold the negatives: "Name: Brock, Trish. Date: 12/2-. Phone: 295-4011. "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_762
filename: ywca_1980_negs_050
islandora: 82_762
Subject
Young Women's Christian Association
Balloons (Novelties)
Fund raising
Men
Walking
Women
Place
San Jose
California
Relation
YWCA of Silicon Valley Collection

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