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Title
1986 y-Walk participants receive prizes
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 Jenifer Williams, who is probably African American, and a large group of men and women watching as another woman selects a prize for the next 1986 y-Walk winner. The winner is standing slightly behind both women. There is a prize table with plants on it next to where they are standing. Some of the participants are wearing tee shirts that read: "Walk for women. YWCA 1986" and some are carrying balloons.
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. Jenifer Williams was a high-tech manager whose mother Iola served as San Jose's first black vice mayor. Jenifer would rise to YWCA president. From Fran Smith, "Breaking Ground: Th
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_845
filename: ywca_1980_negs_134
islandora: 82_845
Language
English
Subject
Young Women's Christian Association
Balloons (Novelties)
Children
Fund raising
Men
Plants
T-shirts
Tables
Walking
Women
Place
San Jose
California
Relation
YWCA of Silicon Valley Collection

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