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Title: Advertisement 1896, Carnival of Roses
Creator: Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued: 1896
1896-03-15
Contributing Institution: San José Public Library, California Room
Collection: Ephemera 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: This full page advertisement appeared in the March 15, 1896 issue of The Pioneer. It describes the Great Carnival of Roses festival to be held in San Jose on May 6-9, 1896. The advertisement promises a grand parade with 250 floats, games, a grand ball, and a parade of 15,000 school children. The advertisement urges the reader to ""See the Carnival of Roses and Live forever."
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: 55 cm
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sjplephemer/id/354
Language: English
Subject: Advertisements
Ephemera
Events
Festivals
Henry, James H., 1846-1939
Wright, Henry Ward
Murphy, Bernard D
Place: San Jose
California
Source: SJPL California Room Ephemera Collection

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