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Title: Harts department store 60th anniversary sale
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 the Hart's department store displaying a sign announcing its 60th anniversary sale. Photograph shows passersby in front of the store entrance.
Leopold Hart opened the Hart's department store in 1866. San Jose blackest moment is tied to this store. Brooke Hart, son of Leopold Hart was kidnapped and thrown off a bridge by two youths. After being arrested and confessing to the crime, they were lynched in St. James Park by a vigilante mob composed of San Joseans and tourists from surrounding areas.
note information gathered from http://www.sanjose.com/underbelly/unbelly/Sanjose/sjsigns/signs3.html
Scanned with Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL Pro; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color. Auto Level image processing applied and compressed into JPG format using Photoshop CS3.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
8 x 10 in.
Identifier: islandora:78_80
filename: jcg_harts_60anniversary_001
oclc: 566085256
islandora: 78_80
Language: English
Subject: Department stores
Shopping
Stores & shops
Place: San Jose
California
Relation: John C. Gordon Photograph Collection

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