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Title
College of Notre Dame Courtyard
Date Created and/or Issued
1910-1920
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1911
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1914
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1918
1919
1920
Publication Information
Edward H. Mitchell
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Postcard 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://sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
College buildings surround an inner courtyard lined by covered walks used by students to reach their classes at College of Notre Dame. Flowering vines line the outside of the walkway. Benches sit under the walkway." The College of Notre Dame was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The college, convent, and gardens occupied 10 acres of land along West Santa Clara Street just west of downtown. The college had the reputation of being one of the best women's colleges on the West Coast.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Scanned with Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner as a 600 dpi TIFF image and 16-bit RGB color. Compressed to JPEG format using Photoshop CS2.
Extent
3.5 x 5.5 in.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sjplpc/id/192
Language
English
Subject
Universities & colleges
Courtyards
Covered Walks
Place
San Jose
California
Source
Historic Postcard Collection

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