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Title
Downtown San Jose
Creator
Roberts, Mike (photographer)
Date Created and/or Issued
1965-1970
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
Publication Information
R. and C. Hakonson
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Postcard Collection
Rights Information
The San Jose Public Library California Room can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of San Jose Public Library California Room
Description
The view east on Santa Clara Street toward the intersection of First and Santa Clara Streets. Two major stores sit at the northern corner of First and Santa Clara: J.C. Penney and Roos Atkins Clothing Store. Both stores would eventually abandon downtown San Jose for the suburban malls. Roos Atkins closed in December 1972 and J.C. Penney left in 1973.
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/131
Language
English
Subject
Streets
Business districts
Stores & shops
Place
San Jose
California
Source
Historic Postcard Collection

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