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Title
YWCA 1926 cornerstone box contents
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 Jose 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
Photograph shows Inez Jackson, Lois Cullison, Mary Root, and Mrs John Goldsborough at a table with items from the 1926 cornerstone box on it. Lois Cullison is holding up a small American flag with 46 stars on it and the box is in front of her. There are a women sitting in seats in the background.
"The building a 210 S. Second St. closed May 31, 1973. Lois Cullison the YW's top administrator, removed the cornerstones of 1915 and 1926, and gave plaques of appreciation to the empoloyees, some of whom were losing their jobs." From Fran Smith, "Breaking Ground:The Daring Women of the YWCA in the Santa Clara Valley, 1905-2005, " (2005), p. 94.
1973
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_440
filename: ywca_1960_172
islandora: 82_440
Subject
Young Women's Christian Association
African Americans
Boxes
Flags
Time capsules
Women
Place
California
Relation
YWCA of Silicon Valley Collection

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