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Title
YWCA Building
Creator
Laws, Robert (photographer)
Date Created and/or Issued
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
circa 1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
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 YWCA building stands at the corner of Second and Santa Clara Streets. Automobiles are parked at the front and side of the building. A palm is visible on the far right. The original building on the left was designed by Julia Morgan and opened in 1916. The four-story annex on the right was added in 1926. The structure was demolished in 1972 and replaced by the Alquist State Office Building.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Scanned with Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner as a 600 dpi TIFF image and 16-bit Grayscale. Compressed to JPEG format using Photoshop CS2.
Extent
3.5 x 5.5 in.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sjplpc/id/227
Language
English
Subject
Young Women's Christian associations
Automobiles
Place
San Jose
California
Source
Historic Postcard Collection

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