1893 Kensington Post Office.
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File Name |
csj_ARB-C331 |
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Title |
1893 Kensington Post Office. |
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Contributors |
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998 (collector) |
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Date |
1893 |
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Description |
Black-and-white photograph of the Kensington Post Office, Willow Glen. Between Jan. 14, 1893 and Jan. 14, 1895, all mail addressed to residents of Kensington, California, went to the Kensington Post Office, housed in this grocery store on the northeast corner of Minnesota and Cherry avenues in what is now San Jose. This post office bore the name Kensington until it became Willowglen in 1895. It continued as Willowglen until the transferring of its mail service to San Jose on Jan. 15, 1900. It continued to house a store until razed to make way for Station 6 of the San Jose Fire Department, built in 1963. The bearded man in the photo is probably Postmaster Albert E. Winlow who, with D. W. Smythe, operated the grocery store under the name of A. E. Winlow & Co." Grocery items can be seen stacked on the porch and in the windows. |
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Subject-TGM |
Buildings
Men
Grocery stores
Post offices |
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Subject-Local |
Smythe, D. W.
Winlow, Albert E. |
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Geographic Coverage |
San Jose -- California |
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Object Type |
Photographic prints |
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Format |
image/jpg2000 |
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Dimensions |
12 x 19 cm. |
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Rights |
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://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm |
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Collection |
Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection |
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Language |
english |
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Repository |
San Jose Public Library California Room |
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Note |
Black and white photograph. Poor condition. |
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