Mercury Herald Junior Club at Alum Rock
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Rating |
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File Name |
GC_P_428 |
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Title |
Mercury Herald Junior Club at Alum Rock |
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Creator |
Gordon, John C., 1887-1967 (photographer) |
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Date |
circa 1930 |
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Description |
Group portrait of children attending the Junior Mercury Herald Club meeting at Alum Rock Park. On the left and in the center, a group of children in the front two rows hold a variety of orchestral instruments, including trombones, trumpets, clarinets, and saxophones. On the left side of this group, a bass drum sits in front of the children, it reads, "Junior Mercury Herald Band." On the right, many of the children in the front row carry what appear to be snare drums. One of the drummers is holding a bass drum, it reads "Mercury Herald Drum Corps.' Several adults are among the children, including two San Jose police officers and two men carrying bull horns. The man in the center of photograph carries a bull horn with "Mercury Herald Sports" printed on its side. In the background children can be seen playing on a variety of playground equipment. |
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Note |
Written on original container: "Mercury Herald Club Alum Rock" |
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Subject-TGM |
Panoramic views
Clubs
Newspaper industry
Children
Parks
Playgrounds
Bands
Musical instruments |
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Geographic Coverage |
Alum Rock Park -- Santa Clara County -- California |
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Object Type |
Negatives |
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Format |
Image/jpg |
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Dimensions |
8.1 x 41.3 in. |
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Relation-Is Part Of |
Series II: Panoramic Prints and Negatives |
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Rights |
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 |
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Collection |
John C. Gordon Photographic Collection |
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Language |
English |
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Repository |
San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives |
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Citation Field |
John C. Gordon Photographic Collection, MSS-1996-03-29-02, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. |
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