John C. Gordon photographic negatives collection, 1905-1950 (bulk 1920-1945)

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John C. Gordon photographic negatives collection, 1905-1950 (bulk 1920-1945)

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The John C. Gordon photographic negatives collection documents the history of San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley from c. 1905-1950 (bulk 1920-1945). The collection consists of approximately 15,000 glass plate, acetate and nitrate photographic negatives, and includes a variety of topics that provide a 50-year visual history of the region. Arranged by index number, format and topic, the collection documents everyday life, the historical context of place and time, and illustrates the changes in area business ventures that include agriculture, fruit canning and processing, banking, local businesses, aeronautics, railroads, and other manufacturing businesses. In addition, the collection includes images of the Winchester Mystery House, the Lick Observatory, storefronts, hospitals, hotels, landscapes, funerals, weddings, parks, parades, and many mixed group shots of families and local organizations. This collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Indexed negatives - acetate & nitrate, c. 1926-1945; and Series II: Topical negatives - glass, acetate & nitrate, c. 1905-1925, bulk undated.

70.0 linear feet (135 boxes).

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San JoseĢ State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives

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Organizational History In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established an evening school for current and prospective teachers in the city. The school became know as the Minns' Evening Normal School, named after the principal, Washington Minns. In 1862, the California State Legislature formally established Minns' school as the first California State Normal School. The school remained in San Francisco until the California State Legisla...

Gordon, John C., 1887-1967.

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John C. Gordon (1887-1967) was born in Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin on January 3, 1887. John Gordon attended Albion College in Michigan, and later took a teaching position in Nebraska. On June 8, 1910, he married Mina Eleanor Schnackenberg and following their wedding reception, the couple moved to Campbell, California. In 1916 Gordon opened a commercial photography studio located at 97 South First Street in downtown San Jose, just above what was then known as Lean's Jewelry Store. He later moved to...