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Filename: ywca_1980_negs_083
PID: islandora:82_795
Title: People participating in the 1986 y-Walk
Creator: Unknown
Date issued: 1986
Language: English
Description: Negative shows a group of men and women participating in the 1986 y-Walk. They are walking down Almaden Boulevard. One woman holding a camera and a balloon is wearing a tee shirt that reads: "Walk for women. YWCA 1986." Other participants are also carrying balloons. The street is landscaped with... Show moreNegative shows a group of men and women participating in the 1986 y-Walk. They are walking down Almaden Boulevard. One woman holding a camera and a balloon is wearing a tee shirt that reads: "Walk for women. YWCA 1986." Other participants are also carrying balloons. The street is landscaped with ivy and trees. Show less
File Format: Image/jpg
Extent: 1 x 1.5 in.
Object type: Negatives
Tags: Young Women's Christian Association
Subject, LCSH: Balloons (Novelties)
Cameras
Fund raising
Men
T-shirts
Walking
Women
Subject, TGM: Young Women's Christian Association
Geographic coverage: San Jose -- California
Collection: YWCA of Silicon Valley Collection
Repository: San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives
Relation - is part of: Series III, Box 13 Folder 385-386
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Location: Series III, Box 13 Folder 385-386
Note: On envelope: "1986 Y-Walk." "Executive Director Faith Rein (the top job had been renamed again) and President Sarah Janigian launched two annual events that heaped public attention on the association: the Y-Walk downtown in 1984, in which volunteers enlisted sponsors to raise money for YWCA programs; and TWIN, Tribute to Women and Industry, in 1985." From Fran Smith, "Breaking Ground: The Daring Women of the YWCA in the Santa Clara Valley, 1905-2005, " (2005), p.87.
Digital reproduction information: 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