San Jose, California, 1875 – Antique Map Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: San Jose, California, 1875, preserved in this antique map. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: City of San Jose, Cal. 1875
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San Jose, California, 1875
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San Jose in 1875 was a county seat of about the size that let its civic institutions and farm trade overlap, and its streets and church spires were the main features of the town. The State Normal School, which had been training teachers in San Jose since 1862, gave the town a reputation as a center of education that drew young people from across California. Fruit growing was spreading across the Santa Clara Valley, and the drying and canning of orchard crops was starting to shape how farmers planned their land and how merchants sold it. Quicksilver from the New Almaden mines to the south moved through the county, tying the town's commerce to mining as well as to farming.
| Created / published | 1875 |
|---|---|
| Creator | a.l. bancroft & company, gifford, charles b., gifford, w. c. |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 8,224 × 5,696 px · prints to 27 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | City of San Jose, Cal. 1875 |
| Reference | CA-SanJose-1875 |
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