Month: February 2016
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Real lives, real faces: the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s mug books at History San José
Mug books and scrapbooks dating from 1874 to 1941, from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office, are one of the more unusual collections in History San José’s archives. Initially, the Sheriff’s office simply logged in the various miscreants, with mug shots and descriptions, but by the turn of the century, the office assembled scrapbooks filled…
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New exhibit Coming to History Park – Tattooed & Tenacious: Inked Women in California’s History
Do you think of tattooed women and female tattoo artists as a recent trend? If so, you’ll be surprised to discover the fascinating and largely unknown history of the the foremothers of modern tattooing prior to WWII. The exhibit explores Native American women proudly displaying tattoos as an important rite of passage; the wealthy elite…
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New exhibit Coming to History Park – Tattooed & Tenacious: Inked Women in California’s History
Do you think of tattooed women and female tattoo artists as a recent trend? If so, you’ll be surprised to discover the fascinating and largely unknown history of the the foremothers of modern tattooing prior to WWII. The exhibit explores Native American women proudly displaying tattoos as an important rite of passage; the wealthy elite…
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Black History Month exhibit in honor of Tuskegee Airman Samuel L. Washington
To celebrate Black History Month, a pop-up exhibit featuring Tuskegee Airman Samuel L. Washington is on view in the Pacific Hotel lobby. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. In 1941, thanks to pressure from the Civil Rights movement and the Black Press, an all African American pursuit squadron was…
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Slugs, Dingbats & Tramp Printers! Printing in Santa Clara Valley
April – December 2015 History San José is proud to present the exhibition Slugs, Dingbats, & Tramp Printers! Printing in Santa Clara Valley, opening April 2015, in partnership with the San Jose Printer’s Guild. Printing from moveable type was first introduced into Northern California around 1825 by Agustin V. Zamorano, then a government official in…
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Slugs, Dingbats & Tramp Printers! Printing in Santa Clara Valley
April – December 2015 History San José is proud to present the exhibition Slugs, Dingbats, & Tramp Printers! Printing in Santa Clara Valley, opening April 2015, in partnership with the San Jose Printer’s Guild. Printing from moveable type was first introduced into Northern California around 1825 by Agustin V. Zamorano, then a government official in…
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