Peninsula-Times Tribune Photographs

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2023


Descriptive Summary

Title: Peninsula-Times Tribune Photographs
Dates: 1975-1991
Collection Number: 1996-130
Creator/Collector: Peninsula-Times Tribune
Extent: 6 linear feet (approx. 7,665 photographs)
Online items available
Repository: History San Jose Research Library
San Jose, California 95112
Abstract: Photographs taken for the former Peninsula-Times Tribune newspaper.
Language of Material: English

Access

The photographs are available to researchers by appointment with the Curator of Library & Archives

Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Peninsula-Times Tribune Photographs. Collection Number: 1996-130. History San Jose Research Library

Acquisition Information

Photographs were transferred to History San Jose in 1996 from the City of Palo Alto. Portions of the original collection were also transferred to other institutions.

Biography/Administrative History

The Peninsula-Times Tribune was organized in April 1979 from a merger of the Palo Alto Times and the Redwood City Tribune, both owned by the parent company Peninsula Newspapers Incorporated. The paper ceased publishing in 1993.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection consists of original prints taken by staff and freelance photographers for the Peninsula-Times Tribune, many of which include caption and photo credit information. They are organized in original folders by subject, and have been cataloged at item level. The bulk of the images were taken in the late 1970s through early 1991, though there are historic prints from other sources included.

Indexing Terms

Photojournalism
Newspapers
Newspaper office libraries
Palo Alto (Calif.)
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
photographic prints

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