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Mr. James E. Van Court, c. 1880-1910

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Name	Van Court, James
Notes	Established a lending library in his home which later became the Redwood City Free Library. Appointed first City Librarian, 1889.
Imagefile	People\VanCourt_James.jpg
Othernames	James Edward Van Court
Born	1841
Birthplace	New Jersey
Deceased	02/25/1923
Deceased where	Redwood City
Occupation	Photographer
Places of residence	San Francisco (1850-1874), Belmont CA (1874-1884), Redwood City (1884-1923)
Father	Daniel W. Van Court
Mother	Sarah A. Van Court
Spouse	none
Children	none

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