Books; Children; Composition (Language arts); Education; Essays; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Two essays on natural history and agriculture, the first by Mary Chadd of Gilroy School, age 15 years, entitled "A President Takes Office" (pp. 409-10). The second essay is by Ida Stewart of Moreland School, age 12 years, entitled...
Agriculture; Orchards; Photographs; Prunes; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Saratoga Avenue (San Jose, Calif.); Trees;
Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a prune orchard in spring along Saratoga Avenue. Summit Rock in background. Goodrich house by Julia Morgan at center left. Painted in by hand.
Agriculture; Automobiles; Orchards; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Trees;
Black-and-white panoramic photograph of automobile parked alongside road circling orchard. Caption reads "Santa Clara Valley in Springtime. The Valley of Heart's Delight."
Agriculture; Automobiles; Bisceglia Bros. Canning Co.; Buildings; Canned fruit industry; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Trucks;
Black-and-white panoramic photograph of Bisceglia Bros. Canning Co., located at South 1st Street, San Jose, Calif.
Agriculture; California--History; Missions--California; Mission Period; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Spanish missions of California;
Document detailing the religious activities and agricultural output of the California Missions in 1824.
Agriculture; Painting; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Trees
Painting of "Road with Blossoming Trees, 1922," by Theodore Wores, oil on canvas. This painting is housed at the Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, http://www.tritonmuseum.org/
Agriculture; Canned fruit industry; Fruit; Fruit crate labels; Prunes; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History
In June 1960, Duffy-Mott purchased all of the processing equipment of the Pratt-Low Preserving Corporation from Thriftimart Inc. Pratt-Low was founded in 1905 in Santa Clara Valley as a packer of California fruits and vegetables.
Aerial photographs; Agriculture; Automobiles; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Plant; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Transportation
Black-and-white aerial photograph of the Owens Corning Fiberglas Plant in Santa Clara, Calif., under construction in 1948. Note how vacant the land north of the Bayshore Highway in Santa Clara looked in 1948. Lafayette and Kifer marked on aerial...
Agriculture; Apricot; Canned fruit industry; Fruit; Fruit crate labels; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Sunsweet Growers, Inc.;
Printed on upper left of fruit label, "Sunsweet Trade Mark California Prune and Apricot Growers Inc." On upper right of label: "Net weight 25 lbs." At bottom of label: "Prepared with sulphur dioxide. Grown and packed by...
Agriculture; Orchards; Postcards; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Color postcard of an Almond Orchard in Blossom, California. Made in America by Edw. H. Mitchell at San Francisco. Addressed to, "Miss Laura Dixon, Tulare Co. Cal."
Agriculture; Ephemera; Fairs--California--San Jose; People; Programs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
On front of program, "Santa Clara County Fair, 1948. Sept. 13 thru 19." Bearded old man with pipe carrying suitcase which says, "Hi! Neighbor. Come to the Fair Sept. 13 thru 19." At bottom: "Stay and play all day. San...
Aerial photographs; Agriculture; Automobiles; Buildings; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology;
Black-and-white photograph of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Plant, Santa Clara, Calif. Photo taken on May 5, 1949.
