Agricultural machinery; Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Hay; Horses; People; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Transportation;
Haypresses were common in the rural areas around San Jose when this photo was taken in the summer of 1891. Certain models turned out bales [that] were held together by rope instead of wire. And the crews, fortified by five meals a day, worked from...
Akron (Air-ship); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Moffett Field (Calif.); Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Sunnyvale (Calif.); Technology; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of the Airship Akron moored at Moffett Field before departing for its home base at Lakehurst, New Jersey. To the left construction has just begun on Moffett Field's Hangar No. 1. On verso of photo: "May 14,...
Gliders (Aeronautics); Maloney, Daniel John; Montgomery, John J. (John Joseph), 1858-1911; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Transportation;
Filling the Balloon for flight of John J. Montgomery’s glider, "Santa Clara."
Automobiles; People; Photographs; Railroads--California--Santa Clara; Railroad stations; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Santa Clara Train Station; Trains; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of people and automobiles on the platform at the Santa Clara Train Station. On verso of photo: "June 1916."
Automobiles; Gliders (Aeronautics); Maloney, Daniel John; Montgomery, John J. (John Joseph), 1858-1911; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of John J. Montgomery's Glider "Santa Clara" after landing. On verso: "[Daniel John Maloney's] safe landing at predesignated spot... south of Poplar Street and east of present Alviso Street extension, April...
Gliders (Aeronautics); Maloney, Daniel John; Montgomery, John J. (John Joseph), 1858-1911; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Transportation;
John J. Montgomery, in bowler hat, prepares his glider, “Santa Clara.” Pilot Daniel Maloney, dressed in tights, stands at center of photo. Montgomery, an alumnus of Santa Clara, was the first American to fly a heavier-than-air machine. He...
New Almaden Mines; Mercury; Transportation; Receipts.
The receipt indicates Quicksilver Mining Co. shipped 45 flasks of quicksilver to the Lexington Mining Co. of Butte City, Montana by Southern Pacific Co., May 15, 1889.
New Almaden Mines; Mercury; Transportation; Receipts.
Shipping receipt for 54 flasks of New Almaden Quicksilver from S.F. Butterworth to be forwarded by S.F. & S.J.R.R. to S. F. Butterworth, San Francisco, April 1, 1869.
Alum Rock Park (San Jose, Calif.); Alum Rock Park Steam Railroad; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of Alum Rock Steam Railroad and station.
Parade floats; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose Merchants Association; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of the San Jose Merchants Association float, 1930. Unidentified man at left.
Automobiles; Buildings; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose Chamber of Commerce; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of First and Santa Clara streets. Also includes the Bank of America building.
Campus; College buildings; Education; Horses; Mission Santa Clara; Painting; People; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Macon (Airship); Moffett Field (Calif.); Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Sunnyvale (Calif.); Technology; Transportation; United States--Navy;
Black-and-white photograph of the U.S.S. Macon moored at Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, Calif., after flight from Lakehurst, New Jersey.
