Automobiles; Old City Hall (San Jose, Calif.); Photographs; Public buildings; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Color photograph of San Jose's Old City Hall before demolition. It stood in Plaza de Cesar Chavez where the children's fountain now bubbles. Old City Hall was vacated in 1956 when the new City Hall in the Civic Center was completed. It was...
Automobiles; People; Police officers; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose Municipal Auditorium; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Taxicabs; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white panoramic photograph of Charley Bigley and others standing in front of a row of Mission taxis parked in front of the San Jose Civic Auditorium, 1947.
Automobiles; People; Postcards; Public buildings; San Jose City Hall (San Jose, Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Front of postcard shows San Jose City Hall on a beautiful day in 1963. On verso of postcard, "City Hall, San Jose, California. This magnificent steel and glass structure has a curved design which has won nationwide acclaim. Set amid pleasant...
Automobiles; Photographs; Public buildings; San Jose City Hall (San Jose, Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of San Jose City Hall, 1958.
This "new" City Hall was built at a cost of $2,600,000. It is to be replaced in Spring 2005 by a new City Hall being built downtown.
Baer, Charlie; Children; Girls; Parade floats; People; Photographs; Prune and Apricot Growers Association; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of a parade float of Prune and Apricot Growers shortly after group's formation. The driver is Charlie Baer. The Prune and Apricot Growers Association was formed in 1917.
Beauty operators; Buildings; People; Photographs; Salon de Paris Beauty Parlor; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of six female beauty operators standing in front of the Salon de Paris Beauty Parlor.
Bicycles; Buildings; Kane, Moulton & Company; People; Photographs; Real estate office buildings; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of a group of people standing in front of the Kane, Moulton & Company Real Estate office at Hester and The Alameda. Photo includes Jon Kane and Joe Murphy.
Buildings; Business enterprises; Chinese restaurants; Construction equipment; Diversity; Jose Theatre; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life
Black-and-white photograph of First Street during San Jose Light Rail construction in 1987.
Buildings; Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose ; Horses; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life
Black-and-white photograph of the Farmers Union Building in San Jose, 1874. On verso of photo: "The southeast corner of Second and Santa Clara streets looked like this in 1874, just after A. Pfister, noted merchant, mayor and founder of San...
Buildings; Carriages & coaches--American--California--Santa Clara; People; Postcards; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Trolley cars; Urban life;
Black-and-white postcard of Santa Clara, California Street Scene, circa 1900. Postcard is unused.
Buildings; Carriages & coaches--American--California--Santa Clara; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Trees; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of Main Street South of Franklin St. showing Santa Clara's Civic Plaza, as well as the tall spire of the Methodist Episcopal Church, taken in 1898.
Buildings; Carriages & coaches--American--California--Santa Clara; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Trolley cars; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of a streetcar on Franklin Street, Santa Clara, California, 1898.
Buildings; Children; Germania Hall; Lion's Furniture; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of exterior of Lion's Furniture, and entry to the Germania Verein, with group of people posing on sidewalk in front of store.
Buildings; Fires; People; Photographs; Ruins; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of the ruins of the Pioneer Drug Store, Santa Clara, California, 1906. Note: Drug store built in Santa Clara in 1851 by Dr. H.H. Warburton. Photo taken several days after this building destroyed by fire of November 4,...
Buildings; Horses; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of the Pacific Manufacturing Plant, Santa Clara, California, 1898. Note: Santa Clara City Library Collection includes a booklet on the history of the Pacific Manufacturing Company, one of the largest industrial plants in...
