Automobiles; Bicycles; Old City Hall (Santa Clara, Calif.); Postcards; Public buildings; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white postcard of City Hall, Santa Clara, Calif., circa 1945. On verso of photo postcard: "Erected 1913, abandoned 1963."
Courthouses; Distillation apparatus; People; Photographs; Prohibition; Public buildings; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of two men with confiscated stills in front of the San Jose courthouse.
Church buildings; Earthquakes; Houses--California--Santa Clara; Photographs; Rubble; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of earthquake damage, Methodist Episcopal Church, Santa Clara. Note: Santa Clara City Library Collection includes a book, "Santa Clara County Pioneer Papers 1973" with a chapter on "The Earthquake of April...
Earthquakes; People; Photographs; Public buildings; Rubble; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of the earthquake damaged San Jose Main Post Office in 1906. At top, above picture: "Post Office, Later Became San Jose Public Library."
Buildings; People; Postcards; San Jose (Calif.)--Electric Light Tower; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Urban life;
Artist's rendition of the downtown area surrounding the Electric Tower, San Jose, California. On verso of postcard: Addressed to "Miss Reed, Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Cal."
Empire Theater; Ephemera; Fliers (Printed matter); Posters; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Theaters; Urban life; Vaudeville;
Flier promoting the Empire Family Vaudeville Theatre, 201 North Second Street, for a program beginning Monday, May 20 (year unspecified). Entertainers include "the weird somnambulist" Miss Grace Courtland; European juggler Elverton;...
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.
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...
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.
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.
Children; Librarians; People; Photographs; Public buildings; Public libraries; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of Friends of the Library Float, Columbus Day Parade, Santa Clara on October 3, 1965. City Librarian Frances Klune is the woman in the hat holding a parasol.
