Captain J. H. Adams was born in Edwardsville, Illinois, on June 13, 1820. and was a Captain in the Mexican American War. He arrived in Hangtown for gold on August 1, 1849. He then arrived in Santa Clara County in August 1853 and became sheriff in...
Agricultural machinery; Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Orchards; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Spraying equipment; Technology;
Black-and-white photograph of four men spraying trees in an orchard. On verso of photo: "Keeping an orchard healthy called for a lot of work. It meant spraying, dusting, pruning, irrigating, or some other form of attention almost the year...
Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Canned fruit industry; Cherries; Difiore's Cherry Orchard; Fruit; Italian Americans; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of nine cherry packers (seven women and two men) at Difiore's Cherry Orchard.
Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Canned fruit industry; Fruit; People; Photographs; Prunes; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of men and women sorting prunes. On verso of photo: "A sorting crew is at work in a dry shed. The prunes shown here are dry and on their way via the packing house to commercial destinations far beyond the Santa Clara...
