Daguerreotypes; Mission Santa Clara; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916;
This image is one of the earliest images of Mission Santa Clara and Santa Clara College. The adobe wall extends from the Baptistry to the arch of old gate to Major Domo Ignacio Alviso's headquarters. The building at right, known as California...
Bears; Charters; Clubs; Engraving; Flowers; Membership certificates; Native Sons of the Golden West; People; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Trees;
This is the charter document for the Santa Clara Parlor No. 100 of the Native Sons of the Golden West. Granted on November 21, 1902, the names listed include a number of distinguished Santa Clara residents of that time: John A. Day, W.H. Killam,...
Automobiles; Buildings; Manny's Cellar; People; Photographs; Restaurants; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Thomas Fallon House; Transportation
Thomas Fallon House and Manny's Cellar Restaurant at St. John and San Pedro Streets, 1987.
College buildings; Hill, Andrew Putnam, 1853-1922; Passion-plays; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Thousands gather in the College theater in 1907 to view "The Passion Play of Santa Clara." On verso of black-and-white photograph: "A.P. Hill in front row."
Balls (Parties); Cannery workers--Labor unions; Ephemera; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Tickets;
Ticket for the Cannery Workers Union Grand Ball of 1937. At left of ticket on stub: "No. 0998, Name, Address." At center: "Grand Ball, Sponsored by Cannery Workers Union of Santa Clara County, Local 20852. Civic Auditorium, San Jose....
College buildings; College students; Education; Mission Santa Clara; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Student life; Student newspapers and periodicals; Transparencies; University of Santa Clara; Women;
Transparency of student newspaper, The Santa Clara, announcing coeducation on March 22, 1961.
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...
Mission Period; Mission Santa Clara; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Water filter urns;
Vessel made of porous stone. There are four four-inch-square projections flush with the top of the urn. These projections are approx. 1.5 inches thick and are part of the urn. Top is round, bottom is oval.
Eel baskets; Mission Santa Clara; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology;
Willow eel or fish trap basket from the Yurok region of Northwestern California. Open twined baskets of unique shapes are both cleverly designed to catch eels and fish, to drain water rapidly, and to contain and transport the catch back to the...
Chinese Americans; Diversity; Horses; Mount Hamilton Range (Calif.); People; Photographs; Road construction; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Written at bottom of photograph, "Headquarters Smith Creek, Mt. Hamilton Road." On verso of photograph: "Blanchard album, p. 45c."
Buildings; Horses; Postcards; Palo Alto (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Written below artist's rendition on front of postcard, "Just the [time?] for an auto ride on a pleasant day. I tried it, girlie." Also on front, at left edge: "Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco." On verso: Postcard...
Children; New Almaden (Calif.)--History; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Written on back of black-and-white photograph, "July 4th celebration, 1898, New Almaden, California. L. to R. -- Minnie Odgers; May Wasley; Susan Edwards; Charles O'Brion, surface foreman on the Hill; Emma Hill; Ethel Chequin; Joe Pearce and...
Diversity; Funeral rites & ceremonies--California--San Jose; Japanese Americans; Japantown; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Temples, Buddhist;
Written on back of black-and-white photograph: "Funeral party in front of old Japanese Buddhist Temple on N. 5th St. San Jose."
Fourth of July; Electric Light Tower; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; San Jose (Calif.)
Writton on back of photograph, "San Jose Electric Light Tower located on Market and Santa Clara Streets. This is a night scene during the 4th of July, I don't remember the date. Ernest W. Ostererjan presents this picture to the San Jose State...
