Alum Rock Park (San Jose, Calif.); Alum Rock Park Falls; Automobiles; Bicycles; Bridges; Buildings; Camping; Carts & wagons--American--California--Saratoga; Congress Springs; Foothills; Lick Observatory; Mount Hamilton Range (Calif.); Nature;...
1. Picnic at Congress Springs (page 85 in scrapbook) 2. Driving first spike in Peninsular Electric railroad between Palo Alto and San Jose (page 146 in scrapbook) 3. Four photos (page 164 in scrapbook)-- a) North First Street Elks Bldg., b) Santa...
Tennant, Bill; Plummer, Charles; McGrath, John; Damonte, A.; Higgins, Mike; Fire departments -- California -- Santa Clara County; Fire engines & equipment; Fire engines -- History; Fire fighters; Fire fighting; Fire stations; Horses; Men;...
Firemen pose with their horse drawn fire engines. Written on back of the photograph, "Hose Wagon-Bill Tennant, ----, Chas. Plummer, John McGrath, Engine --- ----, A. Damonte, Mike Higgins."
Automobiles; Carriages & coaches--American--California--Santa Clara; Gardens; Horses; Houses--California--Santa Clara; Orchards; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of the Ted Wilson house on Winchester Rd., on the south side of Catholic Cemetery. The cemetery sexton lived there. The mausoleum now occupies the property. Note women in automobile at left and men in horse drawn...
Carriages & coaches--American--California--Santa Clara; Garages; Gardens; Horses; Houses--California--Santa Clara; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Trees; Transportation;
The Halford Family moved into this home about 1882. They lived there until the 1906 Earthquake and then moved to San Jose. After that time, the house was rented repeatedly. It was torn down in 1957 to make way for a service station.
Blossomtime Tours; Maps; Postcards; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Blossom Time Tours map is on front of postcard, going as far north as Alviso and as far south as Los Gatos. Copyright [of map] by: The H. M. Gousha Company. Image of blossoming orchard is in background near edge of postcard. Also on front of...
Automobiles; Houses--California--San Jose; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Wine--California--San Jose; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of a wine delivery man in his car, in front of a house. On back of photo: "John C. Gordon Collection, Photographic Collection. Property of SJSU Library Special Collections."
Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose; Old City Hall (San Jose, Calif.); People; Postcards; Public buildings; San Jose (Calif.)--Electric Light Tower; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life; Urban parks;
Artist's rendition of San Jose City Hall and surrounding area in 1912. Addressed to "Mrs. C. Alvin Long, Stockton, Cal." Postmarked "May 24 1912."
California--History--1800-1845; Diversity; License system--California; Liquors; Mexican Americans; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--Sheriff's Dept.; People;
1841 Annual Report on Liquor Licenses, Pueblo of San Jose.
Ephemera; Handbills; Political science; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Temperance;
On front of handbill, "Governor John P. St. John will lecture at Turn Verein Hall, Third Street, San Jose, Friday evening, October 14, 1887. Free to all. Subject, --- "Prohibition." Also a Meeting of the County Central Committee and...
Conklin, M. H.; Cunan, Joe; Lowe, William; Ganshirt, Paul A.; Biaggi, William R; Farrar, William; Landers, George; Fire departments -- California -- San Jose; Fire departments -- California -- Santa Clara County; Fire fighters; Fire fighting; Fire...
A photograph of fire men standing in front of the East San Jose Fire Department building. Written on the mount, "Reading from left to right: A.D. 1910: M. H.Conklin-Town Marshall of East San Jose, Joe Cunan-Fire Chief, William Lowe-member,...
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--San Jose; Horses; J. Widney Mercantile Co.; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of J. Widney Mercantile storefront, intersection of Franklin and Main Streets, Santa Clara, showing horse-drawn carriage and people in front of store.
Coffins; Franck, Caroline; Franck, Frederick Christian; Funeral rites & ceremonies--California--San Jose; Legislators--California; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Former State Senator Frederick Franck died December 20, 1902 at the age of 74. Note that his portrait and that of his wife Caroline who died in 1900 hang in the parlor. The house on Washington & Benton was a well known residence in Santa Clara...
Agnews State Hospital (San Jose, Calif.); Buildings; Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose; Earthquakes; People; Photographs; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of earthquake damage at Agnews Asylum in 1906. Note: Santa Clara City Library Collection includes a book, "Santa Clara County Pioneer Papers 1973" with a chapter on "The Earthquake of April 18, 1906 in the...
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; Trolley cars; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of a streetcar on Franklin Street, Santa Clara, California, 1898.
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.
