College students; Education; Mission Santa Clara; Olive trees; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Student life;
Black-and-white photograph of students studying by the Adobe Wall.
Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; People; Letters; Burnett, Peter H. (Peter Hardeman), 1807-1895;
A letter from the first governor of California, Peter H. Burnett, to Bernard J. Reid. Burnett tells Reid that there are no jobs available for him in San Jose, but he would probably find a job in nearby Alviso.
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Large astronomical telescopes; Lick Observatory; Mount Hamilton Range (Calif.); Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology;
Black-and-white photograph of the Lick Observatory 36-inch refracting telescope. When built it was the most powerful telescope in the world. Weight: 13 tons. Length: 60 feet.
Alma Street; Painting; People; Portraits; Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito; Rancho Santa Rita; Robles, Don Teodoro;
A portrait of Don Theodoro Robles. In 1824 Secundino and his younger brother Teodoro Robles were the first non-Indians to discover cinnabar deposits. By 1845, when these deposits proved to be rich in quicksilver, Secundino and Teodoro received...
Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; Andolsheck, Andrew; Catholic Church; People; Letters; United States, Civil War, 1861-1865
A letter from Pastor Andrew Andolsheck to a right reverend bishop. The paster begs the bishop to help him receive donations from Mr. McLaughlin so that the church bills can be paid. Bernard J. Reid had delievered the money from donators and gave...
Hotels; Hotel Vendome; Postcards; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Color postcard of the Hotel Vendome. The Hotel Vendome opened in February, 1889. It was one of the finest hotels in California. Set on 13 landscaped acres, it was demolished in 1930 to make way for houses.
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...
E. Auzerais & Bro., Market Street, San Jose, duplicate receipt, dated April 14, 1869, for purchase of 21 sacks of oats by New Almaden Mining Co., February 13, 1869.
