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...
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose; Education; Elementary school buildings; Elementary schools; Horses; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Photograph of Horace Mann School, circa 1895. Horace Mann was San Jose's first "big" school building. Built in 1868 at a cost of $22,000, it was heavily damaged in the 1906 earthquake and had to be demolished. The current Horace Mann...
Assistance; Interviews; Relocation camps; Men; Women; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows registrants being interviewed by the Public Assistance department of the Control Station at Visalia, California.
Athletics; College students; Ephemera; Football; People; Programs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose State College; San Jose State University; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Student life;
Program for the Centennial Football Game played between San Jose State and Drake University, September 22, 1956.
Big Basin Redwoods State Park; Redwood Park; Parks; Trees; People; Fuller family; Photographs
"Father of the Forest" at Big Basin, 1913. Charles R. Fuller is seen standing near the base of this tree, he said he felt like a microbe on the end of a toothpick. The tree is 100 ft. in circumference, 22 ft. in diameter, and said to be...
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...
Bonds; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
In 1959, Santa Clara launched a bond drive for $22,500,000 to expand and modernize City services for the community's burgeoning population. $800,000 of that was to finance a Central Library for the City. The bond issue passed overwhelmingly. Left...
Buildings; Los Gatos (Calif.); People; Postcards; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Trolley cars; Urban life;
Artist's rendition of downtown Los Gatos in the early 20th century. Written on the back of the photograph, "San Jose's First Antique Show. San Jose Woman's Club, 75 South Eleventh St. Sept. 22, 23, 24, 1950. 12:30 to 10:00 p.m. Sponsored by...
