This landscape is perhaps one of the finest examples of the Hudson River School style. The Hudson River School refers to the first group of American landscape painters. They worked in studios near the mouth of the Hudson River between 1825 and...
Agriculture; Orchards; Postcards; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Color postcard of an Almond Orchard in Blossom, California. Made in America by Edw. H. Mitchell at San Francisco. Addressed to, "Miss Laura Dixon, Tulare Co. Cal."
Agriculture; Campbell (Calif.); Ephemera; Handbills; Propaganda; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
There are three pages of printed material: Two pages are dated "Nov. 4, 1910." One is to the "Superintendent of Public Instruction," the other "To the Officers and Members of Local No......., Farmers E. & C. U. of A.,...
College students; Education; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Santa Clara University (Calif.); Social justice; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of two female students reading intently. "While attending a Students for Social Justice protest of crimes in Central America, juniors Laurie Laird and Betsy Roemer take time out to read up on the situation."...
Bernal, Pedro A.; People; Portraits; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white portrait of Pedro A. Bernal and his family (an elderly woman, possibly his mother, a middle-age woman and a younger woman). On back of portrait, "Pedro A. Bernal, 654 Rt. 1, San Jose Cal." Bernal was "born October 19,...
Children; Marching bands; Relocation camps; Youth organizations; Boy Scouts of America; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.); World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows a Boy Scout drum and bugle corps at Santa Anita, California Assembly Center led by Girl Scout majorettes.
Photographs; Canned fruit industry; The Alameda (San Jose, Calif.)
When Dr. James M. Dawson and his wife set up shop in a 12 x 16 foot shed behind their home on The Alameda in 1871, they founded Santa Clara County's canning industry. Their venture grew into the San Jose Fruit Packing Co. and was followed by many...
Automobiles; Buildings; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose Chamber of Commerce; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of First and Santa Clara streets. Also includes the Bank of America building.
Diversity; Imprisonment; Indians of North America; Mission Period; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
May 3, 1809 document from Jose Maria Estudillo in Monterey to the Commissioner of the town of San Jose, discussing the capture of a fugitive Native American named Secundino who has been charged with several thefts, and is a suspect in a rape case....
California--History--1800-1850; Diversity; Indians of North America ; Mission Period; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
August 3, 1808 document from Jose Maria Estudillo in Monterey to the Commissioner of the town of San Jose. Estudillo urges kindness and fair treatment of the "heathen" Indians who are to be brought in to help with the current harvest,...
