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.
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."
Camping; Camp sites, facilities, etc.; Children; Cupertino (Calif.); Girls; Merithew, Joseph C.; Nature; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Trees; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of Captain Merithew's Camp on Stevens Creek, circa 1890. Written on the back of the photograph, "He enjoyed flying the American flag."
Automobiles; Buildings; Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose; Horses; Lamolle House; People; Restaurants; Postcards; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Thomas Flyer; Transportation; Urban life;
Artist's rendition of the arrival of the Thomas Flyer, March 24, 1908, New York to Paris Race at the Lamolle House, San Jose, Calif. Postcard is unused.
Agriculture; Carriages & coaches--American--California--Saratoga; Horses; Postcards; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Saratoga (Calif.); Transportation;
Color postcard of Saratoga Foot Hills, Santa Clara Valley, Calif., circa 1909.
Astronomical observatories; Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose; Horses; Lick Observatory; Mount Hamilton Range (Calif.); Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Transportation;
Photograph of Mt. Hamilton Stage Co. at Lick Observatory, circa 1890. The stage transported thousands of tourists to the Lick Observatory every year. The 28 mile winding road was three and a half to four hours ride each way. The dome on the left...
Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose; Engraving; Horses; Knox Building; People; Public buildings; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Engraving of the Knox Building. The Knox Building stood at the northwest corner of First and Santa Clara. It was constructed in 1866, and demolished in 1945. Note the Library on the second floor at far right. This engraving is from Thompson &...
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...
Agnews State Hospital (San Jose, Calif.); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Buildings; Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose; Earthquakes; People; Photographs; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; Santa Clara County...
Photograph of Agnews Asylum ruins after 1906 earthquake. There was severe damage and 101 patients and 11 staff members were killed.
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...
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...
Gliders (Aeronautics); Maloney, Daniel John; Montgomery, John J. (John Joseph), 1858-1911; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Transportation;
John J. Montgomery, in bowler hat, prepares his glider, “Santa Clara.” Pilot Daniel Maloney, dressed in tights, stands at center of photo. Montgomery, an alumnus of Santa Clara, was the first American to fly a heavier-than-air machine. He...
Athletes; Men; Relocation camps; Sports; Wrestlers; Wrestling; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.); World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows an American style wrestling match with two opponents and a referee at the Santa Anita Assembly Center in California.
Banking industry; Clerks; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows a Japanese man being interviewed by a representative of the Federal Reserve Bank at a San Francisco Control station, assisted by a Japanese American woman as interpreter and clerk.
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...
African Americans; Student activism; Student newspapers and periodicals; San Jose State University
B&W newspaper photo from The Spartan Daily, of black protesters trying to prevent the Survival Faire car burial.
[original negative could not be located in Spartan Daily Negatives]
