Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; Letters; People; Reid, James; United States, Civil War, 1861-1865
A letter written in Steubenville, Ohio from James Reid to his brother Bernard J. Reid. He gives Bernard the latest family news, and bemoans the news that Virginia and Kentucky have left the Union. He plans to take his family to Pennsylvania if the...
Checks; Murphy, Martin, 1807-1884; Receipts (acknowledgments); San Jose (Calif.)
A receipt and two checks. The receipt is from "The Monitor and Guardian" newspaper, for a year long subscription made by Martin Murphy. The two checks were written by Murphy in 1877 and 1878. The checks come from the Commercial &...
Electronic industries; People; Photographs; San Carlos (Calif.)--History; Technology;
At bottom of black-and-white photographic print: "Eimac employees Naomi Prindle of San Carlos, left, and Bernice Buttacavole, San Mateo, are shown with two Eimac electron-power tubes widely used in military and commercial applications. Eimac...
Electronic industries; People; Photographs; San Carlos (Calif.)--History; Technology;
At bottom of black-and-white photographic print: "Radio frequency power for the lunar echo demonstration between Alaska and San Carlos via the moon was generated by this 3K50,000LA Eimac klystron operating at 10,000 watts power output...
Canned fruit industry; Food processing machinery; Food processing machinery industry;
B&W photograph of the Pilot Pitter machine. "Pilot Pitter Inventor-Designor Thomas. B. Keesling, Photo Apr. 1948" and "1106" inscribed at the bottom of the photo.
Buildings; Earthquakes; People; Photographs; Rubble; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of Chinatown San Jose (probably N. 5th St.) after Earthquake on April 18, 1906. Attached to bottom of photo: "At any moment a brick well might descend upon your luckless pate."
Buildings; Earthquakes; Photographs; Rubble; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of Chinatown San Jose after earthquake on April 18, 1906. Written on the back of the photograph, "Section of Chinatown, San Jose, Calif. Earthquake 1906."
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...
Church buildings; Earthquakes; Houses--California--Santa Clara; Photographs; Rubble; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of earthquake damage, Methodist Episcopal Church, Santa Clara. Note: Santa Clara City Library Collection includes a book, "Santa Clara County Pioneer Papers 1973" with a chapter on "The Earthquake of April...
Automobiles; 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;
Black-and-white photograph of John J. Montgomery's Glider "Santa Clara" after landing. On verso: "[Daniel John Maloney's] safe landing at predesignated spot... south of Poplar Street and east of present Alviso Street extension, April...
Buildings; Carts & wagons--American--California--San Jose; Earthquakes; Horses; People; Photographs; Rubble; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of San Jose's Chinatown after earthquake on April 18, 1906.
Hotels; Hotel Vendome; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Trees;
Black-and-white photograph of the Hotel Vendome, San Jose, before the Annex was built, circa 1900. Note: After this photograph was taken, an Annex was built. The Annex was demolished by the April 18, 1906 Earthquake, killing one man.
People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose State College; San Jose State University; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Student life; Swim clubs; Swimming; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of the Women's Swimming Club, San Jose State College Eighth Annual Extravaganza, April 1941.
