Alum Rock Park (San Jose, Calif.); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Buildings; Nature; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Alum Rock House provided lodging to visitors to Alum Rock Park in the 1870s and 1880s. It stood on the south side of the canyon opposite the main bridge across Penitencia Creek. It burned down in 1890.
Alum Rock Park (San Jose, Calif.); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Nature; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Alum Rock stands at the entrance to Alum Rock Park. It is the hardened core of an extinct volcano with a high percentage of alum which gave the park its name.
Alum Rock Park (San Jose, Calif.); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Nature; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Big tourist attraction at Alum Rock Park. Touted as a meteor but may have been a natural occurrence. Broken up in 1918 to help with the war effort. Smelting yielded 39 tons of high grade magnanese ore used in the manufacture of armor plating.
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Parachutists--California--San Jose; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Stunt flying; Technology;
Black-and-white photograph of a parachutist landing, circa 1920. On verso of photo: "Stunt flyers were attracted to Phelan Field, a large tract of open land extending from First Street to the Southern Pacific Railroad's Fourth Street tracks....
Agnews State Hospital (San Jose, Calif.); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Buildings; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of Agnews Asylum under construction. Agnews was a state institution for the mentally ill completed in 1888 at a cost of $750,000. It had a frontage of 750 feet, and housed over 900 patients. It was the predecessor of the...
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Children; Classes (Groups of students); Education; Elementary schools; Elementary school teachers; Girls; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of an East San Jose School classroom in 1898. East San Jose School was located on Adams between Alum Rock Avenue and Jefferson.
Airplanes; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Francis, Roy N.; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Stockton, Ernest; Technology; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of early San Jose aviator Roy N. Francis and his young passenger, Ernest Stockton, in 1911.
Agricultural machinery; Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Orchards; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Spraying equipment; Technology;
Black-and-white photograph of four men spraying trees in an orchard. On verso of photo: "Keeping an orchard healthy called for a lot of work. It meant spraying, dusting, pruning, irrigating, or some other form of attention almost the year...
Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Berryessa District; Canned fruit industry; Dutard Ranch; Fruit; People; Photographs; Piedmont Road; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of fruit drying at Dutard Ranch. On verso: "Dutard Ranch -- (Berryessa District) Piedmont Road. Courtland Sims, Manager."
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Hangars; Moffett Field (Calif.); Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Sunnyvale (Calif.); Technology;
Black-and-white photograph of Hangar No. 1 Doors. The gigantic "orange peel" doors weighed nearly 500 tons each. The hangar was so huge clouds would often form near the ceiling. The round structure at the right was the helium storage and...
Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Hay; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; The Alameda (San Jose, Calif.);
Black-and-white photograph of haystacks along the Alameda. The Alameda was the main route between Mission Santa Clara and the city of San Jose. "Planted by Indians, 1792" written on the back of the photo refers to the trees lining the...
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Automobiles; Forbes Mill; Highway 17; Los Gatos (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of Highway 17, Los Gatos. Highway 17 between San Jose and Los Gatos opened in 1959. Ruins of Forbes Mill can be seen on the right.
