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    • Old Adobes In Santa Clara, circa 1910

    • Old Adobes In Santa Clara, circa 1910

    • Adobes, Mission Santa Clara; Dwellings; Ohlone Indians; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;

    • Black-and-white photograph of two old adobes in Santa Clara, circa 1910. The adobe in the background with the dormer window is now the Santa Clara Women's Club. It is one of the oldest surviving adobe buildings in California. State Historical...
    • Agnews Clock Tower, circa 1918

    • Agnews Clock Tower, circa 1918

    • Agnews Clock Tower; Agnews State Hospital (San Jose, Calif.); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Automobiles; Buildings; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;

    • Black-and-white photograph of the Agnews Clock Tower, which was once used as a treatment building. It is one of four hospital buildings on the site that survived after the campus was purchased by Sun Microsystems.
    • Agnews Asylum Ruins, 1906

    • Agnews Asylum Ruins, 1906

    • 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.
    • Agnews Asylum Under Construction, 1888

    • Agnews Asylum Under Construction, 1888

    • 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...
    • Hay Press Crew and Cook, 1892

    • Hay Press Crew and Cook, 1892

    • Agricultural machinery; Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Hay; Horses; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Transportation;

    • Black-and-white photograph of six man Hay Press crew and cook. Note that the cook (at right) has lost his hat. Cook wagon is in the background right.
    • Hay Baling, 1891

    • Hay Baling, 1891

    • Agricultural machinery; Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Hay; Horses; People; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Transportation;

    • Haypresses were common in the rural areas around San Jose when this photo was taken in the summer of 1891. Certain models turned out bales [that] were held together by rope instead of wire. And the crews, fortified by five meals a day, worked from...
    • Orchard Spraying, circa 1935

    • Orchard Spraying, circa 1935

    • 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...
    • Bean Spray Pump, circa 1915

    • Bean Spray Pump, circa 1915

    • Agricultural machinery; Agriculture; FMC Corporation; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology;

    • Black-and-white photograph of the Bean Spray Pump, circa 1915. The Bean Spray Pump Company manufactured high pressure orchard sprayers. The main plant was in San Jose. The company eventually evolved into the FMC Corporation.
    • Saddle Room at Agricultural Park, circa 1890

    • Saddle Room at Agricultural Park, circa 1890

    • Agricultural Park (San Jose, Calif.); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Photographs; Saddlery; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;

    • Black-and-white photograph of the Saddle Room at Agricultural Park. Agricultural Park was the site of the County Fair for many years. These appear to be racing saddles. On verso of photo: "The saddle room at Agricultural Park was located to...
    • Camp Terrell National Guard Encampment, 1888

    • Camp Terrell National Guard Encampment, 1888

    • Agricultural Park (San Jose, Calif.); Camp Terrell; National Guard of California; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Soldiers;

    • Black-and-white photograph of Company B, First Regiment National Guard of California. Soldiers are in dress uniforms with guests at camp reception. The regiment was based in San Francisco. Summer camp was at Camp Terrell, at the Agricultural Park...
    • Fruit Drying at Dutard Ranch, 1910

    • Fruit Drying at Dutard Ranch, 1910

    • 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."
    • DiFiore Cherry Packers, 1904

    • DiFiore Cherry Packers, 1904

    • Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Canned fruit industry; Cherries; Difiore's Cherry Orchard; Fruit; Italian Americans; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;

    • Black-and-white photograph of nine cherry packers (seven women and two men) at Difiore's Cherry Orchard.
    • Prune Sorting, circa 1930

    • Prune Sorting, circa 1930

    • Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Canned fruit industry; Fruit; People; Photographs; Prunes; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;

    • Black-and-white photograph of men and women sorting prunes. On verso of photo: "A sorting crew is at work in a dry shed. The prunes shown here are dry and on their way via the packing house to commercial destinations far beyond the Santa Clara...
    • Haystacks along the Alameda, circa 1905

    • Haystacks along the Alameda, circa 1905

    • 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...
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