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; Dwellings; Peralta Adobe; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
The Peralta Adobe is the oldest surving structure in San Jose and its only surviving adobe. It was restored in 1976 as part of the Bicentennial celebration. In this 1947 photo it is unrestored with a tin roof and serving as a storehouse for...
Alum Rock Park (San Jose, Calif.); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Jails; Nature; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of the Alum Rock Jail. On verso of photo: "Much of the original road into Alum Rock Park was built by County Jail prisoners who were housed--and guarded--in these shacks. The roofed structures and the open one...
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; 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.
Education; Elementary school buildings; Elementary schools; Postcards; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Color postcard of Horace Mann School. Horace Mann School was built in 1907 to replace the building destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. It was demolished in 1971 when it was unable to meet earthquake standards.
Hotels; Hotel Vendome; Postcards; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Color postcard of the Hotel Vendome. The Hotel Vendome opened in February, 1889. It was one of the finest hotels in California. Set on 13 landscaped acres, it was demolished in 1930 to make way for houses.
Automobiles; Ford Assembly Plant; Milpitas (Calif.); Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Transportation;
Assembly plant completed in 1955. Covered 32 acres, employed 2300 workers. Closed in 1984. Converted and reopened as the "Great Mall of the Bay Area" in 1994.
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.
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...
Akron (Air-ship); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Moffett Field (Calif.); Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Sunnyvale (Calif.); Technology; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of the Airship Akron moored at Moffett Field before departing for its home base at Lakehurst, New Jersey. To the left construction has just begun on Moffett Field's Hangar No. 1. On verso of photo: "May 14,...
