Land; Maps; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Streets;
1872 Map of the City of San Jose, extending from Alice Street and Alviso Road in the northwest to New Almaden Road in the southeast, and from Mt. Hamilton Avenue in the northeast to Union Avenue in the southwest.
Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Authors; College of Notre Dame (Calif.)
"Light in the Valley" is a book about the history of the College of Notre Dame from its beginnings in San Jose in 1851 until its move to Belmont in San Mateo County in 1923. In the photo, left to right, unidentified man, Edward Hart of...
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993; Civil rights workers; San Jose (Calif.); Mexican Americans; Politicians;
A black-and-white photograph of City Council Woman Blanca Alvarado meeting Caesar Chavez at the 20th Anniversary of United Farm Workers, celebrated at the Sacred Heart Church, San Jose, Calif.
Alameda, The (San Jose and Santa Clara, Calif.); San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara (Calif.); Maps
A photograph of a map for the plan of the Alameda Gardens, within and adjoining the city of San Jose originally known as El Potrero de Santa Clara, 1850. The Mission of Santa Clara is indicated on the map as well as the Alameda. The original map is...
Trolley cars; Men; San Jose (Calif.); Trinity Church
A photograph of trolley car #110 in front of Trinity Church. The first run of San Jose's early trolley cars was on March 16, 1888. Early cars were powered by underground electric rails that shorted frequently. In 1890, the trolley's converted to...
Photographs; Agnews State Hospital (San Jose, Calif.); Floods
Approximately $200,000 in damage was caused to Agnews State Hospital properties during the flood of January 1952. Similar photos to this can be found in a 1952 County of Santa Clara Planning Commission monograph titled "Flood Problems in Santa...
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."
Aerial photographs; Agriculture; Automobiles; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Plant; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Transportation
Black-and-white aerial photograph of the Owens Corning Fiberglas Plant in Santa Clara, Calif., under construction in 1948. Note how vacant the land north of the Bayshore Highway in Santa Clara looked in 1948. Lafayette and Kifer marked on aerial...
McColl, Anna Stokes; People; Portraits; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
Black-and-white enhanced gelatin silver print portrait of Anna Stokes McColl. McColl was founding member of the San Jose Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Garden City Womens Club.
