Photographs; Canned fruit industry; The Alameda (San Jose, Calif.)
When Dr. James M. Dawson and his wife set up shop in a 12 x 16 foot shed behind their home on The Alameda in 1871, they founded Santa Clara County's canning industry. Their venture grew into the San Jose Fruit Packing Co. and was followed by many...
Checks; Murphy, Martin, 1807-1884; San Francisco (Calif.); San Jose (Calif.)
Three checks written by Martin Murphy in 1872 and 1873. The first two checks come from Donohoe, Kelly & Co., Bankers in San Francisco. The last check comes from McLaughlin & Ryland Bankers in San Jose.
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Optical instruments
The spherometer was used to measure the curvature of lenses. Physical Description: In mahogany case with sliding lid. Calibrated brass disk on three legs.
New Almaden Mines; Mercury; Transportation; Receipts.
The receipt indicates Quicksilver Mining Co. shipped 45 flasks of quicksilver to the Lexington Mining Co. of Butte City, Montana by Southern Pacific Co., May 15, 1889.
The letter from the Judson Dynamite and Powder Co., May 28 , 1891, accompanies an invoice to the Quicksilver Mining Co. for caps shipped to New Almaden.
New Almaden Mines; Receipts; Horseshoeing; Horses; Farriers
The acknowledgement of payment is signed by John Mondragon. The Miners Fund of New Almaden's Quicksilver Mining Co. paid Mondragon $1.50 for shoeing a horse, March 22, 1905.
Biography; Books; Knox-Goodrich, Sarah L.; People; Portraits; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women; Women's suffrage--California--San Jose;
Sarah L. Knox-Goodrich is the only woman who has a portrait and biographical sketch in this 1881 History of Santa Clara County. These types of county histories were published all over the United States in the 1880s. The history part of the book was...
Santa Clara Argus Newspaper, Book and Job Printing Establishment, William A. January, Proprietor, Market Street, San Jose, receipt for payment of printing order of March 17th, 1869 by New Almaden Q.S. Mining Co. Receipt dated April 14.
San Jose (Calif.); Horses; stage coaches; People; Washington Hotel; City Drugstore; F. Devoto Store; Tribute Office
San Jose from City Hall 1858. Buildings include Washington Hotel, City Drugstore, F. Devoto Store, and Tribune office. Foothills and trees surround the city. Brown sepia on natural paper. "Sketched from nature by Levi Goodrich and drawn on...
