Agriculture; Ephemera; Fairs--California--San Jose; People; Programs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
On front of program, "Santa Clara County Fair, 1948. Sept. 13 thru 19." Bearded old man with pipe carrying suitcase which says, "Hi! Neighbor. Come to the Fair Sept. 13 thru 19." At bottom: "Stay and play all day. San...
Balls (Parties); Cannery workers--Labor unions; Ephemera; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Tickets;
Ticket for the Cannery Workers Union Grand Ball of 1937. At left of ticket on stub: "No. 0998, Name, Address." At center: "Grand Ball, Sponsored by Cannery Workers Union of Santa Clara County, Local 20852. Civic Auditorium, San Jose....
Alma Street; Painting; People; Portraits; Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito; Rancho Santa Rita; Robles, Don Teodoro;
A portrait of Don Theodoro Robles. In 1824 Secundino and his younger brother Teodoro Robles were the first non-Indians to discover cinnabar deposits. By 1845, when these deposits proved to be rich in quicksilver, Secundino and Teodoro received...
Entertainment; Musical instruments; Orchestras; Relocation camps; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.); World War II, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Photograph shows the "Starlight Serenaders," a dance orchestra organized at Santa Anita, California Assembly Center.