Agriculture; Automobiles; Baer, Charlie; Cupertino (Calif.); Gasoline; Houses--California--Cupertino; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Service stations; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of Cupertino's first service station, built by Charlie Baer in 1922. On verso of photo: "Baer home in rear at Stevens Creek Blvd. & Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd."
Gay liberation movement; Gay men; Gay Pride Parades; Gay rights--History; Lesbians; People; Photographs; Public buildings; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of men and women marching in San Jose, carrying a banner that reads "Together in Pride" San Jose's First Lesbian/Gay Pride Parade.
Letcher Garage; San Jose (Calif.); Automobiles; Buildings;
North First Street between St. James and Julian Streets. The building on right is Letcher Garage. Letcher was famous all over the State of California for erecting signs that stated how many miles to the Letcher Garage.
Pavilion Building; Fairmont Hotel; San Jose (Calif.); Construction
Construction of the Pavilion buildings on east side of First Street between San Antonio and San Fernando Streets, San Jose, CA. Building on the left is the Fairmont Hotel under construction.
The first radio telephone transmitting and receiving set which was installed on Commodore Huntington's yacht "Thelma" at Put-in-Bay, Ohio in 1907. The audion box on left with pan-cake turner above the large transmitting case was the first...
Jensen, Peter V.; Perham, Douglas; Albertus, F.; Radio--Transmitter-receivers; Arc Transmitter and Receiver; Men;
The First Arc Transmitter and Receiver built by Poulsen Wireless in 1910. Original photo in sepia tones, copies in colored and black and white. Shows Douglas Perham, F. Albertus and Peter V. Jensen.
Adobes houses; Painting; San Jose (Cailf.); Valencia, Manuel
Manuel Valencia's grandfather came to California with the de Anza Party (1774) and became an administrator of the Presidio in San Francisco. The family was given many land grants. Valencia Street in the Mission district is named for the family....
College buildings; Education; Painting; People; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Santa Clara County Historical Association; Varsi Library; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of the first meeting of the Santa Clara Historical Society. On verso of photo: "Picture taken in 1903. 1st Regular Meeting of the Santa Clara County Historical Association. Organizational meeting held a short time...
Bergin, Thomas I.; College students; Education; People; Portraits; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Student life;
Black-and-white portrait of Thomas I. Bergin, Santa Clara College's first graduate. Bergin, whose family was the chief supplier of soap and candles in Gold Rush San Francisco, was also the recipient of the first bachelor's degree awarded in...
