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...
Books; Children; Composition (Language arts); Education; Essays; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Two essays on natural history and agriculture, the first by Mary Chadd of Gilroy School, age 15 years, entitled "A President Takes Office" (pp. 409-10). The second essay is by Ida Stewart of Moreland School, age 12 years, entitled...
Maps; Santa Clara Mission -- History; Santa Clara County (Calif.) -- History; San Jose (Calif.) -- History
This hand-drawn map of the Santa Clara Mission lands includes the Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe in the lower left corner. The Alameda is the tree lined road that runs between the pueblo and the Mission de Santa Clara.
Land; Maps; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Photograph of 1866 map of the Pueblo Lands of San Jose, "surveyed under the instructions of the U.S. Surveyor General." From Frederic Hall's 1871 History of San Jose.
Buildings; Horses; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of the Pacific Manufacturing Plant, Santa Clara, California, 1898. Note: Santa Clara City Library Collection includes a booklet on the history of the Pacific Manufacturing Company, one of the largest industrial plants in...
Cannery workers--Labor unions; Ephemera; Programs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
On front: "Official program -- Grand Ball. Sponsored by Cannery Workers Union of Santa Clara County, Local 20852 of the A. F. of L. Civic Auditorium, San Jose. Saturday, November 27, 1937. Valuable Door Prizes. Music by Elwood Hart's...
Belden, Josiah; Mayors; People; Portraits; San Jose (Calif.)--History
Pioneer of 1841. Josiah Belden (1815-1892) was the first Mayor of San Jose. Born May 4, 1815 in upper Middletown, Conn. Married Sarah Jones on Feb. 1, 1849. Died April 23, 1892.
Tennant, Bill; Plummer, Charles; McGrath, John; Damonte, A.; Higgins, Mike; Fire departments -- California -- Santa Clara County; Fire engines & equipment; Fire engines -- History; Fire fighters; Fire fighting; Fire stations; Horses; Men;...
Firemen pose with their horse drawn fire engines. Written on back of the photograph, "Hose Wagon-Bill Tennant, ----, Chas. Plummer, John McGrath, Engine --- ----, A. Damonte, Mike Higgins."
Fourth of July; Electric Light Tower; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; San Jose (Calif.)
Writton on back of photograph, "San Jose Electric Light Tower located on Market and Santa Clara Streets. This is a night scene during the 4th of July, I don't remember the date. Ernest W. Ostererjan presents this picture to the San Jose State...
Children; New Almaden (Calif.)--History; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Written on back of black-and-white photograph, "July 4th celebration, 1898, New Almaden, California. L. to R. -- Minnie Odgers; May Wasley; Susan Edwards; Charles O'Brion, surface foreman on the Hill; Emma Hill; Ethel Chequin; Joe Pearce and...
California--History--1800-1850; Diversity; Mexican Americans; Mission Period; Mission Santa Clara; Pacheco, Dolores; Palomares, Francisco; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Document dated October 14, 1841 from Jose R. Estrada, Monterey to the Sub-prefect in San Jose. The document acknowledges receipt of a petition from Dolores Pacheco and Francisco Palomares regarding living conditions for neophytes released from the...
California--History--1800-1850; Diversity; Indians of North America ; Mission Period; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
August 3, 1808 document from Jose Maria Estudillo in Monterey to the Commissioner of the town of San Jose. Estudillo urges kindness and fair treatment of the "heathen" Indians who are to be brought in to help with the current harvest,...
California--History--1800-1845; Diversity; License system--California; Liquors; Mexican Americans; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--Sheriff's Dept.; People;
1841 Annual Report on Liquor Licenses, Pueblo of San Jose.
Brewing; California--History--1800-1845; Diversity; Liquors; Mexican Americans; Mission Period; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
1-page manuscript in Spanish concerning production of brandy. Paraphrased in English, the document reads: "To Sub-prefect, 2nd Division, San Jose. Acknowledges receipt of a complaint about widespread distillation of strong liquors from grain...
Buildings; Mercury; Mining; New Almaden (Calif.)--History; New Almaden Mines; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of the Hill Office at New Almaden, showing a group of people in front of the building and one person with a surveyor's transit.
Community health aides; Cooking; Cooking vessels; Influenza--United States--History--20th century; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose State Normal School; San Jose State University; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life;...
Black-and-white photograph of masked San Jose State Normal School volunteers preparing food during the 1918 influenza epidemic.
McKiernan, Charles Henry; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Santa Cruz County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white portrait of Charles Henry "Mountain Charley" McKiernan. McKiernan was one of the first white settlers in the Santa Cruz mountains, and was noted for having survived an attack by a grizzly bear.
