Horses; Buildings; San Jose (Calif.); Omnibuses; San Jose City Hall; Post offices; St. Joseph's Cathedral
Looking north on South Market Street near San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA. A six horse team hitched to an omnibus dominates the foreground. On the side of the omnibus is written "Queen of the Pacific." City Hall, the Post Office, and St....
Fruit industry; Fruit culture; Tractors; Lester Will W.; Caterpillar Diesel D4; Bean sprayers
Will W. Lester drives a Caterpillar Diesel D4 tractor pulling a 500 gallon bean sprayer through fruit orchards one mile south of Santa Clara, California 1952.
Written on back of the photograph, "Louis Booksin, Willow Glen, cherry grower." Booksin married Elizabeth Kirk on December 1, 1896. He owned three fruit ranches (90 acres) in San Jose.