David Brewster, creator of Brewster's Law, patented this device in 1817. It consisted of a long, hollow tube containing two glass mirrors running along the length of the tube and separated from each other at an angle of 60 degrees. Where mirrors...
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...
Classes (Groups of students); Commencement ceremonies; Education; Ephemera; High schools--California; Programs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Ninth Annual Commencement program for San Jose High School, Tuesday, May 29th, 1883. Includes four pages.
Ephemera; Italian Americans; Organizations--California--San Jose; Programs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
On left side of front cover of program, "Given by the Italian Colony of San Jose." On right side: "In Honor of our returned 'Boys'." At bottom middle, "Elk's Hall, (Columbus Day), October 12, 1919." Colored Italian and...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Turrill, Charles B. (Charles Beebe), 1854-1927; Students; Engineering; Group portraits;
Photo includes George L. Sullivan, who held California's first license in Mechanical Engineering, and was first dean of the School of Engineering, 1919-1955.
Church buildings; Earthquakes; Elementary schools; High Schools--California; Photographs; Posters; San Francisco (Calif.); San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Poster publicizing a lecture by the Reverend W.S. Kelly, pastor of the Centella Methodist Episcopal Church in San Jose, on the April 18, 1906 earthquake. Poster includes photographs of earthquake damage to San Francisco, to Santa Clara's Methodist...
Children; People; Programs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Santa Clara International Swim Center; Swimming; Swimming pools;
Program for the official dedication of the International Swim Center, September 10, 1967. Includes pages 1-2 of program.
