Analog computers; College students; College teachers; Computation laboratories; Education; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Student life; Sullivan Engineering Center; Technology; University of Santa...
Black-and-white photograph of students and faculty working in early Computer Lab in Sullivan Engineering Center, circa 1965. Electrical Engineering faculty member Henry McKenna works on a digital computer with one of the first female engineering...
Agriculture; Celebrations--California--San Jose; Orchards; Postcards; San Jose (Calif.)--Electric Light Tower; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology;
Artist's color rendition of the San Jose N.S.G.W. Celebration Sept. 9th 10th 11th, 1909. Includes Electric Light Tower and agricultural scene. On verso of postcard: Addressed to "Miss Irene Bugbee, Stockton, Calif." Postmarked "Jul...
Old City Hall (San Jose, Calif.); Photographs; Public buildings; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of castle-like San Jose City Hall in 1854. Photo also includes general store with "Wines Liquors and Groceries" sign at left of City Hall.
Advertisements; Grauman, Sid, 1879-1950; Unique Theatre (San Jose, Calif.)
This is an undated (prior to April, 1906) single-fold advertising flyer for Grauman's Unique Theatre that includes advertisements for several other San Jose businesses. After the April 18, 1906 earthquake Sidney Grauman moved to Los Angeles,...
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.
Automobiles; Buildings; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose Chamber of Commerce; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of First and Santa Clara streets. Also includes the Bank of America building.
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...
Agriculture; Canned fruit industry; Canned vegetables industry; Education; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Textbooks;
Canning fruits and vegetables (Excerpted from a 1936 California State textbook titled, "California: Life Resources and Industries of the Golden State," Calif. Dept. of Education). Note the caption on Fig. A., page 50. Includes pages 3, 6,...
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.
