Bankers; Durmeyer, Caroline; Franck, Frederick Christian; Legislators--California; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Wedding photography; Weddings;
Frederick Franck served as representative from Santa Clara in the state legislature, first as an assemblyman from 1871-1874 and then as a state senator from 1894-1895. He was also an original stockholder in Santa Clara's first bank, the Santa Clara...
Centennial celebrations--California--San Jose; Ephemera; Programs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose Municipal Auditorium; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Program for the pageant to commemorate the meeting of the First State Legislature 100 years earlier in San Jose. Pageant on December 15, 16 and 17, 1949. Comprised of four pages.
People; Photographs; Public buildings; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; State Capitols; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of a replica of California's first Statehouse. It was built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the meeting of the first State Legislature in San Jose.
Santa Clara University (Calif.);Debates; Student organizations
Interior of Debating Hall. The Philalethic Debating Society, formed in 1856, was the first collegiate debating society modeled after the national legislature in Washington.