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.
Bands (Music); Musicians; Men; California National Guard; Brohaska, Fred; Lake, Will; Warner, Oscar; McMelkin, Pop; Conklin, Jim; Conterno, D.D.; Ingram, Tommy; Parsons, Charles; Laskey, Jesse; Dobson, D.D.
A photograph of the California National Guard, Fifth Regimental band. Names written on back, "Will Lake, Fred Brohaska, Oscar Warner, Ebert, Pop McMelkin, Jim Conklin, D.D. Conterno, director, Tommy Ingram, Jaffey (Fred?) Louis Nell (Knell?)...
View is looking northeast from the top of the Electric Light Tower. Area with trees is St. James Park, the Courthouse is at First and St. James Streets..
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.
Louis Pellier (1812-1872) was a native of Hippolite, France. He introduced the French prune to the Santa Clara Valley. This photograph was taken in Paris.
Aerial views; San Jose (Calif.); Churches; St. Joseph's Cathedral
An aerial view of Market Street, San Jose, CA. View is looking south from the top of the Electric Light Tower. Open area at right is the plaza. Church is St. Joseph's.
Aerial views; San Jose (Calif.); Churches; Bank of San Jose; Music Hall; St. James Park
The photograph show an aerial view looking northeast from the top of the Electric Light Tower. Building next to Music Hall is the Bank of San Jose at Santa Clara and First Streets. Churches: Trinity Episcopal (left), Presbyterian (middle), M-E...
