Santa Clara University (Calif.); Gardens; Varsi, Aloysius, S.J., 1830-1900;Jesuits; Muybridge, Edweard, 1830-1904
Aloysius Varsi, S.J. president of Santa Clara College from 1868-1876, standing beside a newly planted palm tree in the Mission Gardens. The Administration Building is in the background.
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Students; Luggage
At the end of the academic yeat, students load their trunks on horse-drawn wagon and return home. Outside O'Connor Hall. Some students' names are annotated, L. Jennings, J [Boguet] Oneill, Mr. Eagan.
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Construction; Buildings; Santa Clara (Calif.)
Construction of St. Joseph's Hall. The building employed steel and reinforced concrete and introduced a type of Mission Revival architecture to the campus.
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Jesuits; Ricard, Jerome S., 1850-1930; Astronomical observatories;
Fr. Ricard, known as ""Padre of the Rains"" on steps of Ricard Observatory on SCU Campus. ""When forecasting weather, he wore a Panama hat, when foul, he donned a somber sombrero.""