Alum Rock Park (San Jose, Calif.); Alum Rock Park Steam Railroad; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of Alum Rock Steam Railroad and station.
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Steam engines
The Eolypile (or aeolipile) is a metal sphere attached to a chariot half-filled with water and nested up to allow steam to build up. The steam is then allowed to escape in a jet making the chariot move. Physical Description: Brass 'cart' with three...
Agriculture; Canned fruit industry; Cannery workers; Fruit; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
On bottom left of black-and-white photograph: "1943 run of sulphured & steam blanched cots -- Home Plant. This proved a moneysaver. E. S. suggeted [sic] 1944 Plan is based on what we learned in this operation." On text accompanying...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Santa Clara University (Calif.)
The Eolypile is a metal sphere attached to a chariot half-filled with water and nested up to allow steam to build up. The steam is then allowed to escape in a jet making the chariot move.
Alum Rock Park (San Jose, Calif.); Alum Rock Park Steam Railroad; Postcards; Railroad tunnels; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Artist's rendition of the entrance to tunnel, Alum Rock Park, San Jose, Calif., 1911. On verso of postcard: Addressed to "Miss Irene Bugbee, Stockton, Calif."
Tennant, Bill; Plummer, Charles; McGrath, John; Damonte, A.; Higgins, Mike; Fire departments -- California -- Santa Clara County; Fire engines & equipment; Fire engines -- History; Fire fighters; Fire fighting; Fire stations; Horses; Men;...
Firemen pose with their horse drawn fire engines. Written on back of the photograph, "Hose Wagon-Bill Tennant, ----, Chas. Plummer, John McGrath, Engine --- ----, A. Damonte, Mike Higgins."
This instrument allowed water to be heated to a temperature higher than boiling point at atmospheric pressure, resulting in considerably high pressure inside. Papin designed a model of a digester in 1680 that allowed a piston inside a cylinder to...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Santa Clara University (Calif.)
This instrument allowed water to be heated to a temperature higher than boiling point at atmospheric pressure, resulting in considerably high pressure inside. Papin designed a model of a digester in 1680 that allowed a piston inside a cylinder to...
