Documents; Ordinances, Municipal--California--San Jose; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Handwritten, undated document marked "Ordinance No. 2 from No. 1 to 8, marked on the Journal as No.2." Ordinance describes several criminal activities, including galloping "his or their horses through the Streets of this Town";...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Buildings; Theaters; Dormitories; Santa Clara (Calif.)
College Hall contained a dormitory on the ground floor and a three-thousand-seat theater on the second floor. Moved from the corner of Alviso and Franklin streets to Franklin and Lafayette streets in 1912, the durable Ship remained Santa Clara's...
Houses--California--Santa Clara; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Trees;
Black-and-white photograph of the Jenkins Residence, Jackson & Liberty Streets, Santa Clara, Calif. circa 1900. Note: Santa Clara City Library Collection includes files on grocer Frank Jenkins and his family. Daughter Margaret Jenkins was an...
Education; Elementary school buildings; Elementary schools; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Trees;
Black-and-white photograph of Santa Clara Public School between Harrison & Fremont Streets, 1900. Note: Santa Clara City Library Collection includes a manuscript by Vera McCready on the history of Santa Clara public schools. It is titled,...
Electric Light Tower; Aerial views; San Jose (Calif.); Trolley cars; Downtown
A view from above of the intersection of Market and Santa Clara Streets, San Jose, CA. The view shows the Electric Light Tower, a trolley car, and people walking on the streets.
Buildings; Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose ; Horses; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life
Black-and-white photograph of the Farmers Union Building in San Jose, 1874. On verso of photo: "The southeast corner of Second and Santa Clara streets looked like this in 1874, just after A. Pfister, noted merchant, mayor and founder of San...
Buildings; Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose; Horses; J. Widney Mercantile Co.; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of J. Widney Mercantile storefront, intersection of Franklin and Main Streets, Santa Clara, showing horse-drawn carriage and people in front of store.
Land; Maps; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Streets;
1872 Map of the City of San Jose, extending from Alice Street and Alviso Road in the northwest to New Almaden Road in the southeast, and from Mt. Hamilton Avenue in the northeast to Union Avenue in the southwest.
Bandstands; Parks; Photographs; Plaza Park; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Trees
This bandstand was the focal point of Santa Clara's Plaza Park from about 1900 until it was torn down to build a public library building. A replica of the bandstand is located in History San Jose's Kelley Park. In 1994, the City built a new...
Agriculture; People; Photographs; Railroads--California--Santa Clara; Railroad stations; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Santa Clara Train Station; Trains; Transportation; Trees;
Black-and-white photograph of Santa Clara Railroad Station, corner of Benton & Railroad Sts., circa 1900.
