Big Basin Redwoods State Park; Redwood Park; Parks; Trees; People; Fuller family; Photographs; People;
"Mother of the Forest" at Big Basin, 1913. Hugh Jeidell, a New York author, is seen at the hollow trunk of same. It is 312 ft. tall and 21 ft. in diameter. In 1909, a boy 12 yers of age (son of Prof. C.D. Marx of Stanford University)...
Arnold, William R. (William Richard), 1881-1965; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964; Mission Santa Clara; Priests; University of Santa Clara
Photograph of president Herbert Hoover attending the memorial mass held at Mission Santa Clara for the victims of the "Akron" dirigible crash. At top stands Rev. Dennis L?, who presided over the mass. Lower row, third from left stands...
Altar candlesticks; Mission Santa Clara; Religious articles; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Altar candlesticks (Mission period). Made of wood, plaster, pigment, and gilt. Both candlesticks are identical in design but x.2000.9a has more damage on the candleholder. Base is triangular with a smaller triangular piece on top. A stem widens to...
photograph of tall pot with spigot at bottom, top half with oval cutaway, and small pot. A man's head with hat visible behind backdrop. Taken at the Garden City Pottery, June 1926.
Photo, circa 1918 of a group of YWCA officials. Caption on back identifies some of women: Top Row: Mrs. Ed Bradley, Ruth Turner Sherriffs, Brownie Schillingsbury Berry, Frances Reed. Bottom Row: Margaret Gilchrist Nedderson, Mrs. Dora Laughlin,...
B&W photograph of the main Graystone-Bisceglia winery building, taken from a vineyard in front of the building. "Famous Graystone Cellar, Bisceglia Bros. Winery Company, St. Helena, Calif." is printed at top center of photo.
In this demonstration apparatus, water pours into the top section of the central rotor, pivoting freely about its axis. The two pipes projecting from the bottomof the rotor are closed at the end but with a rearward-facing hole. The rotor spins as...
The Kinnersley's Thermometer was an apparatus designed to demonstrate the heating power of an electric spark by showing the expansion of air when an electric spark is passed through it. Physical Description: Glass tube with brass base and top,...
Electric discharges; X-ray tubes; Scientific apparatus and instruments
This instrument appears to be an early type of vacuum discharge tube or x-ray tube. The glass tube contains metal electrodes that have been sealed and from which the air has been removed by a vacuum system. Physical Description: Glass bulb with...
The Oersted Piezometer was used to determine the coefficient of the compressibility of liquids. Gases would have been pumped into the chamber through the funnel at the top. The pressure of the gases would have been measured via the water barometer...
Galvanometer; Scientific apparatus and instruments
A galvanometer is an instrument used to measure the presence, direction, and strength of small electric currents in a conductor. A magnetic needle is deflected by the presence of an electric current in a nearby conductor. The needle turns at right...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Simple machines; Archimedean screw
A simple mechanical device credited to Archimedes. When the lower end of the screw is placed in water, turning the device raises water to the top. This principle has various applications for drainage and irrigation, but the instrument can also be...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Anamorphosis (visual perception)--Instruments
Described as one of many "Fine Optical Toys" in James W. Queen's Catalogue of Microscopes, Accessories and Sundries, 1890, the anamorphoscope mirror rectifies distorted drawings. Physical Description: Cylindrical mirror, black wooden top...
Choirs (Music); Photographs; Santa Clara College (Calif.);
Group portrait of choir with Father DeRop taken outdoors. All subjects nuimbered and most identified: back row L to R 1) F. Sargent, 2) A. Guatelli, 3) R. Bliss, 4) J. Murphy; Second row from top L to R 5) A. deMello, 6) A. Connor, 7)[un-named],...
Photographs; Santa Clara College (Calif.); Students
Group portrait with Rev. Father Bayma, S.J. in front of Ivy-covered Adobe Wall. Students numbered and identified: top row L to R 1) J.F. Byrne, 2) W. Yard, 3) R. Billou, 4) J. Kenny, 5) T. Fox, 6) DelValle, 7) J. Trabuco, 8) L. Boido, 9) Hugh...
