Daguerreotypes; Ford, James P.; Mission Santa Clara; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
This daguerreotype, taken circa 1854 by James Ford, is the earliest known photograph of Santa Clara. The mission cross stands in the front of the church; to the left is the east wing of the mission quadrangle. The bell tower has been encased in...
Earthquakes; Hotels; Hotel Vendome; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of the collapsed north wing of the Vendome Hotel in San Jose. The hotel was built in 1904. There was one death in the hotel as a result of the 1906 earthquake.
Reporters and reporting; Men; Group portraits; University of Santa Clara
A group portrait of local newspaper reporters. Standing left to right: H. Bradbury, Postal Telegraph; Louis Ashlock, A.P.; John Chestnut, S.F. Call-Bulletin; John "Sam" Dunn, Postal Telegraph; Fr. H. Donovan, S.J.; Frank Gordon, S.J....
Photograph of San Jose YWCA building taken Sept. 1962. Caption for verso of photo: A legacy from the estate of E.J. Wilcox, San Jose property owner, has financed a $25,000 "new look" for the San Jose YWCA at Second and San Antonio...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Mission Santa Clara; Adobe buildings; Santa Clara (Calif.);
This image is the earliest known image of Mission Santa Clara, circa 1854. The mission cross stands in the front of the church; to the left is the east wing of the mission quadrangle. The bell tower has been encased in wood to prevent erosion of...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Santa Clara (Calif.); Turrill, Charles B. (Charles Beebe), 1854-1927; Mission gardens;
On the left is the Adobe Lodge which then extended to its juncture with the students' dining hall; the Sacristy; and the Mission Church. In the distance is the tower of the Science Building, and farther to the right, the rood of the Students'...
