Miniature leather bound photo album displaying individual portraits with their names written underneath. Owned by Sarah Locke, graduate of San Jose Normal school.
Agnews State Hospital (San Jose, Calif.); Buildings; Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose; Earthquakes; People; Photographs; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of earthquake damage at Agnews Asylum in 1906. Note: Santa Clara City Library Collection includes a book, "Santa Clara County Pioneer Papers 1973" with a chapter on "The Earthquake of April 18, 1906 in the...
Agricultural machinery; Agriculture; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology;
Black-and-white photograph of a group of people pumping water. Written on back of photograph, "Mrs. Frank A. (Lydia Ortley) Hunter, Mrs. Augustus (Mary Jane) Hunter, (Hand on fender?), Mr. Frank A. Hunter, front -- Clifford B. Hunter."
Agriculture; Albumen prints; Fruit; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
On front of albumen print, "Peaches from San Jose, Calif., 3.5 inches wide, weight one pound 2 ounces each." Written on the back, "Return to J.A. Clayton."
Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Hay; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; The Alameda (San Jose, Calif.);
Black-and-white photograph of haystacks along the Alameda. The Alameda was the main route between Mission Santa Clara and the city of San Jose. "Planted by Indians, 1792" written on the back of the photo refers to the trees lining the...
Written on back of the photograph:, "Mr. J. Z. Anderson, Calif. Pioneer." Anderson was born in 1829 in Pennsylvania, arrived in California in 1852 and became a gold miner and then a farmer. He sent refrigerated cherries from San Jose to...
Automobiles; San Jose Implement Co.; San Jose (Calif.); Buildings
A photograph of the exterior of the San Jose Implement Company. Written on back, "First picture of old building." The company was at 91 S. Market Street.
Bands (Music); Musicians; Men; California National Guard; Brohaska, Fred; Lake, Will; Warner, Oscar; McMelkin, Pop; Conklin, Jim; Conterno, D.D.; Ingram, Tommy; Parsons, Charles; Laskey, Jesse; Dobson, D.D.
A photograph of the California National Guard, Fifth Regimental band. Names written on back, "Will Lake, Fred Brohaska, Oscar Warner, Ebert, Pop McMelkin, Jim Conklin, D.D. Conterno, director, Tommy Ingram, Jaffey (Fred?) Louis Nell (Knell?)...
Bicycles; People; Portraits; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of Ted E. Belloli on a bicycle. Written in ink above the photo, "Ted E. Belloli Between 1892-1900," and below the photo, "San Jose Road Club".
Big Basin Redwoods State Park (Calif.); Documents; Forest conservation; Hill, Andrew Putnam, 1853-1922; Redwoods; Reunions; Richards, W. W.; Santa Cruz County (Calif.)--History; Sempervirens Club of California; People;
Document written by W.W. Richards ("a Charter Member") covering the years 1900-1927 (for their 27th reunion). Andrew P. Hill was the "Father of [the] Sempervirens Club," and this document was part of an album containing all of...
An interior scene of a Pool Room in East San Jose. Written on back of the photograph, "date uncertain. L to R: 1. Lloyd Trousdell, 2. Kid Weller, the barber, 3. Frank Burdick, 4. Ed Schulte, 5. Chas. Russell, 6. Tony George, 7. Ed Cunan, 8....
Written on back of the photograph, "Louis Booksin, Willow Glen, cherry grower." Booksin married Elizabeth Kirk on December 1, 1896. He owned three fruit ranches (90 acres) in San Jose.
Buildings; Earthquakes; Hotels; Photographs; Rubble; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of an hotel in San Jose after the earthquake in 1906. Written on back of the photograph, "Nice airy bedrooms. A lodging house in San Jose, California after the earthquake."
Buildings; Earthquakes; Photographs; Rubble; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of Chinatown San Jose after earthquake on April 18, 1906. Written on the back of the photograph, "Section of Chinatown, San Jose, Calif. Earthquake 1906."
Buildings; Horses; Postcards; Palo Alto (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Written below artist's rendition on front of postcard, "Just the [time?] for an auto ride on a pleasant day. I tried it, girlie." Also on front, at left edge: "Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco." On verso: Postcard...
Buildings; Los Gatos (Calif.); People; Postcards; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Trolley cars; Urban life;
Artist's rendition of downtown Los Gatos in the early 20th century. Written on the back of the photograph, "San Jose's First Antique Show. San Jose Woman's Club, 75 South Eleventh St. Sept. 22, 23, 24, 1950. 12:30 to 10:00 p.m. Sponsored by...
