SCU Digital Collections

- Compositions: Essays on natural history and agriculture, 1886
- Books; Children; Composition (Language arts); Education; Essays; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
- Two essays on natural history and agriculture, the first by Mary Chadd of Gilroy School, age 15 years, entitled "A President Takes Office" (pp. 409-10). The second essay is by Ida Stewart of Moreland School, age 12 years, entitled...
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Picking Sauvignon Vert grapes
- Agriculture; Harvesting; Grapes; Agricultural laborers
- Workers picking Sauvignon Vert grapes at Villa Maria, crates with ""S.C.C. Villa Maria"" in foreground
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Bellefleur apple tree
- Apple trees; Agriculture; Orchards
- Photo of a Bellefleur apple tree in the Bellford Orchard
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Sauvignon Vert grape vine
- Agriculture; Grapes
- Villa Maria Sauvignon Vert grape vine in field
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Improved Cactus Co. Spineless cactus
- Agriculture; Cactus; Farming
- Spineless cacti plants in front of a windmill and buildings
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Beets
- Agriculture; Beets; Farming
- Man in tie and vest surrounded by large beets, holding a pair up for size
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Melons, tomatoes, alfalfa
- Agriculture; Farming; Melons; Tomatoes; Alfalfa
- Panoramic view of recently harvested melon plants with tomato and alfalfa crops in the background at Lighthouse Farm
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Worker and Improved Cactus Co. Spineless cactus
- Agriculture; Farming; Cactus; Men;
- Worker standing next to spineless cacti illustrates their large size, windmill visible in background
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Close-up of Improved Cactus Co. Spineless cactus
- Agriculture; Farming; Cactus
- Close-up shot of spineless cactus
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Tomato Plants
- Agriculture; Farming; Tomatoes; Harvesting
- Crates of tomatoes piled by the sides of tomato fields
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Harvesting cactus
- Agriculture; Cactus; Harvesting; Farming;
- Workers cut and harvest cactus plants for the Improved Cactus Co.
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Cow eating cactus
- Agriculture; Farming; Cactus; Children; Buildings; Cows; Livestock; Animals
- A young boy holds a cow by a rope as it eats cactus plants, while a another boy watches the camera
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Bellford apple orchard
- Agriculture; Apple orchards; Men;
- A man in derby hat, tie and vest stands among fruit trees in the Bellford orchard
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Cherry trees
- Agriculture; Orchards; Cherry trees
- A row of cherry trees in the Bellford Orchard
- Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection
- Zarevich home and property, circa 1915
- Agriculture; Buildings; Farmhouses; Orchards; Photographs; Trees;
- Black-and-white photograph of farmhouse, outbuildings, and orchard.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Prune orchard in spring along Saratoga Avenue, circa 1925
- Agriculture; Orchards; Photographs; Prunes; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Saratoga Avenue (San Jose, Calif.); Trees;
- Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a prune orchard in spring along Saratoga Avenue. Summit Rock in background. Goodrich house by Julia Morgan at center left. Painted in by hand.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Santa Clara Valley in Springtime, circa 1925
- Agriculture; Automobiles; Orchards; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Trees;
- Black-and-white panoramic photograph of automobile parked alongside road circling orchard. Caption reads "Santa Clara Valley in Springtime. The Valley of Heart's Delight."
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Bisceglia Bros. Canning Co., circa 1925
- Agriculture; Automobiles; Bisceglia Bros. Canning Co.; Buildings; Canned fruit industry; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Trucks;
- Black-and-white panoramic photograph of Bisceglia Bros. Canning Co., located at South 1st Street, San Jose, Calif.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Field workers in fruit drying yard, circa 1935
- Agricultural laborers; Agriculture; Children; Fruit; Orchards; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Trees; Women;
- Black-and-white panoramic photograph of men, woman and children laborers posing for the photo in the drying yard of a fruit company.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Santa Clara Valley Orchards in Bloom, circa 1920
- Agriculture; Dwellings; Fruit; Orchards; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Trees;
- Black-and-white photograph of fruit trees in bloom.
- Silicon Valley History Online