The sailboat "Dawn" can be seen here in the Alviso channel, with the pier visible on the right. The former Alviso Mill buildings can be seen in the background.
Electronic industries; Intel microprocessors; Microprocessor packages; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology;
Enlarged color photograph of the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor packages. Level Two cache: 256 KB Advanced Transfer Cache (Integrated). Processor Package Style: PGA423. System Bus Speed: 400 MHz. Users of Pentium® 4 processor-based PCs can create...
Electronic industries; Intel microprocessors; Microprocessor packages; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology;
Enlarged black-and-white photograph of the i486 microprocessor package. Clock speeds: 25 MHz (20 MIPS, 16.8. Number of transistors: 1,200,000 (1 micron, with 50 MHz at .8 micron). Bus width: 32 bits. Addressable memory: 4 gigabytes. Virtual...
Gay liberation movement; Gay rights--History; Lesbians; Marches; People; Photographs; Public buildings; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of women walking down street in San Jose carrying banner "If it happened to us, it can happen to you … San Jose Lesbians lost their rights on June 3rd!"
Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Orchards; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of the view from the Almaden Valley looking north toward Milpitas. Monument and Mission Peaks are in the center left, buildings of downtown San Jose can be seen in the center right.
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Automobiles; Forbes Mill; Highway 17; Los Gatos (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of Highway 17, Los Gatos. Highway 17 between San Jose and Los Gatos opened in 1959. Ruins of Forbes Mill can be seen on the right.
Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; United States, Civil War, 1861-1865; Danks, John; Letters;
A letter from John Danks to Bernard J. Reid. Danks is applying for a pension from the government due to injury during the Civil War. Danks needs to find a person who witnessed his wounding during battle, and hopes Reid can help in that matter.
Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; Andolsheck, Andrew; Catholic Church; People; Letters; United States, Civil War, 1861-1865
A letter from Pastor Andrew Andolsheck to a right reverend bishop. The paster begs the bishop to help him receive donations from Mr. McLaughlin so that the church bills can be paid. Bernard J. Reid had delievered the money from donators and gave...
Advertisements; Agriculture; Drawings; Ephemera; Livestock diseases; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Veterinary medicine;
On front of advertisement: "Important to owners and raisers of stock -- Dr. W. J. McKee, of San Jose, Cal., a Veterinary Surgeon of forty years experience, brings glad tidings to all owners and raisers of Horses, Cattle and Stock generally....
San Jose (Calif.); Downtown; Baptist churches; LaRosa Beauty Salon; Ida's Tuxedo Rentals; San Jose Paint and Wallpaper Company
Baptist Church, South Second Street at San Antonio Street, San Jose, California. LaRosa Beauty Salon, Ida's Tuxedo Rentals, San Jose Paint and Wallpaper Company can also be seen.
Ephemera; Handbills; Political science; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Temperance;
On front of handbill, "Governor John P. St. John will lecture at Turn Verein Hall, Third Street, San Jose, Friday evening, October 14, 1887. Free to all. Subject, --- "Prohibition." Also a Meeting of the County Central Committee and...
Glass plate negative of a stagecoach drawn by four horses on a dirt road with the stagecoach driver at the reins. Trees line the road at right, and the acequia can be seen at the bottom right corner.
Photographs; Canned fruit industry; The Alameda (San Jose, Calif.)
When Dr. James M. Dawson and his wife set up shop in a 12 x 16 foot shed behind their home on The Alameda in 1871, they founded Santa Clara County's canning industry. Their venture grew into the San Jose Fruit Packing Co. and was followed by many...
Photographs; Agnews State Hospital (San Jose, Calif.); Floods
Approximately $200,000 in damage was caused to Agnews State Hospital properties during the flood of January 1952. Similar photos to this can be found in a 1952 County of Santa Clara Planning Commission monograph titled "Flood Problems in Santa...
Crova's apparatus was designed for the purpose of representing vibratory movements on the screen, with 8 disks. Turning the crank past a vertical slit caused the disks to rotate, while a beam of light from the optical system impinged on the slit...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Camera lucida;
An artist's aid for drawing, the camera Lucida was a portable device that was used to reproduce visual images on to paper. An adjustable prism mounted on the end of a supporting arm reflects the surrounding light and produces the image onto the...
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...
