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.
Captain J. H. Adams was born in Edwardsville, Illinois, on June 13, 1820. and was a Captain in the Mexican American War. He arrived in Hangtown for gold on August 1, 1849. He then arrived in Santa Clara County in August 1853 and became sheriff in...
Adobe buildings--California--Milpitas; Agriculture; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of "the Jose Maria Alviso Adobe, built in 1837 and enlarged in the early 1850s, stands as an excellent example of the Monterey style of architecture popularized throughout California in the 1830s and 1840s. It is the...
Adobes houses; Painting; San Jose (Cailf.); Valencia, Manuel
Manuel Valencia's grandfather came to California with the de Anza Party (1774) and became an administrator of the Presidio in San Francisco. The family was given many land grants. Valencia Street in the Mission district is named for the family....
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....
Advertisements; Grauman, Sid, 1879-1950; Unique Theatre (San Jose, Calif.)
This is an undated (prior to April, 1906) single-fold advertising flyer for Grauman's Unique Theatre that includes advertisements for several other San Jose businesses. After the April 18, 1906 earthquake Sidney Grauman moved to Los Angeles,...
Aerial views; San Jose (Calif.); Churches; Bank of San Jose; Music Hall; St. James Park
The photograph show an aerial view looking northeast from the top of the Electric Light Tower. Building next to Music Hall is the Bank of San Jose at Santa Clara and First Streets. Churches: Trinity Episcopal (left), Presbyterian (middle), M-E...
Aerial views; San Jose (Calif.); Churches; St. Joseph's Cathedral
An aerial view of Market Street, San Jose, CA. View is looking south from the top of the Electric Light Tower. Open area at right is the plaza. Church is St. Joseph's.
African Americans; Albumen prints; Classes (Groups of students); Diversity; Education; High schools--California; High school teachers; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
On back of burnished albumen print, "S.J. High School, Santa Clara St. Source: Gertrude Pyle Lauriston, 7/6/66. San Jose High School -- Mr. Wilson, principal."
A photograph of the Agnew family in front of a farm house. (Identified on back as: Abraham Agnew, far right; Grandma Bascom seated in front; Lizzie Agnew Smith standing in plaid skirt-Effie Smith's mother; Sarah Jane Agnew standing to left.)
Agricultural machinery; Agriculture; Orchards; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology;
On text that accompanies black-and-white photograph: "Disc-plowing with a 40 HP Best. This was one of the first models with a full track. Earlier models used short tracks for power plus a single wheel out front for steering. The driver is...
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."
