Dance; Dance parties; Ephemera; Fliers (Printed matter); Guitars; Las Hermanas Padilla; Mexican Americans; People; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose Municipal Auditorium; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
Flier in Spanish promoting a Mexican-American dance at the Civic Auditorium on Saturday, September 10 (year unspecified), featuring performers, the Hermanas Padilla. "Empresarios: Pedro Gomez, Frank Davilla, L. Vidaurri"
Land; Maps; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Photograph of 1866 map of the Pueblo Lands of San Jose, "surveyed under the instructions of the U.S. Surveyor General." From Frederic Hall's 1871 History of San Jose.
Empire Theater; Ephemera; Fliers (Printed matter); Posters; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Theaters; Urban life; Vaudeville;
Flier promoting the Empire Family Vaudeville Theatre, 201 North Second Street, for a program beginning Monday, May 20 (year unspecified). Entertainers include "the weird somnambulist" Miss Grace Courtland; European juggler Elverton;...
Church buildings; Earthquakes; Elementary schools; High Schools--California; Photographs; Posters; San Francisco (Calif.); San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Poster publicizing a lecture by the Reverend W.S. Kelly, pastor of the Centella Methodist Episcopal Church in San Jose, on the April 18, 1906 earthquake. Poster includes photographs of earthquake damage to San Francisco, to Santa Clara's Methodist...
Land; Maps; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Streets;
1872 Map of the City of San Jose, extending from Alice Street and Alviso Road in the northwest to New Almaden Road in the southeast, and from Mt. Hamilton Avenue in the northeast to Union Avenue in the southwest.
Documents; Exclusion orders; Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans; People; Posters; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; United States--Army; World War II;
Poster issued by the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration on May 23, 1942, ordering all persons of Japanese ancestry living in designate portions of Santa Clara County to report to the Civil Control Station...
Ephemera; Italian Americans; Organizations--California--San Jose; Programs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
On left side of front cover of program, "Given by the Italian Colony of San Jose." On right side: "In Honor of our returned 'Boys'." At bottom middle, "Elk's Hall, (Columbus Day), October 12, 1919." Colored Italian and...
Automobiles; People; Postcards; Public buildings; San Jose City Hall (San Jose, Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Front of postcard shows San Jose City Hall on a beautiful day in 1963. On verso of postcard, "City Hall, San Jose, California. This magnificent steel and glass structure has a curved design which has won nationwide acclaim. Set amid pleasant...
Buildings; People; Postcards; San Jose (Calif.)--Electric Light Tower; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Urban life;
Artist's rendition of the downtown area surrounding the Electric Tower, San Jose, California. On verso of postcard: Addressed to "Miss Reed, Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Cal."
Agriculture; Apricot; Canned fruit industry; Fruit; Fruit crate labels; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Sunsweet Growers, Inc.;
Printed on upper left of fruit label, "Sunsweet Trade Mark California Prune and Apricot Growers Inc." On upper right of label: "Net weight 25 lbs." At bottom of label: "Prepared with sulphur dioxide. Grown and packed by...
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...
Agriculture; Orchards; Postcards; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Color postcard of an Almond Orchard in Blossom, California. Made in America by Edw. H. Mitchell at San Francisco. Addressed to, "Miss Laura Dixon, Tulare Co. Cal."
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...
Earthquakes; Hotels; Hotel Vendome; Postcards; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Note on picture side of postcard, "There were many private houses as bad as this but they are taking them all down and will build new ones." Addressed to "Mrs. May E. Graham, Bullion, Placer County, California."
