Automobiles; Bicycles; Old City Hall (Santa Clara, Calif.); Postcards; Public buildings; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white postcard of City Hall, Santa Clara, Calif., circa 1945. On verso of photo postcard: "Erected 1913, abandoned 1963."
Awards; Drum and bugle corps; People; Photographs; Santa Clara City Hall (Santa Clara, Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Santa Clara Vanguard Members presenting Kingsmen Festival of Music 1968 1st Place Trophy at Santa Clara City Hall, left to right: Tim Moxley, Jessie Amador, Mike Amador, Ted Larson, Ernie Modesitt.
Bandstands; Parks; Photographs; Plaza Park; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Trees
This bandstand was the focal point of Santa Clara's Plaza Park from about 1900 until it was torn down to build a public library building. A replica of the bandstand is located in History San Jose's Kelley Park. In 1994, the City built a new...
Books; Chairs; Old City Hall (Santa Clara, Calif.); Photographs; Public buildings; Public libraries; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Tables;
Black-and-white photograph of the interior of the Santa Clara Public Library in City Hall, circa 1915.
De La Cruz Overpass; Motorcycles; People; Photographs; Police; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Trees;
Black-and-white photograph of ribbon-cutting ceremony at De La Cruz Overpass, Santa Clara, 1963. On verso of photo: "M. Dullea, Mayor; D.R. Von Raesfeld, City Manager; Tony Condos, City Councilman."
Automobiles; Photographs; Public buildings; San Jose City Hall (San Jose, Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of San Jose City Hall, 1958.
This "new" City Hall was built at a cost of $2,600,000. It is to be replaced in Spring 2005 by a new City Hall being built downtown.
Automobiles; Old City Hall (San Jose, Calif.); Photographs; Public buildings; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Color photograph of San Jose's Old City Hall before demolition. It stood in Plaza de Cesar Chavez where the children's fountain now bubbles. Old City Hall was vacated in 1956 when the new City Hall in the Civic Center was completed. It was...
San Jose (Calif.); Horses; stage coaches; People; Washington Hotel; City Drugstore; F. Devoto Store; Tribute Office
San Jose from City Hall 1858. Buildings include Washington Hotel, City Drugstore, F. Devoto Store, and Tribune office. Foothills and trees surround the city. Brown sepia on natural paper. "Sketched from nature by Levi Goodrich and drawn on...
Old City Hall (San Jose, Calif.); Photographs; Public buildings; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of castle-like San Jose City Hall in 1854. Photo also includes general store with "Wines Liquors and Groceries" sign at left of City Hall.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906; Earthquake damage; Fires; Rubble; Crowds; Garden City House
People in street next to the Garden City House, fire hose in street, new construction of multi-storied building down the street, after the 1906 earthquake. Garden City House was a boarding house at 11 Post Street.
Bonds; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
In 1959, Santa Clara launched a bond drive for $22,500,000 to expand and modernize City services for the community's burgeoning population. $800,000 of that was to finance a Central Library for the City. The bond issue passed overwhelmingly. Left...
Automobiles; Jackhammers; People; Photographs; Public buildings; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Shovels; Transportation; Trees
Santa Clara City Council members, left to right, William Kiely, Robert Maynard, Mayor Frank Keller, Larry Fargher, Larry Marsalli, Matt Talia and William Wilson, Jr. at groundbreaking for the Franklin Mall, a downtown urban redevelopment project.
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...
