Agricultural machinery; Agriculture; FMC Corporation; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology;
Black-and-white photograph of the Bean Spray Pump, circa 1915. The Bean Spray Pump Company manufactured high pressure orchard sprayers. The main plant was in San Jose. The company eventually evolved into the FMC Corporation.
College buildings; Education; Lake Lagunita; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Stanford (Calif.); Stanford University;
Black-and-white photograph of Lake Lagunita, Stanford University, circa 1900. Although formerly used by students for boating and swimming, it is a dry lakebed most of the year.
College buildings; Education; Memorial Arch; Memorial Church Steeple; Palm Drive; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Stanford (Calif.); Stanford University; Statues; The Oval;
Black-and-white photograph of The Oval, Stanford University, circa 1900. Memorial Arch and the Memorial Church steeple were destroyed in the 1906 and not rebuilt.
College buildings; Education; Memorial Arch; Memorial Church Steeple; Palms; Palm Drive; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Stanford (Calif.); Stanford University
Black-and-white photograph of Palm Drive, Stanford University, circa 1900.
Cemeteries; Mausoleums; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Stanford (Calif.); Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1828-1905; Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893; Stanford University;
Black-and-white photograph of the Stanford Family Mausoleum on the grounds of Stanford University. It was completed in 1893. The mausoleum contains the remains of Leland Stanford, his wife Jane Lathrop Stanford, and their son, Leland Stanford...
Airplanes; Airport control towers; Airports; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose Municipal Airport; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation;
Black-and-white photograph of San Jose Municipal Airport around 1970.
Palo Alto (Calif.); Photographs; Redwoods; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of El Palo Alto, the Tall Tree located off Alma Street by the Southern Pacific tracks and San Francisquito Creek. It lent its name to the City of Palo Alto. El Palo Alto is a redwood tree thought to be over 1,000 years...
Earthquakes; High school buildings; High schools--California; Photographs; Rubble; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of the 1906 earthquake ruins of San Jose High School's three-story brick and stone building. It was built at the corner of Seventh and San Fernando Streets in 1898 for $100,000.
Earthquakes; Hotels; Hotel Vendome; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of the collapsed north wing of the Vendome Hotel in San Jose. The hotel was built in 1904. There was one death in the hotel as a result of the 1906 earthquake.
Earthquakes; Empire Street; Grant School; Photographs; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of Grant School Ruins as a result of the 1906 earthquake. At top, above photo: "Grant School, Empire Street."
Earthquakes; People; Photographs; Public buildings; Rubble; Ruins; San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Urban life;
Black-and-white photograph of the earthquake damaged San Jose Main Post Office in 1906. At top, above picture: "Post Office, Later Became San Jose Public Library."
Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose; Engraving; Horses; Knox Building; People; Public buildings; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Transportation; Urban life;
Engraving of the Knox Building. The Knox Building stood at the northwest corner of First and Santa Clara. It was constructed in 1866, and demolished in 1945. Note the Library on the second floor at far right. This engraving is from Thompson &...
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...
Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County and Alameda County, Calif.); Homeless camps; Homeless persons; People; Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of a homeless camp on Coyote Creek. On verso of photo: "Hobo Camp on Coyote Creek, 1906."
Lawrence Station; People; Photographs; Railroad stations; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women
Black-and-white photograph of Lawrence Station. Lawrence Station was named after Alfred C. Lawrence, who in 1863 gave right-of-way through his land to the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad Company.
Chinese Americans; Historic buildings; Ng Shing Gung Temple; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Temples, Taoist;
Black-and-white photograph of the Ng Shing Gung Temple, a Taoist temple dedicated to the Five Dieties. Located in "Heinlenville," San Jose's Chinatown, it was completed in 1888 at a cost of $2,000. It was demolished in 1949. The altar...
