Agriculture; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Berryessa District; Canned fruit industry; Dutard Ranch; Fruit; People; Photographs; Piedmont Road; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of fruit drying at Dutard Ranch. On verso: "Dutard Ranch -- (Berryessa District) Piedmont Road. Courtland Sims, Manager."
Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Schools; Hughes, Kathryn
Kathryn Hughes Elementary School in the Santa Clara Unified School District was built in 1964 and named after Kathryn Hughes, who was an outstanding teacher in the Alviso School District for 39 years. Kathryn Hughes, herself, performed the ribbon...
Books; Education; Historical records; Public schools; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Leather bound book measuring 16" x 11". Top of each page when opened out has these column headings: Scholar's name, age (yrs, mo.), Nativity, Date of Admission, To what grade, From what school, Name of parent, Occupation of parent,...
Certificates of residence; Chinese Exclusion Acts; Chinese laborers; Diversity; Geary Act; People; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Certificate of residence includes photograph of Chinese laborer Ng Len. "No. 76240" at top left.
Chinese; Chinese Americans; Chinese Exclusion Acts; Diversity; Ephemera; Geary Act; Receipts; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Receipt for $1.00 donation from Ng Seung Fun of Ning Yeung District Association for legal fees to fight the Geary Act. Issued by the Chinese Six Companies.
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....
School elections -- Cupertino (Calif.); Fliers (Printed matter).
Political leaflet supporting propositions in a 1957 election that would expand the Cupertino Union School District as "baby-boomers" began entering the elementary grades.
Photographs; Portraits; Santa Clara (Calif.); Pomeroy Family
Pomeroy School in the Santa Clara Unified School District is named in honor of the pioneer Pomeroy Family of Santa Clara. Marshall Pomeroy was a prominent orchardist, active in the development of the fruit industry in the Santa Clara Valley. Prune...
Braly Elementary School in the Santa Clara Unified School District is named in honor of John Hyde Braly and his father the Rev. John E. Braly. John Hyde Braly, Jr. was Vice President of San Jose State and he was the first Santa Clara County...
Brewing; California--History--1800-1845; Diversity; Liquors; Mexican Americans; Mission Period; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
1-page manuscript in Spanish concerning production of brandy. Paraphrased in English, the document reads: "To Sub-prefect, 2nd Division, San Jose. Acknowledges receipt of a complaint about widespread distillation of strong liquors from grain...
Agriculture; Berryessa District; Canned fruit industry; Cannery workers--Labor unions; Fruit; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of members of the Berryessa Fruit Growers Union posed in front of piles of fruit boxes.
