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.
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Parachutists--California--San Jose; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Stunt flying; Technology;
Black-and-white photograph of a parachutist landing, circa 1920. On verso of photo: "Stunt flyers were attracted to Phelan Field, a large tract of open land extending from First Street to the Southern Pacific Railroad's Fourth Street tracks....
The Kinnersley's Thermometer was an apparatus designed to demonstrate the heating power of an electric spark by showing the expansion of air when an electric spark is passed through it. Physical Description: Glass tube with brass base and top,...
Electric discharges; Scientific apparatus and instruments
When connected to a power source, a bright electric spark would flash between the two ends of the two outer posts. The middle glass post is made of photo gray glass (yellow tinted glass), which would have glowed. This instrument is visible in early...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Steam engines
The Eolypile (or aeolipile) is a metal sphere attached to a chariot half-filled with water and nested up to allow steam to build up. The steam is then allowed to escape in a jet making the chariot move. Physical Description: Brass 'cart' with three...
