Bankers; Durmeyer, Caroline; Franck, Frederick Christian; Legislators--California; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Wedding photography; Weddings;
Frederick Franck served as representative from Santa Clara in the state legislature, first as an assemblyman from 1871-1874 and then as a state senator from 1894-1895. He was also an original stockholder in Santa Clara's first bank, the Santa Clara...
Aerial views; San Jose (Calif.); Churches; Bank of San Jose; Music Hall; St. James Park
The photograph show an aerial view looking northeast from the top of the Electric Light Tower. Building next to Music Hall is the Bank of San Jose at Santa Clara and First Streets. Churches: Trinity Episcopal (left), Presbyterian (middle), M-E...
This landscape is perhaps one of the finest examples of the Hudson River School style. The Hudson River School refers to the first group of American landscape painters. They worked in studios near the mouth of the Hudson River between 1825 and...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Turrill, Charles B. (Charles Beebe), 1854-1927; Students; Engineering; Group portraits;
Photo includes George L. Sullivan, who held California's first license in Mechanical Engineering, and was first dean of the School of Engineering, 1919-1955.
Trolley cars; Men; San Jose (Calif.); Trinity Church
A photograph of trolley car #110 in front of Trinity Church. The first run of San Jose's early trolley cars was on March 16, 1888. Early cars were powered by underground electric rails that shorted frequently. In 1890, the trolley's converted to...
Checks; Murphy, Martin, 1807-1884; San Francisco (Calif.); San Jose (Calif.)
Three checks written by Martin Murphy in 1872 and 1873. The first two checks come from Donohoe, Kelly & Co., Bankers in San Francisco. The last check comes from McLaughlin & Ryland Bankers in San Jose.
Bergin, Thomas I.; College students; Education; People; Portraits; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Student life;
Black-and-white portrait of Thomas I. Bergin, Santa Clara College's first graduate. Bergin, whose family was the chief supplier of soap and candles in Gold Rush San Francisco, was also the recipient of the first bachelor's degree awarded in...
On back of the photograph, "First regular switch engine in San Jose Yard. A switch engine was put on in 1886 for 3 months in the fall. Photo taken 8/8/1887. The San Mateo, D. M. Manhive-engineer; H. Haggerty-fireman, J. Grismer-foreman, J....
Jensen, Peter V.; Perham, Douglas; Albertus, F.; Radio--Transmitter-receivers; Arc Transmitter and Receiver; Men;
The First Arc Transmitter and Receiver built by Poulsen Wireless in 1910. Original photo in sepia tones, copies in colored and black and white. Shows Douglas Perham, F. Albertus and Peter V. Jensen.
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Education; Dormitories; Theaters; Students;
A lithograph of the exterior of the Exhibit Hall, a building that served as a dormitory on the first floor and a theatre in the above two floors. Also called the Ship.
Electronic industries; Hoff, Ted; Intel innovators; Intel microprocessors; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology;
Black-and-white photograph of Ted Hoff with 8080 chip. Asked to design a custom, multi-chip calculator solution for Japanese manufacturer Busicom, Intel engineer Marican E. "Ted" Hoff instead invented the world's first, general purpose...
