Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; Letters; People; Bulkley, William;
A letter written in Santa Clara from William Bulkley to Bernard J. Reid. He lets Reid know that Father Nobili and everyone else holds Reid in high regard and hope to receive a letter from him soon. (Reid had just left his teaching position at the...
Alum Rock Park (San Jose, Calif.); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Nature; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Alum Rock stands at the entrance to Alum Rock Park. It is the hardened core of an extinct volcano with a high percentage of alum which gave the park its name.
Electronic industries; People; Photographs; San Bruno (Calif.)--History; Technology;
At bottom of black-and-white photographic print: "Eimac super power klystrons are tested in San Bruno, California plant. An Eimac super power klystron was used in the recent Venus radar contact supplying the high radio frequency power. Eimac...
Alum Rock Park (San Jose, Calif.); Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Nature; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Big tourist attraction at Alum Rock Park. Touted as a meteor but may have been a natural occurrence. Broken up in 1918 to help with the war effort. Smelting yielded 39 tons of high grade magnanese ore used in the manufacture of armor plating.
Classes (Groups of students); Education; High schools--California; People; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Typing;
Black-and-white photograph of a high school typing class.
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Hangars; Moffett Field (Calif.); Photographs; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Sunnyvale (Calif.); Technology;
Black-and-white photograph of nearly completed Airship Hangar No. 1 at Moffett Field. The hangar consists of interlocking steel girders resting on a heavily reinforced concrete pad. The hangar is 1,133 feet long, 308 feet wide, and 198 feet high. ...
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.
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.
Electronic industries; Intel microprocessors; Manufacturing; Microscopes; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Semiconductor wafers; Technicians; Technology;
Color slide of an Intel Fab technician using a high powered microscope to inspect 8-inch wafers in the production line.
