English ivy; Fences; Palms; Postcards; Public buildings; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Santa Clara Municipal Water Works;
Color postcard of Santa Clara Municipal Water Works, circa 1900. Postcard is unused.
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.
Dance; Dance parties; Ephemera; Fliers (Printed matter); Guitars; Las Hermanas Padilla; Mexican Americans; People; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose Municipal Auditorium; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
Flier in Spanish promoting a Mexican-American dance at the Civic Auditorium on Saturday, September 10 (year unspecified), featuring performers, the Hermanas Padilla. "Empresarios: Pedro Gomez, Frank Davilla, L. Vidaurri"
Automobiles; People; Police officers; Photographs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose Municipal Auditorium; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Taxicabs; Transportation; Urban life;
Black-and-white panoramic photograph of Charley Bigley and others standing in front of a row of Mission taxis parked in front of the San Jose Civic Auditorium, 1947.
Centennial celebrations--California--San Jose; Ephemera; Programs; San Jose (Calif.); San Jose Municipal Auditorium; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Program for the pageant to commemorate the meeting of the First State Legislature 100 years earlier in San Jose. Pageant on December 15, 16 and 17, 1949. Comprised of four pages.
Bonds; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
In 1959, Santa Clara launched a bond drive for $22,500,000 to expand and modernize City services for the community's burgeoning population. $800,000 of that was to finance a Central Library for the City. The bond issue passed overwhelmingly. Left...
Bands (Music); Musicians; Men; California National Guard; Brohaska, Fred; Lake, Will; Warner, Oscar; McMelkin, Pop; Conklin, Jim; Conterno, D.D.; Ingram, Tommy; Parsons, Charles; Laskey, Jesse; Dobson, D.D.
A photograph of the California National Guard, Fifth Regimental band. Names written on back, "Will Lake, Fred Brohaska, Oscar Warner, Ebert, Pop McMelkin, Jim Conklin, D.D. Conterno, director, Tommy Ingram, Jaffey (Fred?) Louis Nell (Knell?)...
Documents; Ordinances, Municipal--California--San Jose; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Handwritten, undated document marked "Ordinance No. 2 from No. 1 to 8, marked on the Journal as No.2." Ordinance describes several criminal activities, including galloping "his or their horses through the Streets of this Town";...
