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.
Big Basin Redwoods State Park; Redwood Park; Parks; Trees; People; Fuller family; Photographs; People;
"Mother of the Forest" at Big Basin, 1913. Hugh Jeidell, a New York author, is seen at the hollow trunk of same. It is 312 ft. tall and 21 ft. in diameter. In 1909, a boy 12 yers of age (son of Prof. C.D. Marx of Stanford University)...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Students; Swimming pools;
"Porter T. Kerckhoff, president of Associated Students, takes first dive into new pool. Rev. Z. J. Maher, S.J., president of the University, has just blessed the new tank." - SCU Scrapbook, 1922-26
Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; People; Letters; United States, Civil War, 1861-1865; Reid, Letitia M. F.;
A letter from Bernard J. Reid to His wife Letitia M. F. Reid. Bernard is feeling better after an illness and hopes to receive more letters at his new address.
Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; Cooper, John; Letters; People; United States, Civil War, 1861-1865;
A letter from John Cooper to Bernard J. Reid. Cooper outlines the creation of new committees during the last meeting of the 63rd Regiment Volunteers of Pennsylvania. Reid was elected to one of these committees.
Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; Letters; People; Reid, Genevieve;
A letter written in San Francisco from Genevieve to her family. She wishes everyone a Happy New Year, thanks them for their Christmas gifts, and describes what she did on Christmas day.
Alma Street; Painting; People; Portraits; Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito; Rancho Santa Rita; Robles, Don Teodoro;
A portrait of Don Theodoro Robles. In 1824 Secundino and his younger brother Teodoro Robles were the first non-Indians to discover cinnabar deposits. By 1845, when these deposits proved to be rich in quicksilver, Secundino and Teodoro received...
Automobiles; Buildings; Carriages & coaches--American--California--San Jose; Horses; Lamolle House; People; Restaurants; Postcards; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology; Thomas Flyer; Transportation; Urban life;
Artist's rendition of the arrival of the Thomas Flyer, March 24, 1908, New York to Paris Race at the Lamolle House, San Jose, Calif. Postcard is unused.
Electronic industries; People; Photographs; San Carlos (Calif.)--History; Technology;
At bottom of black-and-white photographic print: "Eimac employees Naomi Prindle of San Carlos, left, and Bernice Buttacavole, San Mateo, are shown with two Eimac electron-power tubes widely used in military and commercial applications. Eimac...
