Scientific apparatus and instruments; Santa Clara University (Calif.); Induction coil
The Ruhmkorff induction coil consists of two separate coils of wire one inside the other wound around a cylinder with a central core of soft iron rods. When a current is passed through the first primary coil, current is induced in the secondary...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Santa Clara University (Calif.); Anamorphosis (visual perception)--Instruments
Described as one of many ""Fine Optical Toys"" in James W. Queen's Catalogue of Microscopes, Accessories and Sundries, 1890, the anamorphoscope mirror rectifies distorted drawings.
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Santa Clara University (Calif.)
""The hydraulic press depends on Pascal's principle: The pressure throughout a closed system is constant. At one end of the system is a small area piston driven by a lever to increase the mechanical advantage. The small-diameter tubing...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Induction coils
The Ruhmkorff induction coil consists of two separate coils of wire one inside the other wound around a cylinder with a central core of soft iron rods. When a current is passed through the first primary coil, current is induced in the secondary...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Anamorphosis (visual perception)--Instruments
Described as one of many "Fine Optical Toys" in James W. Queen's Catalogue of Microscopes, Accessories and Sundries, 1890, the anamorphoscope mirror rectifies distorted drawings. Physical Description: Cylindrical mirror, black wooden top...
Crova's apparatus was designed for the purpose of representing vibratory movements on the screen, with 8 disks. Turning the crank past a vertical slit caused the disks to rotate, while a beam of light from the optical system impinged on the slit...
The artist made this painting based on Moses Schallenberger's description of his cabin at Truckee Lake Camp (today known as Donner Lake). He described it as a windowless cabin twelve by fourteen feet, covered with rawhide and brush as a roof, with...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Young, Edmund J.A.
One of the first American Jesuits to come to Santa Clara, Edmund J. Young arrived in 1861 and remained the rest of his life. He taught rhetoric and directed the school's literary activity for 30 years. He was a favorite teacher.
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Students; Bathrooms;
A lithograph of the interior of the student washroom of the Ship. There are four rows of sinks and mirrors. One student is cleaning his shoe, two are washing up, and two are hanging their hats and coats. The Ship served as a dormitory on the...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Santa Clara (Calif.); Mission Santa Clara
This image is one of the earliest images of Mission Santa Clara, after 1855. The adobe wall extends from the Baptistry to the arch of old gate to Major Domo Ignacio Alviso's headquarters. The building at right, known as California Hotel, was a...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Jails; Santa Clara (Calif.); Adobe buildings
This was the oldest jail in California built on the old Gardner property after the second Mission Santa Clara site was erected near the present Santa Clara depot in 1818. The structure was razed on January 12, 1922. This image was taken as workmen...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Classrooms; Education; Debates; adobe buildings
Interior of Debating Hall and early classroom located in the upper story of the California Hotel. The adobe structure was former mission building and roadside inn, taht was converted by John Nobili, S.J. into one of Santa Clara's first classrooms.
Four copy photographs of Jesuits, in one 10 are standing in front of an ivy covered wall, in another 13 are sitting and standing under a tree, two others show a single Jesuit, in one alone in the library, in another with 2 students
