Santa Clara University (Calif.); Santa Clara (Calif.); Coins; Medals; Cornerstones;Mission Santa Clara
Image of coins, medals and crucifix blessed by Padre Junipero Serra on Nov. 19, 1781, and placed in cornerstone of Padre Marguia's Church at the third site of Mission Santa Clara. The items were found by workmen at the corner of Campbell Avenue and...
Cornerstones; Mission Santa Clara; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of Cornerstone of Second Mission, 1781. Cornerstone and artifacts blessed by by Padre Junipero Serra on Nov. 19, 1781, and placed in cornerstone of Padre Marguia's Church at the adobe third site of Mission Santa Clara....
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)...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Electric batteries
Grenet Batteries were single-element battery sources with flasks varying in size, from 1/3 liter to 3 liters. These batteries, when filled with an acid solution and placed in series, were a common source of electrical current prior to the...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Simple machines; Archimedean screw
A simple mechanical device credited to Archimedes. When the lower end of the screw is placed in water, turning the device raises water to the top. This principle has various applications for drainage and irrigation, but the instrument can also be...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Cornerstones; Mission Santa Clara; Santa Clara (Calif.)
Cornerstone and artifacts blessed by by Padre Junipero Serra on Nov. 19, 1781, and placed in cornerstone fo Padre Margula's Church at the adobe third site of Mission Santa Clara. The items were unearthed by workmen laying gas mains in the middle of...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Santa Clara University (Calif.); Electric batteries
Grenet Batteries were single-element battery sources with flasks varying in size, from 1/3 liter to 3 liters. These batteries, when filled with an acid solution and placed in series, were a common source of electrical current prior to the...
Scientific apparatus and instruments; Santa Clara University (Calif.); Simple machines; Archimedean screw
A simple mechanical device credited to Archimedes. When the lower end of the screw is placed in water, turning the device raises water to the top. This principle has various applications for drainage and irrigation, but the instrument can also be...
