Athletics; Cowboy hats; Football; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, La. (Football game); University of Santa Clara
Leather cowboy hat signed by Santa Clara players and coaches, with ink drawings of the Sugar Bowl trophy and the Santa Clara Bronco. Santa Clara won the '38 Sugar Bowl.
Agriculture; Campbell (Calif.); Ephemera; Handbills; Propaganda; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
There are three pages of printed material: Two pages are dated "Nov. 4, 1910." One is to the "Superintendent of Public Instruction," the other "To the Officers and Members of Local No......., Farmers E. & C. U. of A.,...
On back of the photograph: "Picture taken on lawn of J. R. Welch home, 253 South Eigth Street San Jose, where a concrete building of State College now stands. Right: Camellia Blanche Marsh, Mrs. Artus Metzger and sister of Mrs. J. R. Welch....
Adobes houses; Painting; San Jose (Cailf.); Valencia, Manuel
Manuel Valencia's grandfather came to California with the de Anza Party (1774) and became an administrator of the Presidio in San Francisco. The family was given many land grants. Valencia Street in the Mission district is named for the family....
Alcaldes; Elections; Dimmish, K. H.; Political conventions
Public notice and sample ballot, in both English and Spanish, for August election of five delegates for the convention at Monterey. Signed July 4, 1849 by K. H. Dimmish, Alcalde, Pueblo de San Jose.
New Almaden Mines; Receipts; Horseshoeing; Horses; Farriers
The acknowledgement of payment is signed by John Mondragon. The Miners Fund of New Almaden's Quicksilver Mining Co. paid Mondragon $1.50 for shoeing a horse, March 22, 1905.
Diversity; Mexican Americans; People; Peralta, Luis; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Taxation; Tithes;
Itemized account, dated November 30, 1816, of tithes collected in kind and cash for the year. Items covered include wheat, corn, beans, other farm products, cattle, and sheep. Producers and amounts involved are listed. Signed by Luis Peralta, San...
Brewing; California--History--1800-1845; Diversity; Liquors; Mexican Americans; Mission Period; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
1-page manuscript in Spanish concerning production of brandy. Paraphrased in English, the document reads: "To Sub-prefect, 2nd Division, San Jose. Acknowledges receipt of a complaint about widespread distillation of strong liquors from grain...
