Santa Clara University (Calif.); Mission Santa Clara; Santa Clara (Calif.);
Entrance to garden months after the fire burned down Father's Residence. The Adobe walls of Padres Viader and Catala residence have been cleared away. The crooked line of the entrance walk from Alviso Street west into and through the old residence...
Initial phase of St. Joseph's Hall construction. The small building in front of the Mission Church served as a temporary alumni office. Boy's Chapel roof is visible behind Mission Church.
Daguerreotypes; Ford, James P.; Mission Santa Clara; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
This daguerreotype, taken circa 1854 by James Ford, is the earliest known photograph of Santa Clara. The mission cross stands in the front of the church; to the left is the east wing of the mission quadrangle. The bell tower has been encased in...
The sailboat "Dawn" can be seen here in the Alviso channel, with the pier visible on the right. The former Alviso Mill buildings can be seen in the background.