People, Transportation
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series consists of 187 panorama prints, which document the history of Santa Clara County from the 1920s through the 1950s. The images include landscape views of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Lake Tahoe, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Alum Rock, agriculture, local business storefronts, churches, the Santa Clara Mission and the Carmel Mission, schools, and a variety of social gatherings of men, women, and children. Also included are a few images of the town of Cupertino and the Linda Vista Golf Course.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-1963
Access
The photographic prints described are open for research. The photographic negatives in Series III are restricted due to their fragile nature.
Extent
54.0 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
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