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Index for " Images of America" Author: Sam Shueh Call number: 979.473 S56 Indexed by Shirley Hunt

Last Name/Place First Name page # Image type Other information 1890 ledger shows School expense Evergreen 40 photo Adobe headquarters San Jose San Jose 108 photo Founded 1982 to make desktop publishing software Aerial view of Sunnyvale 1940 Sunnyvale 57 photo Agnew clock tower rebuilt after 1906 Agnew Village 70 photo Well known as mental hospital until 1960s Agnew Development Center 1887 Agnew Village 68 photo Construction in process Agnew Development Center 1888 Agnew Village 68 photo Construction nearly complete Air intake on subsonic wind tunnel Mountain View 54 photo Current Alviso Port used for supply transport Alviso 112 photo Later used for yachts Amdahl Gene 2 photo 1963 IBM event demo of S/360 mainframe computer Apple Computer ad Apple-1 Cupertino 105 photo Photo 1976 Apple headquarters 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino 82 photo Apple release of iPhone NY store New York 106 photo People stood in line overnight before the release Assorted disk drives from startups Santa Clara 103 photo Computer Museum Assorted PCs created by companies Santa Clara 103 photo Computer Museum Babbage computer demonstrated Mountain View 92 photo Computer Museum Bank of Italy 1st and 2nd street San Jose 89 photo Photo 1890 Bank of Italy 1st and Santa Clara St. San Jose 89 photo Photo 1930s Bankrupt corporate property Mountain View 55 photo Bicycle race, 35th Annual Los Gatos 126 photo Photo 2008 Blackberry Farm golf course Santa Clara 77 photo Photo current day Bombers parked outside hangars Moffett Field 50 photo Bookmobile in Almaden garage 1967 Santa Clara County 116 photo Bubb family gathering Cupertino 86 photo Photo 19th century C.J. Olson cherry store 2008 Sunnyvale 64 photo Cali family feed store San Jose 80 photo Photo around 1925 Cali Plaza on same site San Jose 80 photo Photo current day Caltrain station taking passengers Gilroy 113 photo Passengers for Camp Fremont, Menlo Park 8th division army formation 11 photo (1918) 27000 men preparing for war in France Center buildings damaged 1906 Agnew Village 69 photo Earthquake damaged many mason buildings Center buildings damaged 1989 Agnew Village 69 photo 1989 earthquake - less damage due to upgrades Cesar Chavez and followers (1982) San Jose 38 photo Check for $476,065.90 price Purchase price 43 photo Moffett Field used for dirigibles Chinese New Year dragon parade San Francisco Peninsula 122 photo Photo 19th century Chinese-American bank Cupertino 79 photo Photo current day at same location as Store Cinnabars baseball team 1897 Mines 121 photo Cisco TelePresence System Santa Clara 104 photo Computer Museum Classmate PC, 2nd Gen Santa Clara 102 photo Current day Corner Washington St and ECR Santa Clara 74 photo Photo around 1907 Corner Washington St and ECR Santa Clara 74 photo Photo current day -1 supercomputer 97 photo Computer Museum Cray-2 supercomputer 97 photo Computer Museum Crossman bought part of Murphy land Sunnyvale 57 photo Used it to create Sunnyvale (City of Destiny) Crossroads business current day Cupertino 85 photo Cupertino City Hall Cupertino 85 photo Photo prior to 1955 Current City Hall opened 2005 San Jose 115 photo Cyclists at Blackberry Farm Santa Clara 77 photo Photo 19th century, near Steven's Creek Blvd Cypress Hotel and condominiums Cupertino 81 photo Current day - where Sutherland vineyards was once Deborah (Olsen) owner in front Sunnyvale 64 photo Dedication of IBM site, halo sculpture San Jose 98 photo Photo 1958 Demonstration of Babbage theory 92 photo Henry Babbage created mechanical computer Demonstrations on issues (1968) Capitol and Tully Roads 36 photo Dixon Family created Landing Access Milpitas 33 photo 1930 photo shows lone home from the family San Jose 87 photo Photo estimated 1900s East Capitol road ethnic diversity 38 photo 1954 photo Eichler home sign Rancho Riconada 83 photo Photo 1960 El Palo Alto CA Historical Landmark No. 2 13 photo The tree suffered great damage to trunk but survived Electrodata system computer 95 photo Acquired by Burrough and became Unisys Evergreen district farmer Hassler land San Jose 37 photo 1940 photo Evergreen home development San Jose 37 photo Current day Fire in chapel 1926 Santa Clara 72 photo College chapel rebuilt with items rescued from fire FMC manufactured military equipment San Jose 75 photo Photo 1960 of a M113 fighting vehicle Food Machinery Corp (FMC) interior San Jose 75 photo Photo 1920 of food manufacturer Ford Motor Co Plant (1952) Milpitas 35 photo 6000 people were employed Ford plant closed in 1970 Milpitas 35 photo The Great Mall took over the buildings and the site Front of an Eichler home Unknown 83 photo Fruit trees bloom before homes built Silicon Valley 39 photo Valley of Heart's Delight Fruit trees bloom on farm Cupertino 86 photo Photo 1880 Stevens Creek and Sunnyvale-Saratoga Garage on Addison St. Palo Alto 9 photo Garage where William Hewlett and Glaeser (left) Edward cover Group photo Goldy Machine Co 1908 Sunnyvale 59 photo gPhone rival to iPhone 106 photo Competitive features GPS analog computer, 1959 Mountain View 93 photo Computer Museum Great America ride The Demon Santa Clara 76 photo Photo around 1976 Great America ride The Revolution Santa Clara 76 photo Photo around 1976 Hangar metal gates Moffett Field 44 photo Hangar One steel girders Moffett Field 44 photo Hangar One used for Boeing F3B Moffett Field 47 photo F3Bs were light fighter-bombers Hangar One used for LTA balloons Moffett Field 48 photo Lighter than air reconnaissance balloons Hangar Two and 3 motorized ballons Hangar Two 50 photo Hart Alexander J. 91 photo Photo around 1912 Hart's department store San Jose 91 photo Photo around 1912 Hendy 1945 milestone celebration Sunnyvale 62 photo Hendy building 2009 Sunnyvale 61 photo Hendy building interior 1941 Sunnyvale 62 photo Hendy plant surrouded by fruit trees Sunnyvale 63 photo Higuera's hybrid building (replica) Higuera Adobe Park 32 photo Original built 1830 on Milpitas ranch (Adobe and Historic plaque in front HP garage Palo Alto 10 photo Closeup shows the writing on the plaque Home Union General Merchandise San Jose 78 photo Photo 1892 (Name later changed to Cupertino store) Homes built on former fruit trees Silicon Valley 39 photo 2008 photo from Sierra Road Hoover Home 1920 19 photo Hoover deeded the house to the university in 1941 Hoover Tower 1941 Stanford University 19 photo The tower holds a vast collection of the French HP HQ sign on #3000 Hanover St. Palo Alto 10 photo I-280 highway opening late 1960s San Francisco Peninsula 117 photo IBM 305 RAMAC mfg floor San Jose 99 photo Photo 1957 IBM 7030 mainframe computer 95 photo IBM Advanced Disk File team San Jose 99 photo Photo 1957 IBM Amdahl System/360 (1964-1977) 94 photo IBM development team hard drive San Jose 101 photo Photo 1989 IBM PC with children 102 photo Photo around 1981 IBM tape drive3420 (ISD) Santa Clara County 96 photo With 2 county officials (1971) Illuminated sign Sunnyvale 1921 Sunnyvale 66 photo Sign located South Murphy Ave and El Camino Real Infobus at 2006 San Jose 116 photo Intel Building 1 (front) Santa Clara 100 photo Current day Intel Core 2 Mobile CPU (2.1 ghz) Santa Clara 100 photo Intel team for Optical modulator wafer Santa Clara 101 photo Interurban trolley 1907 riders San Jose 111 photo IOOF society parade Santa clara Street San Jose 90 photo Photo 1919 James Forbes adobe home (1830s) Milpitas 33 photo By 1910 only 2 walls remain Japanese buddhist temple San Jose 123 photo Built in 1937 to replace previous temple Japanese children's parade 1935 San Jose 123 photo Japanese-American basebal team 1925 San Jose 121 photo John C. Bollinger and his family San Jose 84 photo Photo 19th century Joshua Hendy Iron Works 1930s Sunnyvale 61 photo Jubilee Incubator Co 1907 Sunnyvale 59 photo Kaar Engineering advert 1947 Palo Alto 25 photo Advert shows radio telescope direction finder Khrushchev Nikita 98 Group photo Soviet General Secretary 1958 Kite balloon towed by sailors Hangar One 49 photo Large number of motorcycles 1920s Gilroy 112 photo Lawrence William H. 84 photo Photo 1910 Libby, McNeil, and Libby Sunnyvale 60 photo Lick (20th century) Mt. Hamilton 28 stereo-card World's first permanently occupied observatory Macon crew members after crash Sur Point coastline 47 photo Resulted in Moffett Field reassigned to other aircraft Magazine cover of Hi Tech leaders Silicon Valley 108 photo Main Quadrangle 100 ft arch 1902 Stanford University 18 photo During the 1906 earthquake the upper right side fell Main Quadrangle 100 ft arch repaired Stanford University 18 photo The repair involved capping the columns with red Map of Stage Lines 1858 CA 109 photo Mariani Sr Paul 65 photo Includes his family, 1918 Mariani Sr Paul 65 Group photo With C.J. Olson 1941 Mayfield trolley service Palo Alto 111 photo Mission Church (SCU) 2001 Santa Clara 72 photo Buildings were upgraded for earthquake safety Mission Gardens Santa Clara 73 photo Photo appears to be from 1900s Moffett Air Station & NASA Ames Mountain View 52 photo photo 1970 aerial view Moffett Air Station & NASA Ames Mountain View 52 photo photo 2008 aerial view Motel with mature trees 2008 Sunnyvale 67 photo Mountain View farm used for Moffett 1000 acre site 43 photo Around 1931 Mountain View train station Castro Street 41 photo Current day Mural of historical businesses Cupertino 81 photo Current day Murphy house 1961 Sunnyvale 56 photo Burned down 1961 NASA Ames aerial view Mountain View 54 photo photo 1975 Navy fighters over Moffett Field Mountain View 53 photo photo 1960 Netscape startup access Internet Santa Clara 104 photo Computer Museum Next City Hall (1958-2007) San Jose 115 photo Observatory before 1907 Mt. Hamilton 30 photo Horse corral is now a parking lot Observatory interior 29 photo Chinese laborers provided most of the manpower Observatory with Mt. Hamilton 30 photo Peak 4,209 feet above sea level ensures annual Olson C. J. 65 Group photo With Paul Mariani Sr 1941 Onion farm where Chinese worked Dixon /Scott Creek Roads 34 photo 1920 photo Original 12-inch telescope 1887 Lick Observatory 28 photo Original SJ City Hall 1959 San Jose 114 photo Over Hangar One and whole airfield Moffett Field 51 photo Palo Alto 1894 Closeup ground level 22 photo Southwest view of various businesses, plank walkway Palo Alto 1894 overhead view 15 photo Shows train. bank of Palo Alto, and Palo Alto Inn Palo Alto 2006 facing circle 22 photo High Street and University Ave Palo Alto farm (Stanford family) 1910 Palo Alto 14 photo Used by Stanfords to relax on weekends Palo Alto Senior High School Palo Alto 26 photo Founded 1898, drew high-achieving intellectual Parkinson Lumber Company 1893 Palo Alto 23 photo Parkinson opened many businesses and schools Phelan entertained Native Americans Santa Cruz 120 photo Pickett Slide Rule Mountain View 93 photo Computer Museum Picture of I-280 from Foothill campus Foothill college 118 photo Photo 2000s Postcard shows city hall and buildings San Jose 114 photo postcard Prof. Montgomery's fixed wing glider Santa Clara 53 photo photo 1894 Redwood tree named El Palo Alto 13 photo Picture of original tree in 1769 Portola Expedition Reid-Hillview Airport plane crash San Jose 36 photo The airport bordered Mall Replica of Murphy house Sunnyvale 56 photo Heritage Park Museum shows how it was part of area Restored Rengstorff home Shoreline Blvd 42 photo Original home built 1864 Ricard Observatory (SCU) Santa Clara 73 photo Photo around 1900s Road showing wagon to construction Mt. Hamilton Road 29 photo Construction materials brought with horse-drawn Rocket booster ignited in test Coyote CA 107 photo Since 1988 the site was shut down Rocket boosters in test bed Coyote CA 107 photo United Technology for US Air Force 1960 Sakauye family deliver strawberries Milpitas Train Station 34 photo Same property new company Mountain View 55 photo photo 2008 San Jose Normal College dance San Jose 127 photo Photo 1919 San Jose Sharks 2000-2001 season San Jose 127 photo Sand Hill Road Menlo Park 12 photo Venture capalist firms for Silicon Valley startups Santa Clara Asis and College 1861 Santa Clara 71 photo Santa Clara Bicycle club Santa Clara 126 photo Santa Clara College 1890s Santa Clara 71 photo Includes new wrought-iron fence vs UCLA Santa Clara University 125 photo Photo 1951 Saturn -Lick Observatory telescope Mt. Hamilton 27 photo Eclipse of Saturn using 36-inch telescope in 19th Schuckl Cannery 1930 Sunnyvale 60 photo Sheel (right) Karl cover Group photo In front of 1960 IBM mainframe computer, San Jose Sign replaced with new one 1960 Sunnyvale 66 photo built on farmland Evergreen 40 photo Current day Southern Pacific Railroad station Los Gatos 113 photo Sparrowhawk scout plane on Macon Above Moffett Field 46 photo The scout plane could be released and retrieved in Squadron of 9 motorized balloons San Jose 49 photo Over First street in formation St. James Park San Jose 88 photo Photo 19th century St. James Square San Jose 88 photo Photo 1848 Stanford football game vs San Jose Stanford University 125 photo Photo 2008 Stanford Linear Accelerator Menlo Park 12 photo Research lab that contributed Website tech to Stanford Memorial Church 1906 Stanford University 17 photo Most of the Romanesque building was damaged in Stanford Theater 1933 Palo Alto-Emerson & Univ 24 photo Automobile parking was very congested Stanford Theater 1987 (restored) Palo Alto 24 photo Lucile Packard Foundation restored it and shows Stanford Union Complex 1923 Stanford University 20 photo Women's dorm and first campus student union Stanford Union Complex 2006 Stanford University 20 photo Refurbished based on original style Stanford University main entrance 1900 Stanford University 16 photo Original contained ornate detail of archway Stanford Universitymain entrance 2008 Stanford University 16 photo Rebuilt after original was destroyed in 1906 Statue of Stanford family Stanford University 15 photo Statue was built for his son who died of typhoid in Stelling brothers with 2 wheel cycles Cupertino 78 photo Photo 19th century, near Steven's Creek Blvd Steve Jobs' parents house/garage Cupertino 82 photo Where Jobs/Wozniak lauched Apple computer Sun Microsystems purchased land Agnew Village 70 photo Most buildings were demolished, new construction Sunnyvale business fronts 1900s Sunnyvale 58 photo Taiko drumming Obon festival San Jose 124 photo Photo 2008 Taipei grade school class reunion 2008 Palo Alto 122 photo The Akron inside Hangar One Moffett Field 45 photo Around 1932 The Akron, Navy first airship Moffett Field 45 photo Around 1932 The Circle, 1906 Palo Alto 21 photo Adjacent to Stanford, El Camino & Alma Street, The Circle, 1941 Palo Alto 21 photo An underpass for the train was constucted along with The Cupertino Store Cupertino 79 photo Photo 1950 The Great Lick Crossley reflector Mt. Hamilton 31 photo In continuous use since 1879 The IOOF building San Jose 90 photo Photo 19th century The Macon, second airship Above Moffett Field 46 photo The Parkinson Block 1920 Palo Alto 23 photo Parkinson became mayor and held many positions The Stanford Home (1887) San Francisco 14 photo Served as a state capitol briefly, later sold to pay Trolley lines San Jose 1910 San Jose 110 photo USS Macon patrolling over Hangar one Moffett Field 51 photo Valley Transit Authority (VTA) 1988 San Jose 110 photo Various balloons being inflated Hangar One 48 photo Balloons were used until 1950s Veteran's Day parade 1906 Sunnyvale 58 photo Same view of businesses Victory Parade on University Ave 8th division returns home 11 photo Soldiers marched in masks to protect from flu View from peak of Observatory Facing Silicon Valley 31 photo Photo Nov 13 2008 View of Palm Drive from El Camino Real Stanford University 17 photo Villa Montalvo home 1912 Saratoga 119 photo US senator James Duval Phelan built it in Santa Cruz Walgreen replaced with motel 1984 Sunnyvale 67 photo Same corner Water tank, windmill of home Shoreline Blvd 42 photo Back of restored home current day Watson Thomas 98 Group photo IBM CEO 1958 West side fruit drier near Apple site Cupertino 105 photo Westinghouse ad show purchase 1947 Sunnyvale 63 photo Since 1996 Northrup-Grumman bought plant Winchester disk drive 14inch Santa Clara County 96 photo For IBM 3330 computer WISC computer (created by Amdahl) University of Wisconsin 94 photo Computer Museum Workers posing with barley thresher Evergreen district 1925 32 photo John Steinbeck based his novels on his own Young girls dance in Obon festival San Jose 124 photo Photo 1937