Title:
Alum Rock Park Meteor, ca. 1900
Creator:
[Unknown]
Subject:
Alum Rock Park; Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998; Nature; People; Photographs; San
Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Description:
Big tourist attraction at Alum Rock Park. Touted as a meteor but may have
been a natural occurrence. Broken up in 1918 to help with the war effort. Smelting
yielded 39 tons of high grade magnanese ore used in the manufacture of armor plating.
Publisher:
California Room, San Jose Public Library
Contributor:
Arbuckle Collection
Date:
ca. 1900
Type:
Photograph
Format:
21 x 25 cm.
Identifier:
csj ARB-C330
Source:
local, lcnaf, lcsh, tgm I
Language:
eng
Relation:
Silicon Valley History Online
Coverage:
ark:/13030/kt6h4nc6r0
Rights:
The California Room can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users
are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or
publish any portion of the California Room's collection must be given by the California
Room. The California Room can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are
responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or
publish any portion of the California Room's collection must be given by the California Room.