California History Center Silicon Valley History Online, 1875-1960, bulk (bulk 1880-1950)

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Summary

Title:
California History Center Silicon Valley History Online
Dates:
1875-1960, bulk (bulk 1880-1950)
Creators:
De Anza College. California History Center
Abstract:
The California History Center collection includes images of historical interest of Santa Clara County with emphasis on the western Santa Clara Valley, especially the municipalities of Cupertino, Saratoga and Los Gatos, and San José. Nineteenth and early to mid-twentieth century agricultural, and transportation history, education and urban life are portrayed in visual images from the general photo collection, the Charles Fuller family scrapbook collection, the Charlie Baer photo collection, a postcard file and ephemeral items. Cupertino farming families such as the Merithew and Dunbar families, Charlie Baer's automobiles and business activities, local churches, and Cupertino and north county schools are featured along with landscape images from parks and creeks of Santa Clara Valley. Charles Fuller's March 1914 bicycle trip from Sunnyvale to Mt. Hamilton and Lick Observatory is recorded through captioned photographs.
Extent:
180+ items 79 online items
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Please use the following credit line: "[Title and date of image], [Source ID], courtesy [name of contributing repository], obtained from www.siliconvalleyhistory.org."

Background

Scope and content:

The California History Center collection includes images of historical interest of Santa Clara County with emphasis on the western Santa Clara Valley, especially the municipalities of Cupertino, Saratoga and Los Gatos, and San José. Nineteenth and early to mid-twentieth century agricultural, and transportation history, education and urban life are portrayed in visual images from the general photo collection, the Charles Fuller family scrapbook collection, the Charlie Baer photo collection, a postcard file and ephemeral items. Cupertino farming families such as the Merithew and Dunbar families, Charlie Baer's automobiles and business activities, local churches, and Cupertino and north county schools are featured along with landscape images from parks and creeks of Santa Clara Valley. Charles Fuller's March 1914 bicycle trip from Sunnyvale to Mt. Hamilton and Lick Observatory is recorded through captioned photographs.

Acquisition information:
This collection was created by California History Center staff during 2003-2004 as part of the Silicon Valley History Online Project.
Processing information:

Silicon Valley History Online is a collaboration of seven institutions providing the first gateway to the major historical resources of this important California region. Images dating from 1800 to 2000 illustrating life in California's Santa Clara Valley were selected from the collections of the California History Center at De Anza College, History San José, Intel Corporation Museum, San Jose Public Library California Room, San José State University Special Collections, Santa Clara City Library Heritage Pavilion, and the Santa Clara University Archives. Items include photographs, ephemera, artifacts, maps and manuscripts. Selected items were digitized as part of a one-year collaborative project funded by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) administered by the California State Library. For more information please see the Silicon Valley History Online website at http://www.siliconvalleyhistory.org/about.html.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
California History Center and Foundation staff
Date Prepared:
© 2004
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Online Archive of California. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: February 8, 2005.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

The California History Center 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 History Center's collection must be given by the California History Center.

Preferred citation:

Please use the following credit line: "[Title and date of image], [Source ID], courtesy [name of contributing repository], obtained from www.siliconvalleyhistory.org."

Location of this collection:
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Cupertino, CA 95014, US
Contact:
408.864.8987
info@calhistory.org
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