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San José State University Special Collections Silicon Valley History Online Collection

Owning Institution: San José State University, Special Collections and Archives

About this Collection

The San José State University Special Collections collection includes photographs, manuscripts, and ephemera documenting the history of Santa Clara County, San José, California, and San José State University. The majority of images chosen for Silicon Valley History Online are photographs of individuals, businesses, San José street scenes and unusual events photographed by John Gordon. View collection guide.

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122 items found in this collection

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2 employees at desks in an office [ca. 1935]
5 men sitting on Harley-Davidson motorcycles in front of courthouse, San Jose, ...
Adult education class [ca. 1940]
Aerial view of San Jose State College, 1959
Archery students pose with bows and arrows in the San Jose quad, ...
Bemis and Moe Super Station [ca. 1930]
Bisceglia Bros. Canning Co., ca. 1925
Boy Scouts promoting Penrod, the movie [ca. 1922]
Businessmen holding up sign about rubber [ca. 1930]
Calkins Ranch (line of automobiles and people in field), ca. 1925
Cesar Chavez, 1982
Cesar Chavez shakes hands with a supporter, 1982
Charles Herrold in radio lab booth [ca. 1925]
Children and adult prune pickers posing with full buckets [ca. 1940]
Children harvesting prunes [ca. 1930]
Civilian Exclusion Order No. 96, 1942
Confiscated stills in front of the San Jose courthouse [ca. 1925]
Couples carousing at drinking establishment [ca. 1925]
A diner restaurant in San Jose, California [ca. 1940]
Dolores Huerta, 1985
Dorm life in Washburn Hall, San Jose State College, early 1970s
Downtown Campbell, California, ca. 1925
Downtown San Jose from City Hall, ca. 1920
Employees standing in front of the Salon de Paris Beauty Parlor [ca. ...
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