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Del Carlo (Arnold) Photograph Collection

About this Collection

The Arnold Del Carlo Photograph Collection consists of
photographs and negatives, which document the transformation of Santa Clara Valley
from orchards to an urban landscape. The years covered by the collection range from
the late 1940s to the early 1970s, and include photographs taken from the street
level as well as from the air. Prominent groups of photographs include those taken
of institutions such as San Jose State College, the City of San Jose, the
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), and General Motors Company (GMC);
of land developers and builders, and business establishments in the cities of San
Jose and Santa Clara; and portraits of individuals and families, as well as weddings
and anniversaries.
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Type of Item

1,798 items found in this collection

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