Monterey history photo collection

California Views:
The Pat Hathaway Photo Collection

Mr. Pat Hathaway, Photo Archivist

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San Jose Light tower, California Views
Looking West down Santa Clara Street, San Jose, Calif.
Photo Accession CV # 93-019-0001
5x7 film negative
By Henry J. Durgin, Photos Circa 1905

Holdings:
Over 200 negatives and photographs of San Jose
and over 493 photos of Santa Clara County.
And over 250 by Henry J. Durgin (1877-1959) of the Santa Clara Valley, Yosemite Valley and the Monterey Peninsula area.

San Jose Electric Light Tower, 1881-1915

San Jose pictorial collection

San Jose Electric Light Tower was constructed in 1881 by J. J. Owen, editor and publisher of the San Jose Daily Mercury and spanned the intersection of Market and Santa Clara Streets. It was 237 feet tall and weighted 15 tons. It was blown over in a big wind storm on December 13th of 1915.
This photo was used by Jack Douglas for the cover of his book Historical Footnotes of Santa Clara Valley, published in 1993 by the San Jose Historical Museum Association.
We also have photos of the old San Jose Post Office on Market Street, Plaza Park, Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, , The Henry Miller residence on Bloomfield farm, Alumn Rock Park, San Jose Police Department Circa 1900 and other views of and around Santa Clara County.
Please Click to see more San Jose photos and over 200 Searchable California Photo galleries with over 2,400 Photos
Prints are available from 11 x14" - 40x60" inches.
All images are also available for editorial downloads and one-time editorial use.
Please keep checking back as we will be adding more galleries
This page was last updated on October 1, 2019
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California Views Historical Photo Collection
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Please send your comments and questions to
 Mr. Pat Hathaway
California Views Photo Archives
Monterey, California 93940-2702
Phone (831) 373-3811
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