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| Last Name, First or topic | Page # | Image type | Other information - Dr, Jr, wife of ..., occupation, etc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, F. S. | 29 | photo | of Pasadena |
| Almaden Expressway | 105 | photo | |
| Alquist State Office Building | 124 | photo | |
| Alum Rock Meteor | 88 | photo | |
| Alum Rock Park | 77, 82 | photo | |
| Alviso Slough | 51 | photo | |
| American Trust Company | 15 | photo | |
| Auditorium Rink | 52 | photo | built in 1909 |
| Bank of America | 13 | photo | moved its local headquarters to Park Center Plaza at the corner of Park Avenue and Market Street |
| Bank of Italy | 9, 103 | photo | changed its name to Bank of America |
| Bank of San Jose | 10 | photo | located on the northwest corner of the busy intersection of First and Santa Clara Streets |
| Beach, Tyler | 118 | photo | ice and coal dealer |
| Belden, Josiah | 116 | photo | early mayor of San Jose |
| Belknap, Lewis J. | 112 | photo | Dr. |
| Borica, Diego de | 23 | photo | Mexican governor |
| Boysen Oak | 101 | photo | |
| Breyfogle, Charles | 15 | photo | Dr.; president of Garden City Bank |
| Brohaska's Orchestra | 52 | photo | |
| Brown, Pat | 38 | photo | Gov. |
| Brown, Richard | 78 | photo | |
| California Theatre | 9 | photo | |
| Cantina Murrieta Café | 61 | photo | |
| Carnegie Library | 39 | photo | |
| Carnegie, Andrew | 39 | photo | |
| Casa del Pueblo retirement community | 52 | photo | |
| Cathedral for the Diocese of San Jose | 109 | photo | |
| Centella Methodist Episcopal Church | 104 | photo | built at Reed and Second Streets to replace an older and smaller Methodist Episcopal church on the same site |
| Central Christian Church | 106 | photo | |
| Christian Church | 106 | photo | |
| Church of the Holy Family | 109 | photo | built at the northwest corner of San Fernando and River Streets with donations from the local Italian community |
| Civic Auditorium | 69 | photo | |
| Clunie, T. J. | 75 | photo | Congressman; elected in 1888, he promised the voters a new San Jose Post Office |
| Cogswell, Henry | 67 | photo | San Francisco dentist |
| Col, Peter | 93 | photo | wholesale grocer |
| College of Notre Dame | 30, 121 | photo | founded in 1851 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur |
| Columbia Hospital | 112 | photo | |
| Columbus, Christopher | 68 | photo | |
| Commercial Building | 21 | photo | |
| Commercial Club | 16 | ||
| County Government Center | 73 | photo | |
| Coyote Creek | 100 | photo | |
| Crespi, Juan | 101 | photo | Fr. |
| de Anza, Juan Bautista | 121 | photo | early California explorer who passed through the Santa Clara Valley |
| de Havilland, Olivia | 121 | photo | |
| DeLorean, John | 37 | photo | retired General Motors executive and later founder of DeLorean Motor Company |
| Diridon, Rod | 125 | photo | Sr. |
| Dougherty house | 98 | photo | |
| Dougherty Lumber Company | 98 | photo | wife of William Dougherty |
| Dougherty, Ann | 98 | photo | |
| Dougherty, William | 98 | photo | founder of Dougherty Lumber Company |
| E. J. Kump Associates | 37 | photo | |
| Eagle Brewery | 120 | photo | at the corner of Market and San Carlos Streets |
| Edbrooke, Willoughby | 75 | photo | Post office architect |
| Edenvale Garden City Park | 64 | photo | |
| Electric Light Tower | 19, 49, 50, 66 | photo | |
| Fairmont Hotel | 66, 119 | photo | |
| First Baptist Church of San Jose | 105 | photo | second-oldest Baptist congregation in California |
| First Christian Church | 106 | photo | |
| First Church of Christ Scientist | 106 | photo | |
| First Methodist Episcopal Church | 111 | photo | |
| First National Bank of San Jose | 10, 16, 17 | photo | |
| First Presbyterian Church | 107 | photo | |
| Foothill College | 37 | photo | |
| Fred Flintstone | 59 | photo | |
| Friends of the San Jose Rose Garden | 99 | photo | A group of dedicated volunteers |
| Frontier Village | 57, 63 | photo | Wild West-themed amusement park opened on October 21, 1961 |
| Garden City Bank | 14, 15 | photo | The bank grew steadily in the 1910s, adding branches in Saratoga, Gilroy, and Campbell |
| Garden City Bank Building | 12 | photo | later named American Trust Company |
| Garden City Sanitarium | 26, 112 | photo | founded in 1897 by Dr. Lewis J. Belknap |
| Giannini, A. G. | 13 | photo | Bank of Italy founder and president |
| Gilman, Alexander | 119 | photo | |
| Glendale Galleria shopping center | 11 | photo | |
| Goodrich, Levi | 30, 34 | photo | |
| Gordon Biersch Brew Pub | 20 | photo | |
| Grant School | 25 | photo | |
| Great America Theme Park | 64 | photo | opened in 1976 in nearby Santa Clara |
| Guadalupe Parkway | 74, 109 | photo | |
| Guadalupe River | 100 | photo | |
| Guth, William Wesley | 33 | photo | president of the University of the Pacific |
| Hale's Department Store | 105 | photo | |
| Hall of Records | 72, 73 | photo | constructed in the Romanesque Revival style in 1892 |
| Hanchett Park neighborhood | 93 | photo | |
| Hayes Mansion | 57, 62, 97 | photo | |
| Hayes, Everis | 97 | photo | son of Mary Hayes-Chynoweth |
| Hayes, Orley | 97 | photo | son of Mary Hayes-Chynoweth |
| Hayes-Chynoweth, Mary | 97 | photo | wealthy widow who, in 1887, acquired a 240-acre tract of land in the Edenvale area of San Jose |
| Haywood, Susan | 121 | photo | |
| Helen Guth Hall | 33 | photo | ladies dormitory built in the mission style in 1909 |
| Herbert Hoover Junior High School | 27 | photo | San Jose's second junior high school was built in 1931 and named after then-president Herbert Hoover |
| Herbert, George | 95 | photo | |
| Herbert, Lucy | 95 | photo | |
| Hester Elementary School | 25 | photo | |
| Hippodrome Theater | 18 | photo | built in 1919 |
| Hoover, Herbet | 27 | photo | US President |
| Horace Mann School | 24 | photo | |
| Hospital Corporation of America | 114 | photo | |
| Hotel De Anza | 31, 121 | photo | |
| Hotel Dorchester | 119 | photo | |
| Hotel Montgomery | 119 | photo | built in 1911 by local developer and civic booster T. S. Montgomery |
| Hotel Sainte Claire | 120, 121 | photo | |
| Hotel Vendome | 116 | photo | |
| Institute of Pantherapy | 113 | photo | |
| J. C. Penney Store | 21 | photo | |
| James, Jesse | 60 | photo | |
| Japanese Friendship Garden | 98 | photo | |
| Japanese Tea House | 86, 87 | photo | |
| Johnson, Nels | 76 | photo | Danish immigrant |
| Kactus Kong | 59 | photo | |
| Kelley Park | 85, 98 | photo | |
| Kelsey, Bill | 57 | photo | |
| L. Lion and Sons Furniture Store | 20 | photo | Founded in 1856 by Lazard Lion |
| Larkspur Hotel Group | 120 | photo | |
| Last National Bank | 60 | photo | |
| Lenzen, Jacob | 27, 116 | photo | |
| Lenzen, Theodore | 66, 110 | photo | Architect |
| Lewis, Harvey | 48 | photo | |
| Lil, Diamond | 59 | photo | singer at the Silver Dollar Saloon |
| Lion, Lazard | 20 | photo | |
| Llano de los Robles | 101 | photo | Juan Crespi gave eastern Santa Clara County this name (Spanish for "plain of oaks") |
| Longfellow School | 25 | photo | |
| Lost Dutchman Mine | 59 | photo | |
| Lourdes Grotto | 31 | photo | |
| Lyman, Chester | 42 | photo | |
| Mann, Horace | 24 | photo | the famous 19th-century educator |
| McCabe Hall | 69 | photo | |
| McCabe, Jay | 69 | photo | |
| McColl, L. C. | 104 | photo | |
| McKenzie, Charles | 126 | photo | architect |
| McKinley, William | 45 | photo | Pres. |
| McLaren, John | 99 | photo | horticulturist |
| Medico-Dental Building | 111 | photo | |
| Methodist Church | 111 | photo | |
| Mineral Spring Fountain | 83 | photo | at Alum Rock Park in San Jose |
| Minton, Henry A. | 13 | photo | San Francisco architect |
| Mission Santa Clara | 81, 92 | photo | |
| Moffett Field Army Air Base | 126 | photo | |
| Montgomery, T. S. | 69, 70, 119, 120 | photo | |
| Morgan, Julia | 124 | photo | |
| Morris Daily Auditorium | 38 | photo | |
| Naglee Mansion | 95 | photo | |
| Naglee Park | 95, 96 | photo | |
| Naglee Park Tract | 95 | photo | San Jose's first planned subdivision |
| Naglee, Henry Morris | 95 | photo | general |
| National Register of Historic Places | 43 | photo | |
| O'Brien, Maurice | 20 | photo | |
| O'Brien's Candy Store | 20 | photo | Founded in 1868 by Maurice O'Brien |
| O'Connor Hospital | 110 | photo | |
| O'Connor Sanitarium | 110 | photo | erected in 1888 thanks to the generosity of Judge Myles P. O'Connor |
| O'Connor, Myles P. | 110 | photo | Judge; a lawyer and businessman who had made a fortune in the California gold mines |
| Office of the State Architect | 38 | photo | |
| Ohlone Indians | 101 | photo | |
| Owen, J. J. | 49 | photo | San Jose Mercury publisher |
| Paseo Plaza Condominium complex | 96 | photo | |
| Penitencia Creek | 80, 86 | photo | |
| Plaza de Cesar Chavez | 126 | photo | |
| Plaza Park | 65, 67 | photo | now known as Plaza de Cesar Chavez |
| Polk, Willis | 106 | photo | San Francisco architect |
| Porter Building | 19 | photo | constructed around 1890 by Norman Porter |
| Porter, Norman | 19 | photo | |
| Quilty, Charles W. | 96 | photo | San Jose attorney and president of the San Jose Light and Power Company |
| Rainbow Falls | 62 | photo | |
| Rod Diridon Station | 125 | photo | |
| Rogers, Will | 120 | photo | |
| Ron, Marshal | 59, 60 | photo | |
| Rooney, Mickey | 121 | photo | |
| Roos Atkins Clothing Store | 21 | photo | |
| Roosevelt Junior High School | 112 | photo | |
| Roosevelt, Eleanor | 121 | photo | |
| Roosevelt, Theodore | 26, 54 | photo | President |
| Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum | 48 | photo | |
| Rosicrucian Park | 46 | photo | |
| Rosicrucian Planetarium | 46 | photo | |
| Rosicrucian Science Building | 47 | photo | |
| Rosicrucian University | 48 | photo | |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | 31 | photo | statue; erected to commemorate the college's "Golden Jubilee" |
| Sainte Claire Club | 123 | photo | private men's club moved into this mission-style building in 1896 |
| San Jose and Santa Clara Railway Company | 78 | photo | |
| San Jose Athletic Club | 122 | photo | |
| San Jose City Council | 88 | photo | |
| San Jose City Hall | 66, 67, 74, 106 | photo | modeled after a Victorian-era Bavarian town hall |
| San Jose Elks Lodge | 123 | photo | located at the corner of First and St. John Streets |
| San Jose Evening News | 44 | photo | |
| San Jose Fire Department | 71 | photo | |
| San Jose Giants | 41 | photo | |
| San Jose Hospital | 114 | photo | |
| San Jose Light and Power Company | 96 | photo | |
| San Jose Main Library | 40 | photo | |
| San Jose Main Post Office | 76 | photo | |
| San Jose Medical Center | 114 | photo | |
| San Jose Municipal Rose Garden | 99 | photo | designated an All-America Rose Selection Test Garden |
| San Jose Municipal Stadium | 41 | photo | |
| San Jose Museum of Modern Art | 76 | photo | |
| San Jose Post Office | 66, 75 | photo | |
| San Jose Public Library | 40, 76 | photo | |
| San Jose Safe Deposit Bank | 10 | photo | Founded in 1885, the bank stood at the southeast corner of First and Santa Clara Streets |
| San Jose Scottish Rite Lodge | 122 | photo | |
| San Jose State Normal School | 34, 35 | photo | |
| San Jose State Teachers College | 36 | photo | |
| San Jose State University | 36, 119 | photo | |
| Santa Clara County Courthouse | 42 | photo | |
| Santa Clara County Hospital | 115 | photo | |
| Santa Clara County Jail | 74 | photo | |
| Santa Clara County Office Building | 74 | photo | |
| Santa Clara County Rose Society | 99 | photo | |
| Santa Clara County Superior Court Building | 72 | photo | |
| Scottish Rite Temple | 122 | photo | constructed on the corner of North Third and St. James Streets |
| Sherman Clay Music Store | 18 | photo | |
| Silver Dollar Saloon | 58 | photo | |
| Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul | 110 | photo | |
| Sonoma Chicken Coop | 71 | photo | |
| Sorosis Orchard Company | 101 | photo | |
| South Bay Yacht Club | 51 | photo | formed in 1888 by a group of local businessmen and boating enthusiasts |
| Southern Pacific Depot | 125 | photo | located along the north side of Bassett Street between San Pedro and First Streets; constructed in the Italian Renaissance Revival style at a cost of $100,000 |
| St. James Hotel | 42, 45, 76, 118 | photo | |
| St. James Office Building | 122 | photo | |
| St. James Park | 42, 44, 106, 118, 122 | photo | |
| St. James Square | 44 | photo | |
| St. Joseph's Cathedral | 66, 67, 109 | photo | the oldest church in San Jose |
| St. Patrick's Church | 108 | photo | the second-oldest Catholic parish in San Jose |
| St. Patrick's Elementary School | 108 | photo | |
| St. Paul's Episcopal Church | 104 | photo | |
| St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church | 105 | photo | |
| St. Peter's Basilica | 109 | photo | in Rome |
| Stevenson, James | 113 | photo | Owner of Institute of Pantherapy |
| Stevenson, Mary | 113 | photo | Owner of Institute of Pantherapy |
| Tech Museum of Innovation | 69 | photo | |
| Teetering Tunnel | 57 | photo | |
| Temple of Karnak | 47 | photo | |
| Temple of the Sun in Heliopolis | 46 | photo | |
| The Alameda | 124 | photo | |
| The Conservatory of Music | 32 | photo | |
| The First Methodist Episcopal Church | 104 | photo | built on the northeast corner of Fifth and Santa Clara Streets to replace a church on North Second Street |
| The Garden City | 91 | photo | a nickname well suited to San Jose |
| Theodore the Bear | 59 | photo | |
| Tower Hall | 38 | photo | |
| Town Park Towers | 107 | photo | |
| Trinity Church | 107 | photo | built in 1863 at the northwest corner of Second and St. John Streets; stands as the last surviving example of Carpenter Gothic architecture in San Jose. |
| Tumbleweed | 59 | photo | the gold miner was one of the costumed characters at Frontier Village |
| University of the Pacific | 32 | photo | founded by Methodist ministers and laymen in Santa Clara in 1851 |
| Unruh, Jesse | 38 | photo | California assembly speaker |
| Valley Medical Center | 115 | photo | a regional trauma center with specialized units treating adult trauma, pediatric trauma, spinal injuries, brain injuries, and burns |
| Vintage Towers | 111 | photo | a high-rise apartment building for low-income tenants |
| Weeks, William | 27, 111 | photo | architect |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 15 | photo | |
| West Hall | 33 | photo | |
| Westin, Marshal | 61 | photo | |
| Winchester Mystery House | 56 | photo | |
| Winchester, Sarah | 53 | photo | |
| Wolfe, Frank | 87 | photo | architect |
| Wolfe, Frank Delos | 93 | photo | local architect |
| Woolworth Store | 22 | photo | |
| Works Progress Administration | 41 | photo | |
| Wycoff, Ralph | 76 | photo | |
| YMCA building | 124 | photo | |
| Yogi Bear | 59 | photo |