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Olive trees planted; a reminder of Christ in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane before his crucifixion

Arbors that support wisteria plants (not blooming in image) at the Santa Clara Carmelite Monastery; were supposedly put in place by one of the previous owners during the 19th century and still stand today; visitors may still walk in their…

Santa Clara Point of Historical Interest No. 2; plaque gives few details of one previous owner, Bond, who bought the land in 1895 and kept it until 1906; next tells how Senator James D. Phelan bought it in 1913, the monastery was constructed and then…

The cornerstone on the left hand side of the church at Santa Clara's Carmelite Monastery, which reads "In Memoriam Alice Phelan Sullivan Foundress Carmel of the Infant Jesus Santa Clara." Gold type laid over what looks like marble or granite, fitted…

Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself. Title page printed on the Gutenberg press.

Summary of major events with pictures

In 1769, Spanish Franciscan priest, Junipero Serra, was sent by the Spanish to establish a mission in California to extend Spanish hold into "Alta California." The first of 21 coastal missions, Mission San Diego de Alcala was created to establish a…

Schematic diagram of a nuclear power plant using a pressurized-water reactor.