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Braceroslair Engle was a Democratic member of the California Senate elected in 1936, and a member of the United States House of Representatives, from…
The Launch of a Decade of Systematic Abuse and ImpunitySummary of major events with pictures
Equiano's Original Title PageInteresting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself. Title page printed on the Gutenberg press.
Photo of Memorial Cornerstone for Alice Phelan Sullivan, Foundress of the Carmel of the Infant JesusThe cornerstone on the left hand side of the church at Santa Clara's Carmelite Monastery, which reads "In Memoriam Alice Phelan Sullivan Foundress…
Plaque of Carmelite Monastery's HistorySanta 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…
Monastery arborArbors that support wisteria plants (not blooming in image) at the Santa Clara Carmelite Monastery; were supposedly put in place by one of the…
Monastery Olive TreesOlive trees planted; a reminder of Christ in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane before his crucifixion
San Jose News on James P. Pierce
Women's Club Adobe Plaque"This Adobe, among the oldest in Santa Clara Valley, was one of the several continuous rows of homes built in 1792-1800 as dwellings for the Indian…