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Howard Sarty's letter to his wife Yvette

Sarty discusses a movie he watched as well as his encounter with local German woman.

PlaqueSiteOfFirstMiningInCalifornia

First work done at Almaden ore in 1824; in regular producation after 1845; plaque placed by State Department of Parks and Recreation on October 13,…

Santa Clara Incorporated Plaque

The incorporation of Santa Clara as township; "On July 5, 1852 Santa Clara was incorporated as a township with the approval of the California State…

the effects of WWII on the west coast

the effects of WWII on the west coast

The History of a Press

An article from the Daily Alta California, Vol. 2, No. 312
October 20th, 1851
Describing the Columbia Star

The Californian newspaper vol.1. no.1

An image of the first page of the first ever newspaper from the Californian

Civil rights picketers in Atlanta

Photographer Billy Downs. Signs the demonstrators hold read "Separate is not equal" and "Segregation is not democratic."

The Rolling Devils pose for a team photo

The Rolling Devils pose for a team photo c. 1947. By the spring of 1948, World War II paralyzed veterans played a game of wheelchair basketball at New…