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Bayside Cannery

CITY OF SAN JOSE CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY BAYSIDE CANNERY ca 1906 Established ca. 1906, Bayside Canning Company expanded to become the third largest cannery in the United States by 1931. Under...

CITY OF SAN JOSE CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY BAYSIDE CANNERY ca 1906 Established ca. 1906, Bayside Canning Company expanded to become the third largest cannery in the United States by 1931. Under...

    The Port and Town of Alviso

    Submitted by @AlexisMadrigal.

    Submitted by @AlexisMadrigal.

      Agnews State Hospital Superintendent's Residence

      AGNEWS STATE HOSPITAL SUPERINTENDENT’S RESIDENCE ERECTED 1915 California State Architectural Department  George Sellon, State Architect   The Superintendent’s Residence is a blend of the Arts &...

      AGNEWS STATE HOSPITAL SUPERINTENDENT’S RESIDENCE ERECTED 1915 California State Architectural Department  George Sellon, State Architect   The Superintendent’s Residence is a blend of the Arts &...

        Agnews State Hospital Administration Building

        AGNEWS STATE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ERECTED 1909 California State Architectural Department George Sellon - State Architect   The Administration Building is an eclectic blend of...

        AGNEWS STATE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ERECTED 1909 California State Architectural Department George Sellon - State Architect   The Administration Building is an eclectic blend...

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        Clocktower Building

        Agnews State Hospital Clocktower Building Historic Name – Treatment Building Erected 1908 George Sellon, State Architect in collaboration with Dr. Leonard Stocking, Hospital Superintendent...

        Agnews State Hospital Clocktower Building Historic Name – Treatment Building Erected 1908 George Sellon, State Architect in collaboration with Dr. Leonard Stocking, Hospital...

          Agnews Developmental Center

          AGNEWS DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER BUILT AS AGNEWS STATE HOSPITAL 1888–1988   AGNEWS MAIN BUILDING, A 5-STORY, RED BRICK EDIFICE, COMPLETED IN 1888, WAS KNOW’N AS "THE GREAT ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE”. THE...

          AGNEWS DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER BUILT AS AGNEWS STATE HOSPITAL 1888–1988   AGNEWS MAIN BUILDING, A 5-STORY, RED BRICK EDIFICE, COMPLETED IN 1888, WAS KNOW’N AS "THE GREAT ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE”....

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          Agnews Auditorium

          AGNEWS STATE HOSPITAL Historic Name - Assembly Hall ERECTED 1914 California State Architectural Department George Sellon, State Architect   The Auditorium is one of the more ornate Mediterranean...

          AGNEWS STATE HOSPITAL Historic Name - Assembly Hall ERECTED 1914 California State Architectural Department George Sellon, State Architect   The Auditorium is one of the more ornate...

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          Lupe the Columbian Mammoth

            Jamison-Brown House

            JAMISON-BROWN HOUSE THE JAMISON-BROWN HOUSE IS SIGNIFICANT DUE TO ITS ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS WITH TWO WELL KNOWN SANTA CLARA FAMILIES. THE ARCHITECTURE IS IMPORTANT SINCE IT...

            JAMISON-BROWN HOUSE THE JAMISON-BROWN HOUSE IS SIGNIFICANT DUE TO ITS ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS WITH TWO WELL KNOWN SANTA CLARA FAMILIES. THE ARCHITECTURE IS IMPORTANT SINCE...

              Computer History Museum

                SHAKEY

                  Public Demonstration of Online Systems and Personal Computing

                    The Floating Gate EEPROM

                      SPARC RISC Architecture

                        First RISC Microprocessor

                          Moore's Law

                            Birthplace of Silicon Valley

                              DIALOG Online Search System

                                SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis)

                                  Introduction of the Apple Macintosh Computer, 1984