This photo shows early Santa Clara resident, Carl Johnson, (standing at left) at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition world's fair that was held in San Francisco, California, in 1915. Carl Johnson was the owner of a large orchard in Santa Clara Valley. The purpose of this world's fair was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal. The fair was held in what is now known as the Marina District.
This original photograph shows Santa Clara resident, Hildur Gardner, in a Monterey, California, field petting her dog that is sitting on a haystack. The back of this photo reads: My wife and the dog. Those are fishing boats in the bay in the background. There are 9 fish canneries in Monterey - canning salmon and sardines.
