Silicon Valley Vintage Ads, Articles, Maps and More
Fairmont Hotel San Francisco 1909 Advertisement
The Crowning Achievement of the City, in Itself One Vast Achievement. This is a 1909 advertisement for the hotel. The hotel was managed by the Palace Hotel Company during that time.
Stella K. Johnson - Largest Corset & Girdle Store in the World Oakland, California
This advertisement is from the 1948 Oakland telephone directory. The ad boasts that the Stella K. Johnson store is the largest corset and girdle store in the world (back in 1948).
Bank of Italy cash bag - on exhibit at the San Mateo Museum
This is a photo of a Bank of Italy cash bag that was on exhibit at the San Mateo Museum. The Bank of Italy was founded in 1904 in San Francisco, California, and eventually became named Bank of America.
Buy Your Home in the Beautiful Santa Clara Valley Orchard Park Tract 1929 Advertisment
This is a 1929 newspaper advertisement taken from microfilm. Buy Your Home in the Beautiful Santa Clara Valley Orchard Park Tract now opened. City conveniences, fruit trees, new, modern schools (elementary and high) within two blocks. Price depends on location - special prices will be made for a short time to those who plan to build at once. Sensible restrictions. Richard Hook, Jr. Realtor. Tract office: Bush Street at S.F. Highway. Mountain View - Telephone M.V. 345.
Get a Farm Home in Semitropical California 1913 Advertisement
Advertisement in a 1913 newspaper advertising semitropical California property in San Francisco, California.
Benepe Feed Barn: A choice home for horses 1907 Palo Alto Advertisement
This is an advertisement from a 1907 Palo Alto City Guide that reads: BENEPE FEED BARN. A Choice Home for Horses. I have one of the most thoroughly modern and best equipped Boarding and Feed Stables in this part of California and will be pleased to talk with Horse Owners. Corner of Hamilton Avenue & Emerson Street (Palo Alto, California). Dr. H. L. Benepe
Palo Alto Garage Durant Six 1929 Advertisement
This advertisement is from a 1929 Palo Alto newspaper.
Palo Alto Shorthand School for Private Secretaries 1929 Advertisement
Secretarial Training Prepares you for Success. Palo Alto Shorthand School for Private Secretaries. Located at 310 University Avenue (Suite 216, 218, 220), Palo Alto, California.
California Nursery Company Niles California Advertisement c. 1915
Vintage 1915 California Nursery Company - Niles, California advertisement. Fruits and ornamental shrubs, plants, vines and roses are the gifts of nature that become a living part of your home. Of pleasure to you as well as to the passerby. We are specialists in the propagating of this plant life and have over 800 acres devoted to growing the most complete assortment of everything in Fruit and Ornamental Trees. Write for our catalog, it is free. Geo. C. Roeding, President.
Boom at Half Moon Bay 1908 Advertisement
Boom at Half Moon Bay. Prices to be advanced again April 1st, 1908. Now is the time to buy at City of Naples. The City of Naples is now known as Miramar City of Naples near Half Moon Bay, California.
1878 Ink Stamp: Golden Rule Book Store
In 1878, The Golden Rule Book Store was owned by E. J. Gillespie and was located at 158 South First Street, San Jose, California. This ink stamp was in the book "The New Bryant & Stratton Counting House Book-Keeping (1878).
1939 Palo Alto Times Newspaper: New Stanford Radio Invention Heralds Revolutionary Changes
This image of the 1939 Palo Alto Times Newspaper front page shows both a warning from Hitler and a story about the Varian Brothers : "New Stanford Radio Invention Heralds Revolutionary Changes."
Everywhere-ness - a strong feature of Bank of Italy 1929 Advertisement
Like a mailbox, there's always a Bank of Italy conveniently near. Everywhere-ness - a strong feature of Bank of Italy 1929 Advertisement. The Bank of Italy merged with the Bank of America, Los Angeles, in early 1929, and on November 2, 1930, the merged banks became officially known as the Bank of America.
Advertisement in a 1929 Palo Alto newspaper: Silver Black FOXES for Sale
Silver black Foxes. The only Foxes in Santa Clara County that are registered in American National Fox Breeders Association, and the only Foxes in Santa Clara County of the original Dalton-Tuplin strain from Prince Edward Island, Canada. All stock pedigreed, pure-bred and registered. Public invited to visit the ranch. Still few pairs for sale from $1250 to $1500 a pair. For information write Chris A. Neddersen, Deputy County Tax Collector, Hall of Justice, San Jose: or call at Ranch, northwest corner of Homestead Road and Mt. View, Cupertino, Saratoga highway.
1929 Peralta Pigeon Farm Advertisement
Peralta Pigeon Farm ad from 1929. SQUABS. Dressed Squabs ready for the oven at all times. Home Made Jams and Jellies. Fresh eggs. Fresh Poultry: Chickens - fryers, roasters, fricassees, turkens, ducks, turkeys. Fresh Cultivated mushrooms. Free delivery in Palo Alto and Vicinity. On the highway, Menlo Park, M.A. Denton.
The Arlington Hotel in Santa Barbara, California postcard - circa 1918
This 1918 postcard shows The Arlington Hotel in Santa Barbara, California. The original hotel was destroyed in a 1909 fire. This postcard shows the new hotel that was rebuilt in 1911.
American National Detective System 1948 Advertisement
This advertisement came from the 1948 Oakland phone directory. American National Detective System. A Matchless 24-hr. Service. J.M. Lotta, Principal. Licensed and bonded. 19 years of success. Winning 95% of our cases is your guarantee. Formerly with U.S. Government. Expert shadowing, speedy & accurate results in domestic matters that stand in court. Personal histories and employees checked. Records & People traced throughout America. Guards and escorts furnished on all occasions. We are interested in child welfare that their home environment is what it should be. Hidden assets located. Recommended by clientele from coast to coast for honesty, efficiency, dependability and secrecy. In domestic cases we are pleased to help as a property rights and child custody. We have also restored many broken homes. Agent will gladly call if you wish. 522 Hobart (in San Francisco) next to Y.M.C.A. The best in recording conversations, handwriting detection and flash photos.
1929 Bank of Italy Advertisement from the Palo Alto Times Newspaper
The Bank of Italy merged with the Bank of America, Los Angeles, in early 1929, and on November 2, 1930, the merged banks became officially known as the Bank of America.
Palo Alto Acres Map from the 1919-20 City Directory
Palo Alto Acres: You're earning big wages now. What will you have tomorrow? Buy Now On Monthly Plan: Only $50.00 per acre cash required; interest 6 per cent. Live on your little farm, hold your city business. Transportation: S.P. Main Line, Electric Line, Street Car, Paved Roads Easy Commuting Distance from San Francisco Plenty of Water at Easy Depth Garden Soil, Low Prices, Easy Terms Poultry, Rabbits, Berries, Vegetables, Fruits - A Life Income
California Mutual Building & Loan: Now is the best time to build! advertisement from 1929
This advertisement is from a 1929 Palo Alto Times newspaper. The ad reads that: Now is the best time to build! Note that the company states that their resources are over $10,000,000.00.
Wm. R. Staats Co. First Bond House to Originate in California 1925 Advertisement
Vintage advertisement showing the Wm. R. Staats Co. established in 1887 and located in the Alexander Building at the corner of Montgomery Street and Bush Street in San Francisco, California. This was the first bond house to originate in California.
Barndollar Letter Service 1948 Advertisement
This advertisement came from the 1948 Oakland phone directory. Barndollar Letter Service. Mimeographing, multigraphing, multilithing. Complete mailing service. Established in Oakland since 1911. 324 - 13th Street, Room 302, Oakland, California. Glencourt I-3808.
Title page from an Aldine Press book c. 1531
This image is a title page from an Aldine Press book, circa 1531. Aldus Manutius was a Roman printer who arrived in Venice at the end of the 15th Century. The Aldine Press printing office was started by Aldus and became famous in the history of typography. The press was the first to issue small (easy to carry), affordable books. There is a connection between the European Renaissance and the technological discoveries in Silicon Valley. Both technological eras produced great information revolutions. Five hundred years ago in renaissance Europe, it was the invention of the printing press and the evolution of small, affordable books that created an information revolution. In Silicon Valley, it has been the invention of the personal computer and the evolution of the Internet that has created a new information revolution.