Grand Lake Theater c1920

original from Oakland Public Library history room

Historical photos make courthouses more welcoming

San Jose Mercury Article on Courtroom Historical exhibits

Oakland History Selection

these are our favorite images of Oakland history, digitally mastered, and many on display at the Alta Bank Headquarters in downtown Oakland, and to be installed in early 2010 at the US District Courts in the Oakland Federal building floors 2,3,4

"Silicon Valley" Historical Image Collections

Here are some of my favorites from our digitally mastered views of the Valley...These are on display in the public space of the U.S. District Courts in San Jose - 4th and 5th Floors.



California Images Website

San Jose History - Slideshow and overview

Collection of digital mastered historical images of San Jose, on permanent exhibit at the US District Courts in San Jose, public space 4th and 5th floors. The intent was to express the integration of Courts with the community, providing education heritage content, foregoing conventional decorative art for the interior walls.

Content includes the history of San Jose proper, Mt Hamilton, development of agriculture and industry, education, and surrounding areas such as Saratoga, Santa Cruz, Sunnyvale, and Palo Alto

California Images Website

See our Web galleries—
San Jose History Web Gallery
http://worldwidearchive.imagekind.com/Silicon-Valley-history

John Muir in Yosemite Valley

“Everybody needs beauty... places to play and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike,” wrote Muir (c. 1902).





Hand-colored by Bennett Hall, California
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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park

This special view was created with an 8 x 10 view camera with a 75mm super Angulon lens - the circular image shows the entire image resolved by this lens on the 8 x 10 film as it appeared, enabling me to record the reflection and 5,000 foot high granite peak.

hand-tinted black and white photograph
by Bennett Hall