Month: January 2013
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Planning a time capsule? Some things to keep in mind
Every once in a while History San Jose’s Research Library & Archives receives the contents of a time capsule that someone has unearthed while demolishing or renovating a building. Most recently our good friend Jim Salata of Garden City Construction passed along some materials he found in the cornerstone of a church building that was…
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Caboose arrives at History Park
On January 14, a railroad caboose was placed on display coupled to the Southern Pacific Railroad steam locomotive alongside Senter Road at History Park creating an attraction to passing motorists. For over a century, cabooses were a familiar sight at the end of trains. Essentially a traveling office, these vehicles provided space to complete shipping…
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