Arnold Del Carlo PhotographCollection 1948-1990

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Arnold Del Carlo PhotographCollection 1948-1990

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The Arnold Del Carlo Photograph Collection consists ofphotographs and negatives, which document the transformation of Santa Clara Valleyfrom orchards to an urban landscape. The years covered by the collection range fromthe late 1940s to the early 1970s, and include photographs taken from the streetlevel as well as from the air. Prominent groups of photographs include those takenof institutions such as San Jose State College, the City of San Jose, theInternational Business Machines Corporation (IBM), and General Motors Company (GMC);of land developers and builders, and business establishments in the cities of SanJose and Santa Clara; and portraits of individuals and families, as well as weddingsand anniversaries.

Containers: 2 filing cabinets, 12 binders, 102 boxes; Volume: 83 cubic feet; Selected online items available

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Sourisseau Academy for State andLocal History,San Jose State University,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6660604

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International Business Machines Corporation

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International Business Machines Corporation was incorporated in New York State on June 16, 1911 under the name Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. In 1922, Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. purchased all of the shares of Deutsche Hollerith Maschinen Gesellschaft. In 1924 the official name of the company was changed to International Business Machines Corporation. In 1933, IBM CEO Thomas Watson ordered the merger of IBM subsidiaries in Germany (Optima, Degemag, Holgemag, Dehomag) under the name De...

General motors corporation

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Del Carlo, Arnold

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Biographical Note Arnold Del Carlo was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 3, 1921, the first son of Natale and Estelle (McGowan) Del Carlo. During his childhood and teenage years, Del Carlo became fascinated with both airplanes and photography, but it was not until the beginning of the Second World War that the two interests merged. After completing Basic Training with the US Army in rural Texas, Del Carlo was sent to Bombardier School, wher...