We have a number of miscellaneous images and text files with historic value that are worth archiving, but for which we may not have
a physical "hard copy" counterpart. Also because there may not be enough of any type/subject to form their own cohesive grouping
in a separate album, they have been collected here in this "Grab Bag" to assure there is a copy in the archives - rather than loose
track of them.
Link |
Date |
Key Words or Digest |
Miscellaneous Photos (un-categorized) |
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PurissimaSchool.jpg |
Unknwn |
Photo of original one-room schoolhouse - Purissima School - Where first Town Meetings were held - extended and modified to become St Luke's Chapel in The Hills |
School_1935.jpg |
04/01/35 |
Class photo of Grades 1-5 Purissima School - 1935 |
School_1936.jpg |
05/01/36 |
Class photo of Grades 1-5 Purissima School - 1936 |
CommunityHouse.JPG |
01/28/98 |
Photo of Community House (home of the Los Altos Community Foundation) - with simulated landscaping |
TownHall.jpg |
Mar-56 |
Photo of Town Hall in Apricot Orchard |
ShoolProspectus.jpg |
1968 |
School Prospectus for The Ford Country Day School |
SchoolReport.jpg |
1968 |
School Reports from The Ford Country Day School |
HoraceHillWineCellar.jpg |
1915 |
Photo of Doorway into Horace Hill Wine Cellar - dug into hillside, dated 1915 |
Horace_Hill_Silo_Painting.jpg |
1981 |
Painting of Horace Hill silos by Marjorie Kellog |
Horace_Hill_Silo_Inscription.jpg |
1981 |
Detail of caption inscription of Horace Hill silos painting |
Crane_Water_Tower.jpg |
1976 |
Photo of Dr. Crane Water Tower |
Lynne_Water_Tower.jpg |
1976 |
Photo of Martha K. Lynne Water Tower dated 1906 |
LAH_Airport.jpg |
Unknwn |
Photo of Biplane at "Senberg's Airfield, Eisenberg Property, corner of Fremont and Old Trace Road" |
Eschenbruecher1.jpg |
Unknwn |
The Eschenbruecher House in Los Altos - became The Heritage House next to Town Hall |
Short Histories, Personal Memoirs, and Important Memos |
|
PHWD01.htm |
11/2/2012 |
Brief history of Purissima Hills Water District on 50th anniversary by Ernie Solomon, Board Director |
Irma_Goldsmith.pdf |
Unknwn |
Irma Goldsmith biography (Instigator of Town's Pathway System) |
Lachenbruch_1.pdf |
1967 |
Original 4-page document by Art Lachenbruch where he explains and defines the "Slope Density" formula adopted by the town to
control development density and including an extra page of tables to demonstrate the effect on different average slope values |
Lachenbruch_2.pdf |
1980 |
Subsequent document by Art Lachenbruch discussing proposed ordinance changes to do with slope density and their effects
with some pen annotations adjusting some numbers to reflect code changes in 2001 |
Lemes |
2019 |
“Memories of Hidden Villa” - Materials collected and assembled by Karen Lemes in preparation for a panel presentation by early Moody Road Residents” |
Bredo-Growing_up_in_LAH.pdf |
2020 |
Memoirs about growing up in Los Altos Hills by Eric Bredo - written version of presentation prepared for "Tales of Page Mill Road"
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Maps and Deeds |
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Morgan01.jpg |
12/14/1908 |
Percy and Fanny Morgan (of Morgan Manor) Map of the Oneonta sub-division - corner of Stonebrook and Magdalena |
Morgan02.jpg |
1/20/1909 |
Contract where Fanny and Percy Morgan sell lots 5,6,12 of the Oneonta sub-division to Laura Morgan (wife of Cosmo Morgan) for $10 in gold coin |
Morgan03.jpg |
4/21/1949 |
Contract (Quitclaim deed) where John and Charlotte Held sell two parcels in the Oneonta sub-division to Max and Marion Twentier for $10 in hand |
TaaffeMap.jpg |
7/15/1897 |
Map of subdivision of parcel 4 of the Taaffe Partition, recorded 7/15/1897 (around where Adobe Creek encounters original Edith Avenue) |
RanchoBlancoMap.jpg |
1905 |
Map of The Rancho Blanco section of Town (Upper Moody Road up to where it joins Page Mill Road) |
1952Map.jpg |
1952 |
Road map of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills |
Aerial Photographs |
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LAHills_Locality.jpg |
1947 |
Aerial photo of Los Altos Hills - extending from Page Mill to Moody Road, and Cupertino border. (Large 15 Mb jpg file, 9000-by-8000 px) |
LAHills_Locality_Small_.jpg |
1947 |
Aerial photo of Los Altos Hills - same as previous but lower resolution with reduced file size (5.45 Mb jpg file, 5000-by-4500 px) |
TownHallAerial.jpg |
1947 |
Aerial photo of Town Hall Neighborhood believed to have been taken around 1947 (from California Aerial Survey) |
WestwindAerial1947.jpg |
1947 |
Aerial photo of Westwind Barn neighborhood believed to have been taken around 1947 (from California Aerial Survey) |
ElMonte1.jpg |
1947 |
Aerial photo of where El Monte turns into Moody Road - approx area where Foothill College is today |
ElMonte2.jpg |
1947 |
Aerial photo of where El Monte turns into Moody Road - same as previous image but with annotations showing current landmarks |
El_Monte_280.jpg |
± 1964 |
From Brochure about proposed new Hiway 280 - Location of proposed El Monte Intersection |
El_Monte_280_Annotated.jpg |
± 1964 |
From Brochure about proposed new Hiway 280 - same as previous image but with annotations showing current landmarks |
El_Monte_Interchange_280.jpg |
± 1964 |
From Brochure about proposed new Hiway 280 - Artist's impression of proposed El Monte Intersection |
SaddleMountain_280.jpg |
± 1964 |
From Brochure about proposed new Hiway 280 - Proposed Hiway algnment along Purissima and SaddleMountain |
SaddleMountain_280_Annotated.jpg |
± 1964 |
From Brochure about proposed new Hiway 280 - same as previous image but with annotations showing current landmarks |
Documents containing historical descriptions of houses within Los Altos Hills.
These documents were usualy created as part of an evaluation process to determine eligibility for some kind
of official historic status |
|
13651_Burke_Rd.pdf |
8/4/2014 |
Historical Report prepared for application to subdivide property at 13651 Burke Road (18 Mb PDF File) |
12355_Stonebrook.pdf |
1/1/2019 |
Historic Resource Evaluation of 12355 Stonebrook Drive (George Cosmo Morgan "Little Gables") (17 Mb PDF File) |
14120_Miranda.pdf |
4/1/1997 |
A History of the Charles Henry Blake House (aka Sunnyhill Farm) 14120 Miranda (10 Mb PDF File) |
14700_Manuella.pdf |
12/1/2018 |
Request for Landmark designation for 14700 Manuella Rd (Hills Brothers Coffee) |