The Mtn. ReView Summer 2018 | Page 8

L ooking B ack : P hotos from the A rchive SUMMER/FALL August 19 Sunday, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. MVHA S ummer E vent /M eeting Adobe Building - 157 Moffett Blvd. See Page 1 for Details! Sept. 11 Wednesday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. MVHA S ummer B oard M eeting M.V. Library History Center, 585 Franklin St. All interested members welcome to attend! Sept. 22 Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. I naugural H arvest H istory F estival The historic image above shows an apricot-cutting party that took place in a Mountain View orchard in 1896. Like much of Santa Clara Valley’s agricultural lands, the orchard where this picture was taken was developed decades ago. This particular site is now home to the San Antonio Shopping Center. But did you know that one commercial orchard remains in Mountain View? It’s the Francia orchard on Whisman Road (pictured to the left). And guess which crop is grown there? Apricots! Come celebrate this wonderful fruit at our summer membership meeting and event on August 19. Details on Page 1. Heritage Park–771 N. Rengstorff Ave. For more information, see page 3. November 4 Sunday, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. MVHA F all E vent /M eeting Adobe Building - 157 Moffett Blvd. More info in our fall newsletter. Historic image from the collection of Wallace Erichsen & Ruth Job Erichsen MOUNTAIN VIEW HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 252 Mountain View, CA 94042 WEB: www.mountainviewhistorical.org EMAIL: [email protected] FIRST CLASS MAIL Join the conversation on Facebook! “Like” us at www.facebook.com/MVHistory for updates on MVHA Events, historic trivia, and to interact with other members on-line. Save a tree and see the newsletter in: Full Color E-mail [email protected] to receive your newsletter as an Adobe PDF. 8