# JOURNEYS THROUGH `THE VALLEY OF EARTHS DELIGHT'

JOURNEYS THROUGH `THE VALLEY OF EARTHS DELIGHT' Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “Life is pleasant in the Valley of Hearts Delight.” Fruit trees in bloom, herd of cattle in background. “The Santa Clara Valley with San Jose California its business center lies just south of San Francisco on a world famed harbor.” Map of Santa Clara County showing San Jose. “San Jose is the heart of a city of 65,000 population 40,000 within her restricted limits. A city of homes -- not houses.” Residential area, flower gardens in front yards, palm trees. “Let’s go down town!” Business district, automobile, pedestrian traffic. “No, this is not Circus Day -- just the usual business.” Traffic. “Now look down where we were a moment ago -- yes, we have 15,000 registered autos.” Street, traffic, parked cars from high point. “Auto tourists find this camp a delightful one.” Large number of cars parked in grove of trees, people. “If you ‘drop in on us’ from the air we welcome you here.” Aerial views of city - group of men around airplane on field. “Over one thousand families came to San Jose because of these schools.” Several school buildings, children at play. “San Jose High School.” “San Jose State Teachers College.” “University of Santa Clara -- 12 minutes distant -- a Catholic institution open to all.” Several buildings. “Stanford University at Palo Alto -- 30 minutes away -- Alma Mater of Herbert Hoover.” Views of…

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1921
- By: National Archives
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/fc-fc-2437)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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