Tri-City History A-Z in Photographs #15: Orchards — A student walks among the olive trees in the orchard on the campus of Ohlone College, 1970s. (Mission San Jose) Photo courtesy of Washington Township Museum of Local History

Tri-City History A-Z in Photographs #15: Orchards

Orchards around the Tri-City area, in photos dating back to the 1880s

By: Kelsey Camello, for the Washington Township Museum of Local History

April 1, 2025

Orchard (noun): a piece of land planted with fruit trees:

View looking west from the Durham orchard, ~1900-1910. (Irvington)Photo courtesy of Washington Township Museum of Local History

Picking and packing fruit in an orchard, 1967. (Fremont)Photo courtesy of Washington Township Museum of Local History

Mayhew Hill and orchard, ~1880-1885. (Niles)Photo courtesy of Washington Township Museum of Local History

A student walks among the olive trees in the orchard on the campus of Ohlone College, 1970s. (Mission San Jose) Photo courtesy of Washington Township Museum of Local History

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