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Mountain Springs Ranch

A rare photograph of a wheat field in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The Santa Clara Valley was originally covered by a majestic oak forest. The Spaniards began to cut the oaks to plant crops and graze their cattle and horses. Later, settlers arrived and planted wheat.

This is a rare photograph of a wheat field in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It belonged to Gustave Hueter and was located on his 400-acre "Mountain Springs Ranch" - now the site of

Source: Hooked on Los Gatos, the Library and Museum History Project

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