Photograph of the front of the Smith Creek Hotel. It was also known as the Santa Ysabel Hotel. The hotel was located on the banks of Smith Creek on Mount Hamilton Road. This road led from San Jose to Lick Observatory. A group of ladies sits on the front steps of the hotel. Two gentleman stand on the veranda behind them. The standing man on the right may be Thomas Snell, owner and builder of the hotel. Another gentleman stands to the left of the ladies. This may be a photograph of the hotel staff taken shortly after the hotel opened in 1895.
