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Van Court Collection Miscellaneous Information - Reprint
Van Court Collection Miscellaneous Information, mid 20th century. Photocopies of documents on James Van Court including copies from the files of Richard N. Schellens, a master list of Van Court's photographs, and lists people identified in his photographs.

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War bond pamphlet with prices and maturity values, c. 1942-1945 - Pamphlet
War bond pamphlet with prices and maturity values, c. 1942-1945. This pamphlet gives an overview of US War Bonds Series E and F, its interest rate, its prices and maturity values, redemption and limit of ownership. Dimensions: 8 x 3.5

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WWII War Bonds Poster, 1942 - Poster
WWII War Bonds Poster, 1942. Poster in light blue background with a smiling factory worker in uniform holding a United States War Bond in his hand and a green statue of a soldier with his musket in hand below his face and body. Above the smiling factory worker is some text, in white and bold with a red background border surrounding the painted text which reads "WANTED-FIGHTING DOLLARS". Next to the smiling factory worker is some painted text in b...

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Vulte Valient HMB Wasp Poster, c. 1942-1945. - Poster
Vulte Valient HMB Wasp Poster, c. 1942-1945. Poster was designed by Alfred Owles. Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 19. Included with mat.

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"Keep 'Em Flying" World War II Recruitment Poster, 1942 - Poster
"Keep 'Em Flying" World War II Recruitment Poster, 1942. 38 x 25 poster with white border. The top two thirds of the poster is a photorealistic drawing of three army airplanes, one in the foreground and two in the lower left background. Behind them flies a large US flag over a dark blue sky and pink clouds. Printed in dark blue text in the bottom right corner of this picture is "DAN V. SMITH" and "ALBRO F. DOWNE". Larger dark blue text on pink cl...

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"The War is Not Fought in Fox Holes Alone" San Mateo County Civilian Defense Council, April 20, 1943 - Poster
"The War is Not Fought in Fox Holes Alone" San Mateo County Civilian Defense Council, April 20, 1943. This poster from the San Mateo County Times' purpose is raise awareness of the war relief and bonds during WWII by the San Mateo County Civilian Defense Council. Dimensions: 21 1/2 x 17 1/4.

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The Effects of the Ocean Shore ailroad on the Cultural Landscape of the Half Moon Bay Area - Monograph
The Effects of the Ocean Shore ailroad on the Cultural Landscape of the Half Moon Bay Area, January 24, 1968. Student monograph by Clinton T. Miller. Illustrated. Includes several large tract maps (see 1968.053.002-.006)

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Rognier Garden Ornaments Business Card - Print, Photographic
Rognier Garden Ornaments Business Card. The front side depicts a black and white photograph of his prize winning display at the Panama Expo in 1913. Display shows stone statue of a humanoid surrounded by flowers of all types in large stone pots. In front of the humanoid statue is a stone table that is held up by three stone satyrs crossing their arms, and two curved stone benches on either side of the table. Above the statue and the flowers ar...

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"A Good Soldier" World War II Industry Poster, 1943 - Poster
"A Good Soldier" World War II Industry Poster, 1943. Dimensions: 40" x 28.5"

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Miscellaneous Pamphlets about Carousels - Pamphlet
Miscellaneous pamphlets about carousels (merry-go-rounds).

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WWI & WWII newspapers with headlines of war, December 8, 1941 - Newspaper
WWI and WWII newspapers with headlines of war, December 8, 1941. A collection of San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Chronicle with headlines of the bombing of Hawaii, the Phillipines, and Singapore and Guam attacked during WWII.

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Oral History Transcripts of People in Pescadero Conducted by the Spanishtown Historical Society - Transcript
Oral history transcripts of people in Pescadero conducted by the Spanishtown Historical Society. 1978.218.001 - Walter H. Moore, taped November 10, 1975. Interviewed and transcribed by Elsie Gorski. 8 pages 1978.218.002 - Louise Moore Williamson, taped November 13, 1973. Interviewed by Pat Bouris and Elise Gorski. Transcribed by Elsie Gorski. 7 pages 1978.218.003 - Frank George, taped November 13, 1973. Interviewed by Pat Bouris and Elis...

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San Mateo High School 75th Anniversary Permit, 1977 - Permit
Permit, 1977. Yellow cardstock with black text permitting use of the San Mateo County Fairgrounds for San Mateo High School's 75th Anniversary Reunion on 26 November 1977. On the back is a stamp from the San Mateo County Museum.

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San Mateo-Burlingame Football Game Ticket, 1977 - Ticket, Admission
Admission Ticket, 1977. Red-orange paper ticket number 4575 for the 50th annual San Mateo vs Burlingame football game, held as part of San Mateo High School's 75th anniversary reunion. The game was held Thanksgiving Day, November 24 1977, at 11 AM.

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San Mateo High School Associated Students Membership Card, 1932 - Card, Membership
Associated Students Membership Card, 1932. Green paper card number 344 stating that E. Iridio is a paid member of the San Mateo High School Associated Students for spring semester 1932. Signatures of Iridio and Ray Owen "Salesman" are in blue pen. In darker green behind the black printed text is printed a large "S'32".

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Untitled [Poetry Readings in San Mateo County] - Audiocassette
Untitled [Poetry Readings in San Mateo County], 1978-1979. Audio recordings of poetry readings in San Mateo County. Recorded by Warren B. Wickliffe, a Burlingame Librarian who organized the poetry reading series Burlingame Poetry Conspiracy (later called the Peninsula Poets). Recorded on four audio cassettes. Total time 05:06:55 1980.052.001: (side 1) Open mike poetry reading at Twin Pines, May 25, 1978; (side 2) the San Mateo County Fair Poet...

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Carry On! Buy War Bonds Poster, 1943 - Poster
Carry On! Buy War Bonds Poster, 1943. This poster displays a woman sitting at her desk whike writing something on a piece of parchment while a man with bandages around his eyes and his right arm is laying down in a bed. Dimensions: 15.75 x 11

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Help Him/Help Yourself War Bonds poster, c. 1942-1945. - Poster
Help Him/Help Yourself War Bonds poster, c. 1942-1945. This poster was used to raise awareness in buying war bonds during WWII. Dimensions: 22 x 16.5

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War Bonds Poster, 1944 - Poster
War Bonds Poster, 1944. Poster with two men and one woman working on one of the engines of the plane with a lineup of planes in the background. At the top of the poster to the left, in a gray circle, a bomb painted in blue above a white and red flag with some painted text in white and bold that reads "6th / WAR / LOAN". The number "6" is disproportionately bigger than the rest of the text with the word "th" is smaller than the rest of the tex...

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"Buy War Bonds" World War II War Bonds Poster, 1944 - Poster
"Buy War Bonds" World War II War Bonds Poster, 1944. Dimensions: 40" x 28.5".

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"7th War Loan - Now All Together" World War II Bonds/Loan Poster, 1945 - Poster
"7th War Loan - Now All Together" World War II Bonds/Loan Poster, 1945. Dimensions: 37" x 26".

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WWII Poster of a Soldier holding a cup, 1943 - Poster
WWII Poster of a Soldier holding a cup, 1943. Poster in a white background with a man with a military helmet and uniform smiling and holding in his hand a gray metal cup towards his mouth. Above the soldier, in black and in bold, the text reads "Do with less- / so they'll have / enough!". The word "they'll" is underlined in red. Below the picture of the soldier holding the gray metal cup, in white, in bold with a red background border, the tex...

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"Someone Talked" World War II Patriotism Poster, 1942 - Poster
"Someone Talked" World War II Patriotism Poster, 1942. Dimensions: 40" x 27.5".

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Nurses Are Needed Now! Poster, 1944 - Poster
Nurses Are Needed Now! Poster, 1944. Poster displays a nurse looking towards the right. Dimensions: 19 x 12.5

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Army Specialized Training Reserve Program Poster, November 13, 1944. - Poster
Army Specialized Training Reserve Program Poster, November 13, 1944. Poster in a white and blue background of three soldiers in uniform carrying books before climbing the stairs to a brown building with an arched doorway and an yellow and blue insignia of a mix between a candlestick and a lamp below. Above the brown building with the arched doorway, painted in red and big lettering, the text reads "Boy! What a break!" Below the soldiers in unifor...

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