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Pulgas Base, California - Map
Pulgas Base, California, published by the United States Coast Survey, 1854. Black ink lithograph on paper shows a survey map of the Pulgas Baseline in the San Francisco Bay Area. Features include the coastal outline, hills, roads, vegetation, and land ownership for Jones, Steinbergen, and Carr. A profile of the base line (length 6.53 miles) appears in the lower margin, and an inset at top right shows, "the position of Pulgas Base vicinity of San ...

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San Mateo County Comprehensive Bicycle Route Plan, March 2000 - Report
San Mateo County Comprehensive Bicycle Route Plan, March 2000. Photocopy of a report prepared for the City/County Association of Governments by Alta Transportation Consulting, Alan Wachtel of HPV Consulting, and Meyer, Mohaddes Associates, Inc. 121 pages. From the Executive Summary: "The recent and continuing land use changes within San Mateo County, along with the community's desire for bicycle friendly streets that serve commuters and recreati...

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San Mateo County Historical Association Horse Drawn Vehicle Collection [Digital Files] - Document, Digital
San Mateo County Historical Association Horse Drawn Vehicle Collection [Digital Files], 2021. Digital files used in a report by Merri Ferrell to assess the condition and provide historical context for the San Mateo County Historical Association's collection of carriages. Folder 2022-022-002_USB1: 2022-022-002-1_CoverReport_SMCHA.pdf 2022-022-002-2_SMCHA_ConservationAndCondition.pdf 2022-022-002-3_SMCHA_Report_HistoryAndExhibitionThemes.pdf ...

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Great Register of San Mateo County, March 12, 1872 - Register
Great Register of San Mateo County, March 12, 1872. Letterpress document in black ink on paper contains a list of voters registered with San Mateo County. An inscription on the first page reads, "LIST OF THE NAMES / AND / REGISTRATION OF THE DOMICILED INHABITANTS / OF THE / COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, / COPIED FROM THE GREAT REGISTER PURSUANT TO THE SIXTH SECTION OF AN ACT TO PUT INTO EFFECT CERTAIN PARTS OF THE CODES, &c., APPROVED MARCH 12, ...

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California, South San Francisco Bay, San Mateo–Hayward Bridge to Redwood Point - Map
California, South San Francisco Bay, San Mateo–Hayward Bridge to Redwood Point by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1956. Inscription at bottom left reads, "U. S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY / H. A. KARO, Director / HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY No. 8275 / CALIFORNIA / SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY / SAN MATEO – HAYWARD BRIDGE TO REDWOOD POINT / Date of Survey….Jan.-Mar, 1956 / Scale…1 : 10,000 / Chief of Party…H. G. Conerly / Surveyed by H. G...

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Cow Palace, Grand National Rodeo, Horse and Stock Show Poster - Poster
Cow Palace, Grand National Rodeo, Horse and Stock Show Poster, 1998. Multicolor paper print with glossy finish. Poster advertising, "GRAND // NATIONAL // Oct. 30 through // Nov. 8, 1998 // COW PALACE // Rodeo, Horse & Stock Show." It features a light tan background with a large circular inset with the color illustration of a cowboy on a bucking horse, cowboy hat in air with a landscape and horizon in background. At bottom is a row of ...

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Cow Palace, Grand National Rodeo, Horse and Stock Show Poster - Poster
Cow Palace, Grand National Rodeo, Horse and Stock Show poster, 1985. Multicolor paper print with glossy finish. Poster advertising, "1985 GRAND // NATIONAL // COW PALACE // OCT. 18-27 // RODEO - HORSE SHOW // LIVESTOCK EXPO." It features a color photographic inset depicting of a group of Mounties on horseback waving flags with "YAHOO The Mounties are coming!" printed in white at bottom of inset. Ticket and contact information for Cow...

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Kopf Family and Towne Ford Story - Video, Digital
Kopf Family and Towne Ford Story, October 5, 2024. Digital video created by Kingston Media for the San Mateo County Historical Association Kopf Family Gallery. The video shows the history of the Kopf family and the Towne Ford business in Redwood City. It features interviews with Benjamin Kopf III and various Towne Ford employees. Video, MP4 Length: 00:08:31 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frame rate: 23.98 frames/second Audio Bit ratio: 189 kbps ...

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Grand National Poster - Poster
Grand National poster, 1955. Poster advertising "GRAND NATIONAL // LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION // DAREDEVILS // from CHILE // fabulous // "RIDERS of the ANDES" // and // "STARLESS NIGHT" // America's Greatest Dancing Horse" // WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO // and HORSE SHOW // Oct. 28-Nov. 6 // COW PALACE // San Francisco" Poster printed in light green, deep green and black inks on an off-white background depicting an illustration of...

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Cow Palace, Grand National Rodeo Horse and Stock Show Poster - Poster
Cow Palace, Grand National Rodeo Horse and Stock Show poster, April 6-14, 2007. Multicolor paper print with glossy finish. Poster advertising the "2007 grand national rodeo horse & stock show // action with // attitude," followed by additional text about schedule, performers, sponsors and contact information. Poster features a red border with a color photographic inset depicting a rodeo rider performing on a horse with his hat in the air. ...

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Cow Palace, Grand National Rodeo, Horse Show and Livestock Expo Poster - Poster
Cow Palace, Grand National Rodeo, Horse Show and Livestock Expo poster, October 26-November 4, 1981. Poster advertising, "40th // GRAND // NATIONAL // RODEO - HORSE SHOW // LIVESTOCK EXPO.... // OCT. 26-NOV. 4 // COW PALACE." Multicolored poster on white background with glossy finish. Inset at bottom left depicts a sepia-toned photograph of head and upper torso shot of the Oak Ridge Boys. Inset at right reads, "CRAZY 8 // CHARIOT &...

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Cow Palace, Primer Jaripeo-Baile Concierto del Ano, poster - Poster
Cow Palace, Primer Jaripeo-Baile Concierto del Ano, poster, 2005. Cow Palace, Primer Jaripeo-Baile Concierto del Ano, 2005. Multicolored paper poster with glossy finish, featuring background colors of the Mexican flag. Insets of color photographic images depict performers in costume, including Conjunto Primavera, Paquita La Del Barrio, La Arrolladora Banda Limon de Rene Camacho, Diana Reyes, Grupo Bukaroo and Mr. Chespi. Top of poster features...

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Cow Palace, New Japan Pro-Wrestling G1 Special Poster, 1972 - Poster
Cow Palace, New Japan Pro-Wrestling G1 Special Poster. Multicolored paper poster with glossy finish featuring orange, red, blue and black inks. Composite photographic images depicting face and upper torso shots of wrestlers, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, Tetsuya Naito and Hiroshi Tanahashi. The text, from top,reads, "NEW AMERICAN PRO-WRESTLING // BanC Dream // Girls Band Party // NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTILING // G1 SPECIAL // IN SAN FRANC...

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Cow Palace Seating Chart, San Francisco Bulls - Poster
Cow Palace Seating Chart, San Francisco Bulls, 2012. Multicolored paper with an orange background laminated in transparent, glossy plastic. Top right corner features the logo-mark of the minor hockey team, San Francisco Bulls featuring a bull's head flanked by a pair of hockey sticks. Poster depicts a diagram of the Cow Palace arena with seating chart numbers. An inset in black with multicolored text about individual game pricing is printed...

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Poster, Musical Ride - Poster
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Poster. Multicolored print on white paper with red text and multicolored graphic fine line-drawing featuring the repeated images of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police riding a horse, in profile, each drawn in a different color. Emblem of the Royal Canadian Mountain Police is printed at top left in red, followed the text, "musical ride // le carrousel // the mounties are coming! le carrousel s'en vient!," accomp...

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Cow Palace 4th Annual All Arabian Horse Show Poster - Poster
Cow Palace 4th Annual All Arabian Horse Show, 1953. A stiff paper tan poster wi9th red and black text, "FOURTH ANNUAL // ARABIAN HORSE SHOW // presented by ARABIAN HORSE ASSOCIATION of NO. CALIF. // COW PALACE // SAN FRANCISCO // AUGUST // 8TH & 9TH..." Additional text addresses details about performances, schedule, seating and pricing. Printed by The Williams Printing Co., San Francisco. (note: "1953" written by hand on back of ...

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Untitled [WPA Projects] - Film, Motion Picture
Untitled [WPA Projects], 1939. Black and white silent film contains scenes of Ronald L. Campbell's work and home life. Several WPA projects are documented: building Flood Park; making adobe bricks; South San Francisco construction near the airport; coastwide tree trimming. Family scenes include: a child's birthday party; Campbell's wife and daughter; friends and family. Recorded on 16mm Agfa film, approximately 415'. Total time 00:17:58

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P. P. Chamberlain Campaign Card - Card, Political
P. P. Chamberlain Campaign Card, c. 1882-1925. Brown paper card with a slight pebbled texture is printed with black ink text that reads, "FOR TREASURER / SAN MATEO COUNTY, / P. P. CHAMBERLAIN / Republican Nominee." Small print at lower left reads, "O’Keefe Bros. Print—Redwood City." Chamberlain was San Mateo County Treasurer from 1882 to 1925.

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Memories of My Tour of Duty in Vietnam 1971 - Memoir
Memories of My Tour of Duty in Vietnam 1971 by Dennis Whittaker, March 2, 2013. Memoir by San Mateo resident Dennis Whittaker on his service in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Includes one page of images. 31 pages

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Mothers! Dads! Take Your Family for Polio Shots! - Record, Medical
Mothers! Dads! Take Your Family for Polio Shots!, 1957-1960. Polio inoculation record booklet contains information for the Steck family of San Mateo. The front shows an illustration of a family walking toward the front door of a building. The booklet opens to show a listing of dates for vaccination shots received by Diane and Ron Steck. Small immunization record cards for their parents, Marjory and Karl Steck, are stapled to the top left corner. ...

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Untitled [Saga Original Daily Menu] - Menu
Untitled [Saga Original Daily Menu, c. 1940-1949]. Framed and matted original Saga handwritten daily menu. Monday through Saturday menu features meal offerings and prices for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Handwritten in rows and columns, in black and red ink. Under glass in wood frame and dark green matt.

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Untitled [Invitation Card to Bill Laughlin for Dinner Honoring Margaret Thatcher] - Invitation
Untitled [Invitation Card to Bill Laughlin for Dinner Honoring Margaret Thatcher, 1993]. White invitation card with green and gilt border and printed lettering in green ink: "Gay and Stanley Gaines / cordially invite you for / a small dinner / honouring / Lady Margaret Thatcher / and / The Thatcher Foundation / Thursday, the fourth of February / Nineteen hundred and ninety-three / at eight o'clock / 1446 North Ocean Boulevard ...

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Untitled [Bill Laughlin's Speech About Inspirational Role Models] - Speech
Untitled [Bill Laughlin's Speech About Inspirational Role Models, c. 1980 - 1989]. Six page typed speech composed by Bill Laughlin about inspirational role models. Speech includes personal role models from Laughlin's childhood and individuals he interacted with through Saga Food Corporation. Typed on reverse of company letterhead papers. Introduction begins: "We all need models or heros when we are little to look up to..."

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Untitled [Bill Laughlin's Handwritten Speech Notes About ALMA, c. 1980 - 2009] - Speech
Untitled [Bill Laughlin's Handwritten Speech Notes About ALMA, c. 1980 - 2009]. One page speech outline composed by Bill Laughlin, handwritten on yellow lined paper. Page was folded vertically and composition begins on proper left side. "ALMA" at top border handwritten in red pencil. "I. WHERE HAVE / LEADERS GONE"

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Untitled [Bill Laughlin's Speech Notes For The World Business Forum, 1990] - Speech
Untitled [Bill Laughlin's Speech Notes For The World Business Forum, 1990]. Speech outline composed by Bill Laughlin, printed on bright orange paper, with handwritten notes. "World Business Forum August 22, 1990 / FUN / CITIZEN ENTREPRENEUR..." printed in black ink across top of first page.

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