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  1. Bay Meadows Handicap "Artillery" - Record, 78 RPM

    Bay Meadows Handicap "Artillery," December 6, 1947. 78 RPM record contains audio of the $50,000 Bay Meadows Handicap race on December 6, 1947, won by Artillery of Rolling Hills Farm and ridden by Herb Lindberg. The audio was recorded by Joe Hernandez Bloodstock Agency of Los Angeles on one side of a lacquer disk. Total time 00:02:00

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    Bay Meadows Handicap "Artillery," December 6, 1947
  2. Delta Air Lines System Route Map - Map

    Delta Air Lines System Route Map, Revised June 1978. Double-sided color map shows information on Delta Air Lines flights offered in 1978. The front side shows a relief map of North America with white lines indicating flight routes across and between countries. The other side contains an image of the earth along the lower third of the page with a Delta airplane flying upward at lower right. Text and small graphics appear in vertical columns agains...

    Record Type: Archive

    Delta Air Lines System Route Map, Revised June 1978
  3. Time-lapse Video of the Demolition of the Annex/Fiscal Building June/July 2005 - Disc, Compact

    Time-lapse Video of the Demolition of the Annex/Fiscal Building June/July 2005. Color video shows the demolition of the "Fiscal Building" attached to the San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City. The addition was built in 1939 as a WPA project and removed in 2005 as part of the restoration of the Courthouse façade to its "Temple of Justice" appearance of 1910. Recorded on one Imation CD-R.Total time 00:01:04.

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    Time-lapse Video of the Demolition of the Annex/Fiscal Building June/July 2
  4. Sheriff Earl B. Whitmore, "Man of the Year" Testimonial Dinner - Program

    Sheriff Earl B. Whitmore, "Man of the Year" Testimonial Dinner, May 5, 1958. Cream-colored paper program printed with green ink. The program gives details of a "Testimonial Dinner" at the Villa Hotel promoting Sheriff Earl B. Whitmore for re-election as Sheriff of San Mateo County. A portrait photograph of Whitmore appears on the front. The interior has a list of the program events on the right side and notes that the entertainment features Art B...

    Record Type: Archive

    Sheriff Earl B. Whitmore, "Man of the Year" Testimonial Dinner, May 5, 1958
  5. U.S. Army WWII Sympathy Card - Card, Greeting

    U.S. Army WWII Sympathy Card. Gray lightweight paper with black printing in script. Image of flag at top bisected diagonally with black and gray overprint with stars. 4.25 x 6.25 x .5"

    Record Type: Archive

    U.S. Army WWII Sympathy Card  2010.090.054
  6. CA Centennial Literary Collection [copy], 1950 - Book

    CA Centennial Literary Collection, 1950. Fifty legal-size pages of captioned black-and-white photocopies of manuscript pages, inscriptions, and letters by influential writers in California's history, including Jack London, Mark Twain, John Muir, and others. Also contains a small attached note between San Mateo County librarians, with a thistle design at the top and dated 1987, saying "For Atherton - use for exhibit, display, pam file, whatever." ...

    Record Type: Archive

    CA Centennial Literary Collection [copy], 1950
  7. Varsity Society Fall Sports Dance Card - Program, Dance

    San Mateo Jr. College Varsity "S" Society Fall Sports Dance card from November 18, 1933. Light blue booklet with dark blue capital "S" printed on cover. Held together with a single staple on the left spine. Book has four pages with blue ink. Has list of officers and room for eight dances. 2.75x3.625". "S" (printed in dark blue on front cover)

    Record Type: Archive

    Varsity Society FAll Sports Dance Card
  8. 1933 Annual Triangle Play-Day in San Francisco Program - Program

    San Mateo Jr. College 1933 Annual Triangle Play-Day in San Francisco Program. Off-white rectangular piece of paper folded in half to form a booklet. Hole punched in upper left corner with a piece of blue string tied through it. Printed blue-outlined smaller rectangle on cover. Smaller rectangle is surrounded by printed blue stars. Text on cover and in booklet is navy blue. Interior outlines program for Friday 13, 1933 Annual Triangle Play-Day in...

    Record Type: Archive

    San Mateo Jr. College 1933 Annual Triangle Play-Day in San Francisco Progra
  9. Law Enforcement Code Card - Card, Instruction

    Law Enforcement Code Card, c. late 20th century. Paper document lists multiple law enforcement codes (Phonetic Alphabet, ambulance Codes, Radio Prefixes, etc.). It is printed on front and back in black ink on orange-colored paper. A logo for the San Mateo County Communications Managers Association appears on the back at bottom center. This item belonged to either the donor's grandfather John Pawson, who was a San Mateo Police Officer from 1951-...

    Record Type: Archive

    Law Enforcement Code Card
  10. Illusions (Music CD) - Disc, Compact

    Music CD: Hermina Albarrán: Illusions. Copyright 2007. "10 de Mayo" is song in music interactive in Land of Opportunity exhibit in San Mateo Count History Museum.

    Record Type: Archive

    Herminia Albarrán:  Illusions (Music CD)
  11. Envelope from Letter Mailed from Burlingame Post Office Opening Day - Envelope

    Envelope from Letter Mailed from Burlingame Post Office Opening Day, October 10, 1894. Paper envelope addressed to Mr. James M. Farnan of San Francisco. Postmark is dated Oct. 10, 1894.

    Record Type: Archive

    Envelope from Letter Mailed from Burlingame Post Office Opening Day, Octobe
  12. John Coppel Identification Card - Card, Identification

    John Coppel Identification Card, December 6, 1927. San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Bureau of Identification card is 8" x 8" square. Information includes: fingerprints; name; number; class; gender; age; height; weight; color of hair; color of beard; color of eyes; complexion; photo number; occupation; criminal charge; where arrested; when arrested; signature. Coppel's criminal charge is listed as "Vio 311PC" and a black and white mug shot is ad...

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    John Coppel Identification Card, December 6, 1927
  13. Raychem Icestop - U-matic

    Raychem Icestop, c. 1971-1999. Recording by the Raychem Corporation on a 3/4" U-matic videotape. NTSC encoding with 20 minute run time. Black plastic outer case has an integrated clear plastic sleeve at center. A label inserted into the sleeve has " RAYCHEM / ICESTOP / COLOR / DUB / 20.00" typed in black ink. The label is printed with a brown ink logo for television associates and a single line rectangular border with a curved left side. ...

    Record Type: Archive

    Raychem Icestop, c. 1971-1999
  14. Bay Meadows Racetrack Clippings Scrapbook, Fall, 1936 - Clipping, Newspaper

    Bay Meadows Racetrack Clippings Scrapbook, Fall, 1936. This is a large blue-grey scrapbook with newspaper clippings from various regional and national newspapers including: Los Angeles Examiner, Oregonian, The Inter-Ocean, California Legionnaire, San Jose Evening News, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune, Burlingame Advance, San Francisco Call-Bulletin, San Jose News, Palo Alto Times, San Mateo Times, Oakland Post-En...

    Record Type: Archive

    Bay Meadows Racetrack Clippings Scrapbook, Fall, 1936
  15. Clippings, 1994 - Documents

    Clippings, 1994 The location is Bay Meadows collection, box 7, folder 6.

    Record Type: Archive

    Clippings, 1994
  16. Clippings, 1996 (part 1 of 2) - Documents

    Clippings, 1996 (part 1 of 2) The location is Bay Meadows collection, box 7, folder 7.

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    Clippings, 1996 (part 1 of 2)
  17. Bay Meadows Racetrack Bundles for America Citation, 1944 - Documents

    Bay Meadows Racetrack Bundles for America Citation, 1944. This is a citation from Bundles for America to the California Jockey Club, "Awarded for distinguished services rendered in behalf of our own Armed Forces and their families on the home front through Bundles for America, 1944". At the top of the document there is shield emblem of an eagle preparing to land with its wings outstretched. The eagle is on a blue background and outside of the...

    Record Type: Archive

  18. United States Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel Certificate of Appreciation to William P. Kyne, 1946 - Documents

    United States Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel Certificate of Appreciation to William P. Kyne, 1946. This certificate is from the United States Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel. The certificate is awarded to William Kyne, "In grateful recognition of Meritorious Personal Service during World War II". It has the signature of the Chief of Naval Personnel. The emblem of the Department of the Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel embossed in the upper middl...

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  19. United States Naval Hospital, Mare Island Tribute to William P. Kyne, December 7, 1947 - Documents

    United States Naval Hospital, Mare Island Tribute to William P. Kyne, December 7, 1947. This certificate is awarded to William Kyne "In Appreciation of his many unselfish contributions to our Program of Rehabilitation -- Presented by the Staff of United States Naval Hospital, Mare Island, California". The emblem of the Mare Island Hospital is in the upper middle, it is a golden horseshoe surrounding a pink circle with the title of the hospital ...

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  20. In Memoriam of William Patrick Kyne, San Mateo Post of American Legion Resolution, 1957 - Documents

    In Memoriam of William Patrick Kyne, San Mateo Post of American Legion Resolution, 1957. This Memoriam is from the San Mateo Post No. 82 of the American Legion. At the top of the Memoriam is the seal of the American Legion. The Memoriam lists Kyne's accomplishments and generosity and resolves that, "the heartfelt sympathy of his comrades be extended to Mrs. Dorothy Kyne and family of Comrade William P. Kyne and that the gratitude for his many ...

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  21. Disabled American Veterans Citation to the California Jockey Club, September 15, 1959 - Documents

    Disabled American Veterans Citation to the California Jockey Club, September 15, 1959. This citation is from the Disabled American Veterans Department of California Hospital Commission. The citation is awarded to the California Jockey Club "For Outstanding Service in behalf of this organization and especially for exemplary effort for hospitalized veterans". The citation is surrounded by a blue vine/leaf border, the seal is in gold affixed to t...

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  22. California Jockey Club and Bay Meadows Company: Public Offering of 875,000 Shares of Paired Common Stock Effective December 18, 1986. Closing Date December 24, 1986. Volume I - Documents

    California Jockey Club and Bay Meadows Company: Public Offering of 875,000 Shares of Paired Common Stock Effective December 18, 1986. Closing Date December 24, 1986. Volume I The location is Bay Meadows collection, box 15, item 2

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  23. Stakes and Feature Races DVD Binder, 1974-1995 - Video

    Stakes and Feature Races DVD Binder, 1974-1995. This binder contains 65 DVDs. It contains DVDs of races, and a small amount of other events, held at Bay Meadows Racetrack. Many of the DVDs have been converted from 16mm film reels that are also in the collection. The binder is white and has no notation on the front cover, the sides reads, "DVD STAKES AND FEATURE RACES". Some of the DVDs may not be playable, and some have bad audio and visual ...

    Record Type: Archive

    Stakes and Feature Races DVD Binder, 1974-1995
  24. Stakes and Features Races - 3.5" 16mm Film Reels (Not transferred to DVD), 1975-1979 - Video

    Stakes and Features Races - 3.5" 16mm Film Reels (Not transferred to DVD), 1975-1979. There are 9 film reels in metal canisters. The canisters have been labelled with masking date, identifying the date, the race and the wining horse or the event. Some of the film reels may not be playable, and some may have bad audio and visual quality. These film reels have not been transferred to DVD. The location is Bay Meadows collection, box 17, ite...

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  25. Stakes and Features Races - 7" 16mm Film Reels (Not transferred to DVD), circa 1977-1980 - Video

    Stakes and Features Races - 7" 16mm Film Reels (Not transferred to DVD), circa 1977-1980. There are 3 film reels in metal canisters. The canisters have been labelled with masking date, identifying the date, the race and the wining horse or the event. Some of the film reels may not be playable, and some may have bad audio and visual quality. These film reels have not been transferred to DVD. The location is Bay Meadows collection, box 17,...

    Record Type: Archive

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