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  1. San Mateo Blues Autographed Baseball, 1992 - Baseball

    San Mateo Blues Autographed Baseball, 1992. Baseball autographed by the San Mateo Blues at the "Old Timer's" game at Victorian Days in the Park put on in San Mateo the by the San Mateo County Historical Association.

    Record Type: Object

    San Mateo Blues Autographed Baseball, 1992
  2. Gas Mask with Carrier, 1918 - Mask, Gas

    Gas Mask with Carrier, 1918. Carrier (A) and gas mask (B) used in WWI. Tan rectangular canvas carrier, designed to hold gas mask. Canvas divider sewn inside of bag to divide into two sections. Side constructed to hold gas mask canister has metal spring at bottom, for canister to sit on. Other side holds mask. Printed number on top of carrier flap reads, "3". Metal clasp with pegs hold carrier flap shut. Metal rivets attach front of flap to the bo...

    Record Type: Object

    Gas Mask, Satchel and Bag with Military Buttons
  3. Anti-Dimming Composition, c. 1917-1918 - Cleaner, Eyeglass

    Anti-Dimming Composition, c. 1917-1918 (WWI). Metal cylindrical tube painted yellow with printed text. Bottom of tube has raised lip. Top of tube expands to raised lip beneath metal cylindrical cap, also painted yellow. Top of cap has slight raised lip with rounded top. Seam extends side of tube.

    Record Type: Object

    Anti-dimming Composition for Gas Mask
  4. Wood-beam Walking Plow - Plow

    Wood-beam walking plow is made in the John Deere style. It has a solid oak beam and handles with clear varnish; steel blade attachment, wheel, wheel mount and vertical bracket for mounting rigging are painted green. Steel cross bar and angle rod that connects handles to beam are painted red.

    Record Type: Object

    Wood-beam Walking Plow
  5. Hayward Park School Brick - Brick

    Hayward Park School Brick. A brick and mortar from the Homestead later Hayward Park School located in San Mateo between 14th and 15th Ave. and El Camino Real and Palm Ave. In the 1920s Homestead School had 4 rooms and an auditorium. Donor entered the first grade there and graduated from 8th grade January 1926. Hayward Park School was torn down around 1965. Donor obtained brick from in from of the school. It is mounted on Myrtle wood stand, polish...

    Record Type: Object

    Hayward Park School Brick
  6. WWII Navy Uniform Pants, c. 1942-1945 - Uniform, Military

    WWII Navy Uniform Pants, c. 1942-1945. The pants are in blue and made of wool. The pants has two pockets, one on each side. The one on the left has a small brass zipper with elements connected, and the one on the right has a small opening with two blue borders surrounding it. At the top, the pants has a blue border stitched along the waist with a small opening and a black button in the middle. Below part of the waist, there are line of black butt...

    Record Type: Object

    Navy Uniform pants, c. 1942-1945
  7. Red Cross Bag, n.d. - Bag

    Red Cross Bag, n.d. Rectangular, brown canvas bag with stitched red cotton cross at center. The cross is comprised of two pieces of red fabric, stitched on top of each other. Top/opening of bag has a cinches closed with a pull-string made of cotton cordage that is blue.

    Record Type: Object

    Red Cross Bag, n.d.
  8. Rose Satin Comforter, n.d. - Comforter

    Rose Satin Comforter, n.d. Rectangular shape. Peach satin-like material with piped edging. Two rectangular stitched borders, center section has stitched wavy pattern with an oval in the center. Feather filling.

    Record Type: Object

    Rose Satin Comforter
  9. Flat Sheet, n.d. - Sheet, Flat

    Flat Sheet, n.d. Rectangular sheet (?) in a peach silk-like material. Two long sides have hemmed edges. Two short sides left raw. Rectangle made up of two pieces of fabric sewn together in center.

    Record Type: Object

    Silk Rayon Sheet, n.d.
  10. California State Assembly Key Chain - Chain, Key

    California State Assembly Key Chain. Metal key chain in silver, black and gold; diamond textured edge, California assembly seal; connected to a small chain and lock ring.

    Record Type: Object

    California State Association Key Chain
  11. Jar Recovered from City Centre Plaza - Bottle, Medicine

    Jar Recovered from City Centre Plaza

    Record Type: Object

    Jar Recovered from City Centre Plaza
  12. Irene Farrell's Hillsborough Police Matron Badge, 1942 - Badge, Law Enforcement

    Irene Farrell's Hillsborough Police Matron Badge, 1942 . This silver metal badge belong to Irene Farrell of Hillsborough, the 1st Policewoman in San Mateo, CA. The badge is shaped like a star with floral motifs engraved on the badge near the end of each tips of the front of the badge. In the middle of the badge, in a circle, printed in blue and bold, the text reads "POLICE / HILLSBOROUGH / MATRON". The text "HILLSBOROUGH" is smaller than bot...

    Record Type: Object

    Irene Farrell's Hillsborough Police Matron Badge, 1942
  13. Butter Paddle, c. 1920-30s - Paddle, Butter

    Butter Paddle, c. 1920-30s. Unfinished wooden butter paddle is rectangular in shape with vertical ribbing on one side. Handle and paddle are one flat piece, 1/4" thick, and the handle is bulbous on the sides. Ribbed side of paddle tappers at flat bottom.

    Record Type: Object

    Butter Paddle
  14. Woodside Store by Rhonda Straub, 1992 - Painting

    1992 Woodside Store by Rhonda Straub is an acrylic painting on canvass with a brown wooden frame, with no glass. Image depicts a close up of the Woodside Store with signs: "POST OFFCIE / WOODSIDE" and "HARDWARE" above first floor roof line. Sky and treetops can be seen in background. Artist as initialed lower right front corner with orange paint. On back of painting is affixed a San Mateo County Fair participant ribbon that is pink with gold wr...

    Record Type: Object

    1992 Acrylic Painting of Woodside Store by Rhonda Straub
  15. Old Adobe by June B. Alley, 1964 - Painting

    1964 Old Adobe by June B. Alley. Oil on masonite wooden board mounted inside a gray three-tiered beveled wooden frame that is gray on the outside, gold on the inside and has a light gray 3/4" inner wooden mat. Engraved brass plaque mounted to bottom center of frame reads, "Donated by / Pacifica Art Guild / 1964." Image depicts a view through three trees of the Sanchez Adobe. The off-white building has criss-cross railing on the second flo...

    Record Type: Object

    1964 Old Adobe by June B. Alley
  16. 1954 Frenchmans Tower Palo Alto by Ruth Hulstede - Painting

    1954 Frenchmans Tower Palo Alto by Ruth Hulstede. Oil on canvas inside a gold-painted wooden frame. Image depicts a round brick tower with two arched windows. Tower sits in a field next to a fence and under an oak tree. A road with more fencing and trees can be seen in the background.

    Record Type: Object

    1954 Frenchmans Tower Palo Alto by Ruth Hulstede
  17. Residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo. Image shows a large white house with a red roof in a large yard with pathways and vegetation throughout. The house sits in front of a large body of water upon which a sail boat and a steamboat are traveling. In the background are a mountain and hills. To the right o...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo
  18. Residence of Dr. C.A. Kirkpatrick of Redwood City, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of Dr. C.A. Kirkpatrick of Redwood City, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of Dr. C.A. Kirkpatrick of Redwood City. Image shows a large white house with a red roof and a fenced-in yard with dirt pathways and vegetation throughout. Two girls stand in front of the house and a figure on horseback is to the left. A dirt road is in the foreground upon which two figures ...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of Dr. C.A. Kirkpatrick of Redwood City
  19. Residence of C. Hanson of Redwood City, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of C. Hanson of Redwood City, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of C. Hanson of Redwood City. Image shows a large white house with a red roof with a smaller white house to its right. A large fence surrounds both houses with a smaller fence dividing the two properties. A weather vane sits between both houses. A small white building sits in front of the larger house...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of C. Hanson of Redwood City
  20. E.A. Husing Grocery Store, 1878 - Lithograph

    E.A. Husing Grocery Store, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the E.A. Husing grocery store. Image shows a large white square building with columns surrounding it and an "E.A. HUSING" sign on each side near the roof. Several figures stand on its porches. On the left side, a man is loading a box onto a two-horse drawn wagon filled with boxes. On the right side, a woman sits in a sing...

    Record Type: Object

    E.A. Husing Grocery Store
  21. Residence of Wm. Rayner San Gregorio, San Mateo, Co. Cal., 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of Wm. Rayner San Gregorio, San Mateo, Co. Cal., 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Colorized lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown printed on paper and mounted behind glass beneath an off-white mat with a gold-colored inner border inside a brown wooden frame. Image depicts a farm in front of a hillside. There is a white wooden house on the left, more white buildings in the center and a large red barn on the right with...

    Record Type: Object

    1878 Residence of Wm Rayner San Gregorio Moore & DePue Lithograph
  22. Cascade Cheese Factory and Residence of R.E. Steele, Pescadero, 1878 - Lithograph

    Cascade Cheese Factory and Residence of R.E. Steele, Pescadero, 1878. Moore and DePue lithograph illustrated by Grafton Tyler Brown. Colorized lithograph printed on paper and mounted under glass beneath an off-white mat with a gold-colored inner border inside a deep brown stained wooden frame. Image depicts a ranch with white buildings and a red barn at center left. Cattle are grazing in the field at left, crops are growing in the center field...

    Record Type: Object

    1878 Cascade Cheese Factory and Residence of RE Steele Moore and DePue Lith
  23. Wine Bottle, c. 1900-1933 - Bottle, Drinking

    Wine Bottle, c. 1900-1933. Tall narrow glass wine bottle with pink and gray foil top. No label. Contains a small amount of liquid.

    Record Type: Object

    Wine Bottle
  24. Wine Bottle Recovered from City Centre Plaza, c. 1870-1920. - Bottle, Wine

    Wine Bottle Recovered from City Centre Plaza, c. 1870-1920. Seamless clear galss Bordeaux shape bottle has a light green color tint. Bottle has a long neck and tall body. There is .25 inches band of glass just below top rim and concave base is smooth at the center.

    Record Type: Object

    Wine Bottle Recovered from City Centre Plaza, c. 1870-1920.
  25. Wine Bottle Recovered from City Centre Plaza, c. 1870-1920. - Bottle, Wine

    Wine Bottle Recovered from City Centre Plaza, c. 1870-1920. Seamless clear galss Bordeaux shape bottle has a light green color tint. Bottle has a long neck and tall body. There is .25 inches band of glass just below top rim and concave base is smooth at the center.

    Record Type: Object

    Wine Bottle Recovered from City Centre Plaza

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