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  1. 04-SM-101-9.6; Ralston Ave. Interchange in Belmont - Document File

    04-SM-101-9.6; Ralston Ave. Interchange in Belmont, 1968-1969. Right of way acquisition documents for parcels of land in San Mateo County. This file concerns one parcel needed for the Ralston Avenue and Highway 101 interchange in anticipation of the July 4, 1968 opening of Marine World.

    Record Type: Archive

    04-SM-101-9.6; Ralston Ave…, 1968-1969
  2. 04-SM-280-X5.6-R12.6 - Raymundo Dr. to S. end of San Mateo Creek Bridge - Document File

    04-SM-280-X5.6-R12.6 - Raymundo Dr. to S. end of San Mateo Creek Bridge, 1967-1968. Right of way acquisition documents for parcels of land in San Mateo County. This file shows Belmont and San Mateo properties needed for construction of Highway 92 in the vicinity of Ralston Avenue and Polhemus Road.

    Record Type: Archive

    04-SM-280-X5.6-R12.6 - Raymundo Dr. to S. end of San Mateo Creek Bridge
  3. 1969-74 Action Program for the Park, Recreation and Open Space Element of the General Plan, Belmont, California - Kenneth R. Anderson Company, Inc.

    1969-74 Action Program for the Park, Recreation and Open Space Element of the General Plan, Belmont, California. Prepared by Kenneth R. Anderson Company, Inc. Adopted June 26, 1967 by the Belmont City Council. Contents include: summary of the plan; Belmont history; existing conditions; planning studies and surveys; full listing of the plan; financial program. A page stapled to the interior of the cover dated May 9, 1969 reads: "This booklet port...

    Record Type: Library

    1969-74 Action Program for the Park, Recreation and Open Space Element of t
  4. A Brief History of the Belmont Volunteer Fire Department Inc. and the Belmont Fire District - History

    A Brief History of the Belmont Volunteer Fire Department Inc. and the Belmont Fire District, 1941. Pamphlet printed in black ink on white paper summarizes the history of Belmont fire fighting on the occasion of their 15th anniversary. 9 pages.

    Record Type: Archive

    A Brief History of the Belmont Volunteer Fire Department Inc. and the Belmo
  5. Aerial of Belmont Hills Looking East - Negative

    Black and white negative shows an aerial of Belmont Hills looking east. South San Mateo and Belmont cities appear at center. Brewer Island is visible in the upper portion of the image at center. San Francisco Bay and the East Bay Hills are visible in the background. Mt. Diablo appears at upper right and Coyote Point is visible at upper left.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial of Belmont Hills Looking East
  6. Aerial of Belmont Hills Looking Northeast, 1960 - Negative

    Aerial of Belmont Hills Looking Northeast, 1960. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of Belmont Hills looking northeast. Farms and country roads (prior to construction of Interstate 280) are visible along the bottom of the image. Carlmont High School appears at center right. Brewer Island (pre development into Foster City) is visible at center in the upper portion of the image with the 1929 San Mateo-Hayward Drawbridge at upper right.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial of Belmont Hills Looking Northeast
  7. Aerial of Belmont Hills Looking Northwest - Negative

    Black and white negative shows an aerial of Belmont Hills looking northwest. Carlmont High School appears at center right. Ralston Avenue is visible running from right to left across the center of the image. The San Mateo Hillsdale area appears behind Ralston Avenue in the upper portion of the image. Bay Meadows Racetrack appears at upper right.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial of Belmont Hills Looking Northwest
  8. American Flag from Belmont School, May 30, 1899. - Flag

    American Flag from Belmont School, May 30, 1899. Strips of red and white cotton linen fabric that have been sewn together to create a striped pattern with red stripes on top and bottom edges. Blue linen square sewn in upper left corner with 45 white stars sewn onto each side. Stars are arranged in 6 rows and the 1st, 3rd and 5th rows are indented slightly more. Left edge has a metal grommet in each corner and the linen has been reinforced/is a he...

    Record Type: Object

    Belmont School U.S. Flag, 1899
  9. American Flag from Belmont School, May 30, 1899. - Flag

    American Flag from Belmont School, May 30, 1899. Strips of red and white cotton linen fabric that have been sewn together to create a striped pattern with red stripes on top and bottom edges. Blue linen square sewn in upper left corner with 45 white stars sewn onto each side. Stars are arranged in 6 rows and the 1st, 3rd and 5th rows are indented slightly more. Left edge has a metal grommet in each corner and the linen has been reinforced/is a he...

    Record Type: Object

    Belmont School U.S. Flag, 1899
  10. Belmont Creek by Ruth Garber Hulstede, 1955 - Painting

    Belmont Creek Painting by R.G. Hulstede, 1955. Watecolor on paper mounted under glass behind a gray-colored mat in a gray wooden frame with a green inner border. Image depicts a fast-moving creek with large trees in the background. A small building with a red chimney, a large window and laundry hanging on a line out front sits behind a tree on the back side of the creek. A white sign on the tree says, "DANGER / DO NOT WADE / IN CREEK." A...

    Record Type: Object

    Belmont Creek Painting by R.G. Hulstede, 1955
  11. Belmont Cub Scouts Training at Belmont Fire Station - Negative

    Belmont Cub Scouts Training at Belmont Fire Station, 1948. Black and white negative shows five Belmont Cub Scout Troop members receiving first aid training at the Belmont Fire Station. Four of the cub scouts are kneeling around a fifth Cub Scout who is lying prone on a dark blanket. At right, a firefighter in uniform with a white hat kneels next to the cub scouts and turns to look at the camera. A woman stands next to him wearing a long dark dre...

    Record Type: Photo

    Belmont Cub Scouts Training at Belmont Fire Station, 1948
  12. Belmont School, c, 1886 - Print, Photographic

    Belmont School, c, 1886. A teacher and a group of students are posing in front of a school house, which is only partially visible. The photo caption is "Teacher is Blanch Bean - Mrs. Bee Fox Dimmitt."

    Record Type: Photo

    Belmont School, c. 1886
  13. Belmont School, c, 1887 - Print, Photographic

    Belmont School, c, 1887. A teacher and a group of students are posing in front of a school house, which is only partially visible. The school, teacher, and some of the pupils appear to be the same as those in 0000.217.017.4. That photo's caption is "Teacher is Blanch Bean - Mrs. Bee Fox Dimmitt."

    Record Type: Photo

    Belmont School, c, 1887
  14. Belmont Southern Pacific Train Depot, August 1962 - Negative

    Belmont Southern Pacific Train Depot, August 1962. Black and white negative of the Belmont Southern Pacific Train Station. The station is a long building with the words Belmont in large letters on its roof. On the side of the station is a sign that reads "STATION HOUSE ANTIQUES." There is a southbound train departing the station. There is a man at the center left of the image holding the handles of a wheelbarrow. Part of a series of 2.

    Record Type: Photo

    Belmont Southern Pacific Train Depot, Belmont CA
  15. Belmont Towards Bay by Ruth Garber Hulstede, 1947 - Painting

    1947 Water Color Landscape Painting "Belmont Towards the Bay" depicting a green hill with homes, horses, trees, and roads, with more buildings in the valley below. The bay is in the background with an industrial building spewing smoke at the bay's edge. The east bay land and hills are in view. There are 4 airplanes flying above the town. Painting is signed by artist "R. Hulstede -1947" in lower right corner. Painting is mounted behind off-white m...

    Record Type: Object

    Belmont Towards the Bay by Ruth Garber Holstede
  16. Belmont Train Station, 1962 - Negative

    Belmont Train Station, 1962. Black and white negative shows the Belmont Train Station as a Southern Pacific northbound train arrives at the depot. The train appears in the distance at lower right heading toward the depot building in the foreground at lower left. A sign for the Station House Antiques store is visible on the side of the depot building facing the camera. About a dozen people stand on the train platform at bottom center and a man ho...

    Record Type: Photo

    Belmont Train Station, 1962
  17. Bertram Johnson Interviewed by Dr. R. E. James - Microcassette

    Bertram Johnson Interviewed by Dr. R. E. James, April 5, 1991. Audio recording of Bertram Johnson interviewed by Dr. Robert E. James on his memories of Belmont, California. Recorded April 5, 1991 on one Sanyo MC60 micro-cassette. Total time 00:57:47

    Record Type: Archive

    Bertram Johnson Interviewed by Dr. R. E. James, April 5, 1991
  18. Bill Ring Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Bill Ring of Carlmont High School. who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on May 19, 1992. Plaque includes image of Ring and a brief biography: "Bill Ring, a bruising fullback, left an indelible local mark on football programs at Carlmont High School in Belmont and the College of San Mateo. / He led the Scots to the 1975 South Peninsula Athletic League championship. He then set ru...

    Record Type: Object

    Bill Ring Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  19. Boy Scout Marching Band Drum, c. 1940s - Drum

    Boy Scout Marching Band Drum, c. 1940s. Belmont Troop 161 Boy Scout Drum. Round base drum has a light and dark wood outer edge secured with threaded metal tension rods. White interior is painted with "San Mateo County Area Council / BOY SCOUTS / of AMERICA / BELMONT / TROOP 161 / SPONSORED BY / Belmont LIONS CLUB" in blue, black and gold lettering on both sides.

    Record Type: Object

    BSA Belmont Troop drum 2010.001.001
  20. Cal. Bottling Co. Export Beer Bottle, c. 1885-1889 - Bottle, Beer

    Cal. Bottling Co. Export Beer Bottle, c. 1885-1889. Amber-colored glass quart-size bottle has a tall body, a long bulbous neck and a Baltimore loop closure at rim. Embossed label reads, "CAL.BOTTLING CO. / EXPORT BEER / S. F." Pressed/molded body with a tooled top.

    Record Type: Object

    Cal. Bottling Co. Beer Bottle, c. 1880s
  21. Carlmont High School, 1962 - Negative

    Carlmont High School, 1962. Black and white negative shows basketball courts outside Carlmont High School in Belmont, California. Several empty basketball courts appear in the foreground with free throw lines painted onto blacktop. The High School appears in the distance extending across the upper portion of the image. A flagpole with the American and California flags can be seen at upper right. Undeveloped land in the San Carlos Hills appears be...

    Record Type: Photo

    Carlmont High School, 1962
  22. Carlmont Shopping Center in Belmont, 1962 - Negative

    Carlmont Shopping Center in Belmont, 1962. Black and white negative shows the Carlmont Shopping Center in Belmont looking north. An automobile that is parked along a curb planted with a row of low bushes appears in the foreground at bottom center. Right behind the car is a parking lot with multiple vehicles. The Lee Bros. market building with a large sign and vertical striped storefront is visible at mid-ground, upper right. Belmont Hills can be ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Carlmont Shopping Center in Belmont, 1962
  23. Chioma Igwe Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2017 - Award

    Chioma Igwe Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2017. Rectangular brushed metal plaque attached to laminate wood grain board with copper colored brads. Hole drilled in top center of wood portion. Peninsula Sports logo in upper left corner of metal portion - green trophy cup surrounded by blue stars - "2017 Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame." Photo of Chioma Igwe in upper right corner of metal inset. Blue background, woman with long dark hair wearing bl...

    Record Type: Object

    Chioma Igwe Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2017
  24. Church of the Good Shepherd Bell, c. 1870-1890 - Print, Photographic

    Black and white photo of a church bell. Embossed inscription is "PRESENTED.BY. / HENRY.SCOTT.JEFFREYS. / FOR.CHURCH.OF.THE. / GOOD.SHEPHERD, / BELMONT, / CAL."

    Record Type: Photo

    Good Shepherd Bell, c, 1870-1890
  25. Church of the Good Shepherd Bell, c. 1870-1890 - Print, Photographic

    Black and white photo of a church bell. Embossed inscription is "PRESENTED.BY. / HENRY.SCOTT.JEFFREYS. / FOR.CHURCH.OF.THE. / GOOD.SHEPHERD, / BELMONT, / CAL."

    Record Type: Photo

    Church of the Good Shepherd Bell, c. 1870-1890

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