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1. Aerial of Downtown San Mateo Looking West, 1962 - Negative

   Black and white negative shows an aerial view of downtown San Mateo looking west. Central Park fills the lower left side of the image. The Levy Brothers Department Store is visible at lower right on 4th Avenue. El Camino Real appears at center left and runs above Central Park toward the upper right corner of the image. Benjamin Franklin Hotel is visible right of center on 3rd Avenue.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo - Negative

   Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1957. Black and white negative of downtown San Mateo. Maple Street in the foreground and Mission Street on the far right. The Parrot Mansion, known as Baywood, sits between Mission and 5th Avenue amidst several trees. Above the Mansion is San Mateo Baseball Park. The Benjamin Franklin Hotel can be seen towards the center right of the image as well.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1957 - Negative

   Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1957. Black and white negative of downtown San Mateo looking north from Maple Street (bottom of photograph) and Mission (far right) to Coyote Point. The San Francisco Bay is on the horizon. The Benjamin Franklin Hotel is visible in the center of the photograph on Fourth Avenue. Part of a series of 12.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1957 - Negative

   Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1957. Black and white negative of Downtown San Mateo looking east from El Camino Real (bottom of photograph). Third Avenue appears on the left side and Fifth Avenue is visible on the far right. South El Dorado Avenue is at the very top of the photograph. The Benjamin Franklin Hotel features prominently in the center. Part of a series of 12.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. East 3rd Avenue in Downtown San Mateo, 1961 - Negative

   East 3rd Avenue in Downtown San Mateo, 1961. Black and white negative looks east down 3rd Avenue in San Mateo, California. The Benjamin Franklin Hotel appears on the right. There are signs for many different businesses, including Mac's Hofbrau, Layton Home Furnishings, Fitzgerald Furs, Peninsula Savings, Ross Properties Realtors, Organs and Pianos, Cartozian Dentistry and Lachmans. The first building on the right has a number of election signs fo...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. El Camino at 4th Avenue, San Mateo, 1964 - Negative

   El Camino at 4th Avenue, San Mateo, 1964. Black and white negative shows El Camino Real at 4th Avenue in San Mateo, California. Multiple cars drive along the roadway with one parked at mid-ground, center right. The photograph was taken looking north down El Camino Real toward a retail building with signs for "chandler’s Warp ’n Woof," "fine fabrics," "Sanfords," and "San Mateo Stationers." A J. C. Penney building is partially visible at right w...

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Untitled [Color photograph of Glen E. Born at Downtown San Mateo Lions International Club], August 14, 1980 - Photograph, Color

   Untitled [Photograph of Glen E. Born at Downtown San Mateo Lions International Club], August 14, 1980. Color photograph of Glen E. Born (left) standing in a blue suit and tie in front of a table at Lions International Meeting/Party. He is standing across from two men: one in a gray suit and glasses in front a brown podium with the emblem of the Lions International Group (middle) and a man in a gray suit and tie on the right. All three men are sta...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Untitled [Photograph of Henry "Bud" Bostwick], January 9, 1987 - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Untitled [Photograph of Henry "Bud" Bostwick], January 9, 1987. Black and white photograph of Henry "Bud" Bostwick, Jr. smiling in a suit with a name tag, and a tie with a white collared shirt. He is sitting down with one hand visible at a table with a plate of food, plates, cups in front of him. There is a banner facing in back of him in the background. Top left corner of photo is missing.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Various (see individual titles in description) - Image, Digital

   Digital image files of postcards that show scenes of San Mateo County. Color TIFF files were created from originals on July 13, 2025. Scanned at original size, 8-bit, 3600 ppi front, 1200 ppi back. 2025.034.010 - "Crystal Lake Springs, California" published by Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco and Los Angeles 2025.034.011 - "Schellings California Trading Post, An Old Stage Depot in the Early Days near Atherton, San Mateo County, California...

   Record Type: Photo