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1. Braceros Picking Brussell Sprouts in Half Moon Bay, October 14, 1964 - Negative

   Braceros Picking Brussell Sprouts in Half Moon Bay, October 14, 1964. Black and white photo negatives of Braceros Picking Brussell Sprouts in Half Moon Bay. Part of a series of picking crops in Half Moon Bay. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

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2. Brussels Sprout Harvester - Harvester

   Brussels Sprout Harvester, 1966. Invented by Aldo Giusti, in 1966. The harvester is comprised of: a large, green painted, metal, rectangular frame; a sharp-edged, metal, cylindrical component, with an electric cord coming out of it, and it is straddling the top of the frame with two metal bars on either side attached to it; a downward tilted rack of bars underneath the cylindrical device, in the middle of the frame; a green painted metal band in ...

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3. Letters Patent No. 1186488, Apparatus for Stripping Brussels Sprouts - Patent, Letters

   Letters Patent No. 1186488, Apparatus for Stripping Brussels Sprouts, November 7, 1968. Document outlines United Kingdom patent 1186488 to Aldo Giusti of Half Moon Bay for his apparatus for stripping Brussels sprouts. The front page shows the patent license with interior pages containing detailed specifications and diagrams. The cream-colored paper cover shows the coat of arms for Great Britain printed in black ink at top center and embossed on a...

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4. Peninsula Innovators Changing the World Panel Discussion and Ribbon Cutting - Video, Digital

   Peninsula Innovators Changing the World Panel Discussion and Ribbon Cutting, September 14, 2024. Digital video created by Kingston Media for the San Mateo County Historical Association during the opening celebration of the Peninsula Innovators Changing the World gallery. Opening remarks by SMCHA staff followed by a panel discussion moderated by Claire Mack. Panelists include: John Root (Cow Palace); Peter Hammer (Ampex); Bob Wilson (Ampex); Tim J...

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5. Untitled [Aldo Giusti, Carl Britschgi, and Edward Lea in a Field of Brussels Sprouts - Print, Photographic

   Untitled [Aldo Giusti, Carl Britschgi, and Edward Lea in a Field of Brussels Sprouts], 1968. Black and white silver gelatin print shows Aldo Giusti (left), Carl Britschgi (center), and Edward Lea (right) standing in a field of Brussels sprouts. Britschgi holds up a stalk of Brussels sprouts toward Giusti while Lea looks on. Harvesters wearing cowboy hats work in the background. An inscription handwritten in blue ink at bottom center reads, "To m...

   Record Type: Photo