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1. 1953-54 Business Map - Directory, Including Business Maps of San Carlos and Belmont - Directory, Business

   1953-54 Business Map - Directory, Including Business Maps of San Carlos and Belmont. Produced by the San Carlos Enquirer and Belmont News-Advertiser. Includes a history of the area and a list of businesses. Corresponding map not included. Illustrated

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. 1954-1955 San Mateo Business and Professional Directory - Directory, Business

   1954-1955 San Mateo Business and Professional Directory, with Maps Showing Specific Business Locations. The San Mateo Times, San Mateo. Includes black and white photographs and brief history. A list of businesses corresponds to a fold-out map attached to the back page.

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. A Little Journey to San Mateo County - Hubbard, Elbert

   A Little Journey to San Mateo County by Elbert Hubbard, 1915. Printed at the Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, NY. A short description of travel from San Francisco to Stanford University including history on San Mateo County. The text describes the scenic beauty of the land along with places of interest, estates, and local businesses. Includes black and white illustrations. 32 pages

   Record Type: Library

   
4. "All Together Now" Women's Business Ownership Campaign, March 27, 1978 - VHS

   "All Together Now" Women's Business Ownership Campaign, March 27, 1978. Black videotape by the Small Business Adminstration (SBA) Region 9 in San Francisco, CA. The purposes of this videotape is inform women of the services that SBA provides, encourage them to get into small business and become entrepreneurs. Videotape is in a white video box sleeve with some text in the middle of tape in black ink that reads "ALL TOGETHER NOW" / WOMEN'S BUSIN...

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Diller-Chamberlain Store - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Diller-Chamberlain Store, December 1908. Black and white photograph shows the Diller-Chamberlain store that was located at 726 Main Street in Redwood City. Three men stand under an awning in front of a brick building facing the camera. They all wear suits with hats and have prominent mustaches. The building has arched windows on either side of an arched double doorway with glass panes. One door is propped open, and dry goods are visible inside. I...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Guy F. Atkinson Company of California: a Free Enterprise Success Story - Atkinson, Ray N.

   Guy F. Atkinson Company of California: a Free Enterprise Success Story, by Ray N. Atkinson and published in 1985 by Newcomen Society of the United States in New York. "This address, dealing with the history of Guy F. Atkinson Company of California, was delivered at a '1985 Northern California Meeting' of The Newcomen Society of the United States held in San Francisco when Mr. George T. McCoy was a guest of honor and Mr. Ray N. Atkinson was a gues...

   Record Type: Library

   
7. Images of Pacifica - Transparency, Slide

   Untitled [Images of Pacifica], c. 1968-1972. Color 35mm slides of Pacifica taken circa 1968 - 1972. The images show mainly outdoor settings of neighborhoods, schools, and businesses.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. J. J. Hintz Store - Print, Photographic

   J. J. Hintz Store, 1898. Black and white photograph shows a group of people posing in front of the business J. J. Hintz Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots & Shoes. The store is made of brick with large display windows on either side of the entrance. A large shoe hangs out above the store entrance, held out by wires. An inscription in the lower margin identifies people in the image including: Doc Baldwin at left; Bert Lorton, Esther Terkelson, and an unid...

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Kopf Family and Towne Ford Story - Video, Digital

   Kopf Family and Towne Ford Story, October 5, 2024. Digital video created by Kingston Media for the San Mateo County Historical Association Kopf Family Gallery. The video shows the history of the Kopf family and the Towne Ford business in Redwood City. It features interviews with Benjamin Kopf III and various Towne Ford employees. Video, MP4 Length: 00:08:31 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frame rate: 23.98 frames/second Audio Bit ratio: 189 kbps ...

   Record Type: Archive

   
10. Mission Street in Daly City, 1961 - Negative

    Mission Street in Daly City, 1961. Black and white negative of Mission Street in Daly City, California. There are at least two banners stretching across the street advertising the 50th Anniversary of Daly City. There are several cars driving and parked on Mission Street. Across the street are several businesses, including a garage, a drugstore, a U.S. Air Force Recruitment office, an optometrist, and a sign advertising a motel. Part of a series...

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Untitled [Biography of Kotoharu Inouye] - Biography

    Untitled [Biography of Kotoharu Inouye], 2018. Biography of Kotoharu Inouye written by his granddaughter Jeanette Ryoko (Inouye) Muzac.

    Record Type: Archive

    
12. Untitled [F. W. Woolworth Company, Redwood City] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [F. W. Woolworth Company, Redwood City], c. 1925-1935. Black and white photograph shows a group portrait of 39 men and women posing in front of the Redwood City Woolworth store. The sign above the entrance reads, "F. W. WOOLWORTH CO. 5 ~ 10 and 15 CENT STORE." Several small signs in the store windows mention "Opening Sale."

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Untitled [San Mateo Cyclery, Paul Noisat] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [San Mateo Cyclery, Paul Noisat], late 19th - early 20th century. Black and white photograph shows the entrance to a bicycle shop in a commercial building. A loggia supported by rectangular columns spans the image. An archway decorated with metal filagree appears in front of the entrance to the store. A sign on the archway reads, "CYCLERY" in large font with "SAN MATEO" and "PAUL NOISAT" in small font on either side. A man with a promin...

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Untitled [Snapshot of R. I. Knapp's Plow Shop], early 20th century - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Snapshot of R. I. Knapp's Plow Shop], early 20th century. Black and white photograph shows an elevated view of a row of shops along an unpaved street. A wagon appears along the curb at center in the image and two automobiles with the appearance of the Ford Model T are parked nearby. Behind the wagon is a large doorway in the side of a building with a sign above the opening that reads, "[Blacksmith] [G]ED J. ISADORE [illegible]." Three m...

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Untitled [Towne Ford Sign] - Image, Digital

    Untitled series [Towne Ford Sign], March 25, 2022. Six digital JPEG images of the Kopf Brothers Towne Ford business sign on El Camino Real in Redwood City. Photographs taken by Sue Smith. Each file approximately 3MB; 3054 x 4006 pixels.

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Untitled [Two Women Inside Shop] - Print, Photographic

    Untitled [Two Women Inside Shop], c. 1885-1900. Sepia-colored photograph shows two women seated at a table behind a wooden counter in a retail store. The women face the camera and wear long dresses with embellished hats. A large framed portrait of a woman hangs on the wall above them along with other framed pictures. A shelving unit at right contains rows of labeled glass bottles.

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Valerio Fontana Monuments and Vaults, Colma, c. 1920s - Print, Photographic

    Valerio Fontana Monuments and Vaults, Colma, c. 1920s. Black-and-white photograph depicts a large building apparently made of sheet metal, open on the side facing the camera and supported by several central beams. Inside, a worker poses beside various equipment. Outside and to the left of the building are an array of headstones. A large billboard above the building reads "V. FONTANA & CO. MONUMENTS AND VAULTS / ALL KINDS OF CEMETARY WORK."

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Visitacion Avenue in Downtown Brisbane, 1962 - Negative

    Visitacion Avenue in Downtown Brisbane, 1962. Black and white negative of downtown Brisbane, California looking West down Visitacion Avenue. San Bruno Mountain appears in the background. Along the street are several stores including a drug store, hardware store, a cafe, and a bar. There are cars parked along both sides of the street. There is a sign at center right of the image proclaiming, "Welcome to Brisbane" with what is likely a map of the t...

    Record Type: Photo