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California |
Number of Archive records |
12 |
Number of Object records |
16 |
Number of Photo records |
2 |
Number of Library records |
63 |
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1956 California License Plate - Plate, License
1956 California license plate, yellow with black numbers: "DAP 132." Has a white California 1962 registration sticker number, "1759979" at top just right of center.
Record Type: Object
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California and Hawaii's First Puerto Rican's, 1850-1925: The 1st and 2nd Generation Immigrants / Migrants - López, Daniel M.
California and Hawaii's First Puerto Rican's, 1850-1925: The 1st and 2nd Generation Immigrants / Migrants by Daniel M López, 2013.
Record Type: Library
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California Gold 25 Cent Piece, 1855 - Coin
California Gold 25 Cent Piece, 1855. Tiny octagonal gold piece is embossed on one side with the head of an American Indian wearing a headdress encircled by stars at the top with the year "1855" embossed below. The second side has a grizzly bear walking on all four legs between a half-circle wreath of California poppies. Above the bear is embossed the text, "California Gold / 1/4."
Record Type: Object
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California Republic Flag, n.d. - Flag
California Republic Flag, n.d. Aged white, black, and red rectangular flag. The flag is dominantly white with 3.25in of red on the bottom. In the center of the white there is a bear approximately 10 x 16in. and script under it which reads "CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC" 3in. tall and 19in. wide. In the op left corner 1.5in down from the top edge and 3in. to the right of the left edge there is a 3.5 x 3.5in red star. The star, bear and writing, seems to be ...
Record Type: Object
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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
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Captain H. J. Reilly Auxilliary United Spanish War Veterans Banner, 1926. - Banner
Captain H. J. Reilly Auxilliary United Spanish War Veterans Banner, 1926. Satin banner with decorative trim hangs from a brass-colored pole. The front of the banner is constructed with blue satin that is machine embroidered in a chain stitch with gold-colored lettering. Gold-colored trim that is 1" wide is sewn around the edges and 1.75" long twisted fringe hangs down from the bottom edge. The banner has a 11" x 29.5" satin flap attached to the t...
Record Type: Object
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Exempt Fireman's Association Banner, n.d. - Banner
Exempt Fireman's Association Banner, n.d. Bright red cloth banner is rectangular in shape with an inverted arch section at bottom center. Back is lined with a lighter red-colored fabric. Front is bordered with a 1" metallic bronze-colored ribbon. Beneath ribbon along top edge is a 2" bronze-colored metallic fringe. A similar 2.25" fringe is suspended just below bottom edge. Suspended from the bottom two corners on 2.5" cord are matching 5" ...
Record Type: Object
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Eye Remember: A Baby-Boomer's Scrapbook - Semones, JoAnn
Eye Remember: A Baby-Boomer's Scrapbook by JoAnn Semones, 2008. This book is a "personal glimpse at the people, places and events that shaped [JoAnn's] generation, a generation of post World War II "baby boomers" " [pg 7]. Topics: American Heroes, musicians, tv icons, spiritual leaders, the Kennedys, California leaders, and presidential hopefuls
Record Type: Library
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Flag carried by Idell Beals at the visit of President McKinley's visit, May 14, 1901. - Flag
Flag carried by Idell Beals at the visit of President McKinley's visit, May 14, 1901. Flag with 45 stars in blue square and 7 red stripes on ivory linen. Medium wooden pole with large (1 inch) staples holding flag into split in wood. Flag is held at top and bottom of split, but has fallen away in the middle. "President McKinley visited California / May 14, 1901. / Idell Beals flag to wave" is handwritten cursive on center white stripes of flag...
Record Type: Object
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J. Walker's Vinegar Bitters bottle recovered from City Centre Plaza, c.1849-1920. - Bottle, Medicine
J. Walker's Vinegar Bitters bottle recovered from City Centre Plaza, c.1849-1920. Bottle has a short neck that tapers out to cylindrical body. The ring-shaped rim shows evidence of early glass machine manufacture. The rim used to be sealed with corks closures. The bottle is colorless glass. The name "J. WALKER'S V B" impressed in a large circle at the base of the bottle. A 1 inches short narrow neck flares out 1 inch to a 6 inches cylindrical bo...
Record Type: Object
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J. Walker's Vinegar Bitters bottle recovered from City Centre Plaza, c.1849-1920. - Bottle, Medicine
J. Walker's Vinegar Bitters bottle recovered from City Centre Plaza, c.1849-1920. Bottle has a short neck that tapers out to cylindrical body. The ring-shaped rim shows evidence of early glass machine manufacture. The rim used to be sealed with corks closures. The bottle is colorless glass. The name "J. WALKER'S V B" impressed in a large circle at the base of the bottle. A 1 inches short narrow neck flares out 1 inch to a 6 inches cylindrical bo...
Record Type: Object
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Matalan Auxiliary No. 2068 VFW Banner, n.d. - Banner
Matalan Auxiliary No. 2068 VFW Banner, n.d. Rectangular cloth banner has an inversed V-shape at bottom. Fabric is a dark marine blue on front with a turquoise blue backing. Front edge is bordered with 1" gold ribbon. Painted in the center front is an emblem consisting of a white and yellow cross on a gold ground with a gold circle with an eagle in the center surrounded by a blue border on which is printed, "AUXILIARY / V.F.W." Printed above...
Record Type: Object
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Matalan Auxiliary No. 2068 VFW Banner, n.d. - Banner
Matalan Auxiliary No. 2068 VFW Banner, n.d. Banner is a single layer of red silk(?) fabric. A center 28.25" x 19.25" rectangle has a 5" red border border. Top of red border reads, "MATALAN POST / 2068" in hand-painted 2" gold letters. Similar 2.75" letters on bottom red section reads, "V.F.W." At center of banner is mounted a 11" x 11.5" blue paper star with a white 1.5" x 2.875" paper rectangle on which "278" is printed in blue .5" text. ...
Record Type: Object
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Polish Americans in California 1827-1977 and Who's Who - Przygoda, Jacek (Editor)
Polish Americans in California 1827-1977 and Who's Who edited by Jacek Przygoda, 1978. Polish American Historical Association, California Chapter, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. This book contains a history of Polish immigration to the US focusing on California, as well as brief biographies of notable Polish Californians. 372 pages
Record Type: Library
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Residential Mailbox, c. 1926-1929 - Mailbox
c. 1926-1929 residential mailbox from Everett & Maybelle Schumacher’s home on Warren Road in San Mateo Park in San Mateo, CA. Vertical iron and steel metal mailbox is flat on the back and cylindrical on the front; top is deeper than the bottom. Front is solid iron while back is comprised of a steel plate inserted into grooves on the back. There are two lids. Top lid is shaped like a narrow rectangle and lifts to reveal a slot for postal carri...
Record Type: Object
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Scenes from across San Mateo County by Ken Paul, c. July-August 1981 - Drawing
Scenes from across San Mateo County by Ken Paul, c. July-August 1981. Signed framed artwork by local artist Ken Paul. Purchased by donor over 20 years ago for her husband's office. This piece of artwork is encased in a burgundy frame with a gray mat glass made of acyclic plastic over a white background with engravings. On the painting, there are various pictures and scenes engraved onto the painting. On the far top left hand corner, there is a en...
Record Type: Object
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The Founding of Mission Dolores and the End of Tribal Life on the Northern San Francisco Peninsula - Milliken, Randall
The Founding of Mission Dolores and the End of Tribal Life on the Northern San Francisco Peninsula by Randall Milliken, 1996. California Mission Studies Association, Santa Barbara, CA. This book contains a brief timeline of the history between Spanish colonizers and Peninsula Native Americans from 1776 when the Spanish arrived in the area to 1846 when the Americans arrived. 30 pages
Record Type: Library
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Flag, n.d. - Banner
Veterans of Foreign Wars Flag, n.d. Rectangular dark blue banner with gold lettering and the United States eagle emblem in the center. The top right and bottom edges have gold tassels attached. The gold lettering is machine done in a satin stitch. The blue fabric is similar to a silk. The words on the banner say "MATALAN POST NO. 2068 / HILLSBOROUGH, SAN MATEO, BURLINGAME, CALIF / MUSTERED IN APRIL 23RD 1931 / VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS / OF THE / ...
Record Type: Object
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Women of California Poster, c. 1942-1945 - Poster
Women of California Poster, c. 1942-1945. Poster in an off white background with red and blue text with two blue rectangular shaped borders: one with a list of text along the top of the poster, and the other: a picture of can stacks on each other with some of the months on the bottom along the bottom of the poster. At top of the poster, painted in red, bold with big lettering, the text reads "WOMEN OF CALIFORNIA". Below the text above in the firs...
Record Type: Archive