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  1. A History of the Beadle Shipping Company - Barron, Gene

    A History of the Beadle Shipping Company by Gene Barron, 2015. This book is a "brief record of the various business interests of Donald Beadle and his three sons, as well as a list of all vessels owned, operated, or managed by the Beadle family" [pg. 5]. Includes a small printed note and signature from Gene Barron to JoAnn and Julie; information on the Beadle family, Beadle Shipping Company, and ships.

    Record Type: Library

    A History of the Beadle Shipping Company
  2. California Shipwrecks: Footsteps in the Sea - Marshall, Don B.

    California Shipwrecks: Footsteps in the Sea by Don B. Marshall, 1978. This book is about stories and photographs of shipwrecks along the California coast from "Spanish St. Augustine in 1579 to modern times" [Front book jacket]. Includes: a preface; table of contents; appendices; bibliography; acknowledgement page; an index.

    Record Type: Library

    California Shipwrecks: Footsteps in the Sea
  3. Captain H.J Reilly Camp NO.14 Flag, n.d. - Banner

    Captain H.J Reilly Camp NO.14 Flag, n.d. Blue rectangular flag made of a taffeta like fabric. Yellow fringe 2.5in. long and is attached onto 3 edges, top, bottom, and right edge. The left side has a loop which runs along the whole edge so a pole could go through it. The flag is two sided. The two sides contain the same text but different emblems in the center, the top side has a veteran medal while the bottom has The California state seal. The w...

    Record Type: Object

    Captain H.J. Reilly Camp No. 14 Banner
  4. Closure: The Final Twenty Years of Mare Island Naval Shipyard - Lemmons, Sue

    Closure: The Final Twenty Years of Mare Island Naval Shipyard by Sue Lemmon, 2001. This book is about the last twenty years of Mare Island Naval Shipyard before closure in 1996. Includes a signature from the author to JoAnn Semones; acknowledgements; foreward page; epilogue; appendices; index; map.

    Record Type: Library

    Closure: The Final Twenty Years of Mare Island Naval Shipyard
  5. Cloth Rubbing of Portola Plaque, 1970 - Plaque

    Cloth Rubbing of Portola Plaque, 1970. This fabric is made of cloth. Hand-stitch throughout the edges of the fabric. In the middle of the cloth, there is a brown painted border shaped like a plaque with a bell shaped curve at the top. Inside the brown border, at the top, there are two brown stars on each side with a brown bear, which is the insignia of the state of California. Below the insignia of the state of California, in medium, bold and bro...

    Record Type: Object

    Cloth Rubbing of Portola Plaque, 1970
  6. 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

    Eye Remember: A Baby-Boomer's Scrapbook
  7. 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

    U.S. Flag, 1901
  8. King & Queen of the River: The Legendary paddle-wheel steamboats Delta King and Delta Queen from Roaring Twenties to New Millennium - Garvey, Stan

    King & Queen of the River: The Legendary paddle-wheel steamboats Delta King and Delta Queen from Roaring Twenties to New Millennium by Stan Garvey, 2008. This book is the remarkable story of paddle-wheel steamers Delta King and Delta Queen, California's last and most beloved riverboats...from the Roaring Twenties to the 1990s." [ https://www.amazon.com/King-Queen-River-Paddle-Wheel-Steamboats/dp/0964251337- 10/9/2017] Includes: foreword; intro...

    Record Type: Library

    King & Queen of the River: The Legendary paddle-wheel steamboats Delta King and Delta Queen from Roaring Twenties to New Millennium
  9. 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...

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    Framed Artwork by Ken Paul

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