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  1. 95th Birthday Party for Paul Cook - Videodisc, Digital

    95th Birthday Party for Paul Cook, April 25, 2019. Video recording of Paul M. Cook's 95th birthday party at the Menlo Circus Club on April 25, 2019. Hosted by Harry Postlewait with a presentation by John Mckulsky. Speech by Paul M. Cook. The last nine minutes includes short messages to Cook from various former Raychem employees. Recorded on DVD. Running time 00:43:33.

    Record Type: Archive

    95th Birthday Party for Paul Cook, April 25, 2019
  2. A Celebration at the Byrne Family Farm in Woodside, California, 1927 - Video, Digital

    A Celebration at the Byrne Family Farm in Woodside, California, 1927. Digitised black and white film originally shot in 1927. The film shows the celebration of William and Mary Byrne building their new home on the Byrne family farm (see Notes field for extended description of the film and Byrne family history). Video MPEG Length: 00:14:00 Resolution: 720 x 480 Frame rate: 29.97 frames/second Audio Bit ratio: 192kbps Channels: 2 (stereo...

    Record Type: Archive

    A Celebration at the Byrne Family Farm in Woodside, California, 1927
  3. Bay Meadow Admission Ticket, 1977 - Ticket, Admission

    Admission Ticket, 1977. Orange paper ticket for admission to Bay Meadows Infield on November 26, 1977, as part of San Mateo High School's 75th anniversary reunion. The ticket price was $1.25.

    Record Type: Archive

    Admission Ticket, 1977
  4. Bay Meadows Admission Ticket, 1977 - Ticket, Admission

    Admission Ticket, 1977. Orange paper ticket for admission to Bay Meadows Infield on November 26, 1977, as part of San Mateo High School's 75th anniversary reunion. The ticket price was $1.25.

    Record Type: Archive

    Admission Ticket, 1977
  5. Bob Halperin 60th Birthday - U-matic

    Bob Halperin 60th Birthday, 1988. 3/4" U-matic video recording used by the Raychem Corporation. NTSC encoding with an 11 minute and 13 second run time. Black plastic case has an integrated clear plastic sleeve at center. A paper label that is white with a blue logo and black typewritten text is inserted into the sleeve. The logo has a thin line rectangular border with slightly rounded corners and "Duplicated by television associates Mountain View...

    Record Type: Archive

    Bob Halperin 60th Birthday, 1988
  6. Celebrity Hugh O'Brian at Villa Hotel, June 16, 1965 - Negative

    Celebrity Hugh O'Brian at Villa Hotel, June 16, 1965. Black and white negative of celebrity actor Hugh O'Brien attending Eileen Christy's party at Villa Hotel in San Mateo.

    Record Type: Photo

    Celebrity Hugh O'Brian at Villa Hotel, June 16, 1965
  7. City of San Bruno's 50th Annivesary Parade, 1964 - Negative

    City of San Bruno's 50th Annivesary Parade, 1964. Black and white photo negative of City of San Bruno 50th Anniversary Parade down San Mateo Avenue. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    City of San Bruno's 50th Annivesary Parade, 1964
  8. D.C. Year 2000 Celebration Pin, 2000 - Pin, Insignia

    D.C. Year 2000 Celebration Pin, 2000. Gold metal pin with multicolored picture on the front. Pin is in the shape of a circle with a rounded rectangle attached at the bottom. The circle depicts the US Capitol Building, and obelisk, and red and gold fireworks exploding in a black sky. In the foreground of the circle, at the bottom, are blue and gold waves. The attached rectangle at the bottom has gold text on a dark blue background commemorating th...

    Record Type: Object

    D.C. Year 2000 Celebration Pin
  9. Dominic Guastavino New Year's Eve Celebration - Image, Digital

    Dominic Guastavino New Year's Eve Celebration, c. 1955-1956. Digital scan of a black and white photograph shows a group of men celebrating on New Year's Eve in the Guastavino's Nursery Barn in Colma. Dominic Guastavino stands at left and wears a white jacket and black bowler hat. To the right, Joe Lencioni, Russ Parkison, and Dom Guastavino pretend to play instruments. Joe and Russ sit on chairs while Dom crouches next to them; all stand on a low...

    Record Type: Photo

    Dominic Guastavino standing next to Joe Lencioni, Russ [?] and Dom Guastavi
  10. Ilinois State University Diploma, May 14, 1977 - Diploma

    Ilinois State University Diploma, May 14, 1977. This diploma was received by Julie Barrow on May 14, 1977 from Illinois State University and was used commemorate her accomplishment of graduating from college in 1977. College diploma is in red leather cover with a gold insignia seal of Illnois State University with text that reads "ILLNOIS STATE UNIVERSITY" with white silk moire panels and red satin corner ribbons inside.

    Record Type: Archive

    Ilinois State University Diploma, May 14, 1977
  11. Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s - Doll, Decorative

    Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s. Small Japanese figurine used in celebration of Girls's Day. The head, facial features, and hands are painted very pale fleshtones. Black fiber used for hair, may be dyed wool. Hair is styled with a top knot (possibly chonmage) and a recessed or shaved hairline. Figure wears a robe (kimono) with stuffed sleeves, woven in large floral pattern brocade. The top is in red, silver, orange and the skirt is taupe,...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Girls' Day Doll
  12. Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s - Doll, Decorative

    Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s. Small Japanese figurine used in celebration of Girls's Day. The head, facial features, and hands are painted very pale fleshtones. Black fiber used for hair, may be dyed wool. Hair is shoulder-length (1.5 inches) and loose, with bangs. Figure wears a brocade robe (kimono) with stuffed sleeves in red, silver and orange, with a skirt in taupe, teal and gold. Skirt is gathered and a bright teal lining is rev...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Girls' Day Doll
  13. Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s - Doll, Decorative

    Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s. Small Japanese figurine used in celebration of Girls's Day. The head, facial features, and hands are painted very pale fleshtones. Black fiber used for hair, may be dyed wool. Hair is styled with two side-locks, tied with white silk string, and a recessed or shaved hairline. Figure wears a robe (kimono) with stuffed sleeves, woven in large floral pattern brocade, in taupe, gold and teal. The sleeves are st...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Girls' Day Doll
  14. Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s - Doll, Decorative

    Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s. Small Japanese figurine used in celebration of Girls's Day. The head, facial features, and hands are painted very pale fleshtones. Black fiber used for hair, may be dyed wool. Hair is styled with two side-locks and bangs, on a shaved head. The side-locks are tied with white thread, possibly silk. Figure wears a brocade robe (kimono) with stuffed sleeves in red, silver and orange, with a skirt in taupe, te...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Girls' Day Doll
  15. Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s - Doll, Decorative

    Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s. Small Japanese figurine used in celebration of Girls's Day. The head, facial features, and hands are painted very pale fleshtones. Black fiber used for hair, may be dyed wool. Hair is styled with a bowl-haircut and two short side-locks. Figure wears a robe (kimono) woven in large floral pattern brocade in taupe, gold and teal, with 3 inch long stuffed sleeves, with teal lining. Portions of a red, silver an...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Girls' Day Doll
  16. Japanese Sake Set Ceremonial Cup (Sakazuki), 2018 - Cup, Saki

    Japanese Sake Set Ceremonial Cup (Choko), 2018. Part of a red plastic Japanese New Year sake set that is made to look like lacquer. Sake cup is in the shape of a flat bowl sitting on a round base that is .5" high x 1.5" in diameter. Two gold colored pine symbols are painted in the bowl's interior and the rim is also painted gold. Part of a traditional Japanese New Year display.

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Sake Set Ceremonial Cup (Sakazuki), 2018
  17. Japanese Sake Set Ceremonial Cup (Sakazuki), 2018 - Cup, Saki

    Japanese Sake Set Ceremonial Cup (Choko), 2018. Part of a red plastic Japanese New Year sake set that is made to look like lacquer. Sake is in the shape of a flat bowl sitting on a round base that is .5" high x 1.25" in diameter. Two gold colored bamboo leaf symbols are painted in the bowl's interior and the rim is also painted gold. Part of a traditional Japanese New Year display.

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Sake Set Ceremonial Cup (Sakazuki), 2018
  18. Japanese Sake Set Ceremonial Cup (Sakazuki), 2018 - Cup, Saki

    Japanese Sake Set Ceremonial Cup (Choko), 2018. Part of a red plastic Japanese New Year sake set that is made to look like lacquer. Sake is in the shape of a flat bowl sitting on a round base that is .5" high x 1.25" in diameter. Two gold colored Japanese apricot flower symbols are painted in the bowl's interior and the rim is also painted gold. Part of a traditional Japanese New Year display.

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Sake Set Ceremonial Cup (Sakazuki), 2018
  19. Japanese Sake Set Measuring Cup (Masu), 2018 - Cup, Measuring

    Japanese Sake Set Measuring Cup (Masu), 2018. Part of a red plastic Japanese New Year sake set that is made to look like lacquer. Sake masu is a small plastic table with a cup attached to the top that would hold 1 fluid oz of liquid (go). Front and front top side of table are decorated with a tree design with a black trunk and gold branches and Japanese apricot (ume) flowers. There are also pine and bamboo sprigs on the side. Affixed cup si...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Sake Set Measuring Cup (Masu), 2018
  20. Mochi Stand - Dish, Serving

    Mochi Stand. Red plastic (to look like lacquer) mochi stand in two parts. Tray (A) is square with cropped corners, 1.25" sides and gold trim on the top rim. Base is square with cropped corners at top and bottom and slightly trapezoidal in shape on the sides with the base being wider than the top. Cut out into each side is a cloud shape formed from three overlapping circles with two next to each other and one on top. Used to display mochi dur...

    Record Type: Object

    Two-Part Mochi Stand
  21. Name Tag, 1977 - Tag, Identification

    Name Tag, 1977. Sturdy paper name tag in clear plastic cover. Across the top is printed "SAN MATEO HIGH DIAMOND JUBILEE" in red-orange, with a dividing line underneath it. Across the bottom portion is handwritten "'24" in the top right corner and "HELEN VANWINKLE" across the center, in black marker. On the back is a golden metal safety pin.

    Record Type: Object

    Name Tag, 1977
  22. Name Tag, 1977 - Tag, Identification

    Name Tag, 1977. Sturdy paper name tag in a clear plastic cover. Across the top of the name tag is printed "SAN MATEO HIGH DIAMOND JUBILEE" and a line below it in red-orange. Below the line in the bottom left is a black and white portrait photo of a young man. Handwritten in black beside the photo is "THOMAS MELLEN CLASS 1936". On the back is a golden metal safety pin and an oval stamp from the San Mateo County History Museum.

    Record Type: Object

    Thomas Mellen Nametag, 1977
  23. Plaque Commemorating the Production of the One Billionth Foot of Raychem Self-Regulating Heat Tracing Cable, c. 2007-2008 - Plaque

    Plaque Commemorating the Production of the One Billionth Foot of Raychem Self-Regulating Heat Tracing Cable, 2008. This is a commemorative sculpture with a piece of BTV self-regulating heat tracing cable suspended within a rectangular piece of clear acrylic that sits on a black acrylic base. The cable appears at an angle in the acrylic with one end of the cable cut to show the different layers of its construction. The cable has a black conductiv...

    Record Type: Object

    Sculpture Commemorating the Production of the One Billionth Foot of Raychem
  24. Raychem 1957 to Tyco Electronics 2007 50th Anniversary DVD, 2007 - Videodisc, Digital

    Raychem 1957 to Tyco Electronics 2007 50th Anniversary DVD, 2007. The DVD is in a yellow jewel case. The DVD is white with a red arrow point upwards in the center. The bottom of the arrow reads "1957" and the top reads "2007". Below the arrow the words "Raychem Accountability Teamwork Integrity Innovation" appears. Above the arrow the DVD reads, "50" and "Tyco Electronics". The DVD has a run time of 97 minutes and 40 seconds (1:37:40). The...

    Record Type: Archive

    Raychem/Tyco DVD
  25. Raychem 1957 to Tyco Electronics 2007 50th Anniversary DVD, 2007 - Videodisc, Digital

    Raychem 1957 to Tyco Electronics 2007 50th Anniversary DVD, 2007. The DVD is in a yellow jewel case. The DVD is white with a red arrow point upwards in the center. The bottom of the arrow reads "1957" and the top reads "2007". Below the arrow the words "Raychem Accountability Teamwork Integrity Innovation" appears. Above the arrow the DVD reads, "50" and "Tyco Electronics". The DVD has a run time of 97 minutes and 40 seconds (1:37:40). The...

    Record Type: Archive

    Raychem 1957 to Tyco Electronics 2007 50th Anniversary DVD, 2007.

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