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1. Almost Across, 1888 - Album, Photograph

   Almost Across, 1888. Sepia photograph shows a barge on the water of San Francisco Bay. The barge has two tall masts crossed at the top to form a triangle and a raised area with two "slides" extending from it. The barge carries lengths of pipe and about a dozen workers. Black ink caption below photograph reads, "View of Barge near west shore of Bay "Almost Across" / after laying two lines 16" pipe 6400 ft from shore to shore. Greatest depth 60 f...

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2. Blasting Hard Ground near Belmont, late 19th century - Album, Photograph

   Blasting Hard Ground near Belmont, late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows five men in the right foreground, standing on the side of a road. They hold sticks extending into the ground. Behind them, in the left background of the photo, are a tree and several more men doing the same kind of work. Blue pen caption above photo reads "OLD COUNTY ROAD NEAR BELMONT" and black pen caption below photo reads "Blasting hard ground near Belmont Cal. P. Lin...

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3. Crystal Springs Dam Boilers, 1888 - Album, Photograph

   Crystal Springs Dam Boilers, 1888. Sepia-toned photograph shows two levels of wooden structures, the upper one on the right and level with the camera, the lower one to the left and below. On the upper level are two horse-drawn carts and several workers in the background; on the lower level is a man pushing a trolley of barrels on a track. Underneath the upper level are several barrels and broken pieces of equipment. Pink pen caption above photo r...

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4. Crystal Springs Reservoir, 1888 - Album, Photograph

   Crystal Springs Reservoir, 1888. Sepia-toned photograph shows the Crystal Springs Dam under construction. In the foreground, at least two dozen workers stand on the wooden walkway of the dam's lower portion; some stand in slightly lower platforms. Behind them is the upper portion of the dam, a skeletal framework. Near the bottom left corner is a white number 8. Pink pen caption above photo reads "CRYSTAL SPRINGS RESERVOIR 1888."

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Crystal Springs Watershed Keeper Archie Akers at Work, December 9, 1963 - Negative

   Crystal Springs Watershed Keeper Archie Akers at Work, December 9, 1963. Black and white negative of Archie Akers, "Keeper" of Crystal Springs Watershed working in watershed. Part of a series.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Digging Ditch (1000 Feet per Day), 1888 - Album, Photograph

   Digging Ditch (1000 Feet per Day), 1888. Sepia photograph shows a line of workers with pickaxes and shovels digging an approx. 5 feet deep ditch, running from the photo's bottom right corner to middle left edge. A supervisor stands above the ditch. Behind the ditch are a fence and some trees. Pink pen caption above photo reads "EL CAMINO REAL 1888 SAN MATEO"; black pen caption below photo reads "Digging Ditch (1000 ft. per day) Cal P. line."

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Digging Pipe Ditch, c. 1890 - Album, Photograph

   Digging Pipe Ditch, c. 1890. Sepia photograph shows several small teams of horses and men along the side of an empty road. The horses are harnessed to plows, and mounds of upturned earth line the side of the road. Blue pen caption above photo reads "FROM WHAT IS NOW HILLSDALE LOOKING TOWARD SAN MATEO 1890+/-"; black pen caption below photo reads "Digging Pipe Ditch."

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Dumbarton Point, late 19th century - Album, Photograph

   Dumbarton Point, late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows Dumbarton Point from the San Francisco Bay. Water covers the bottom half of the photograph. Above the water line, a cluster of wooden buildings, docks, and a tower with a ladder leading to the top are visible. Black ink caption below the photograph reads, "Dumbarton Point. East side of Bay."

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. End View of Barge showing Pipes in Chutes, 1888 - Album, Photograph

   End View of Barge showing Pipes in Chutes, 1888. Sepia photograph shows two long pipes in downward-sloping chutes on board a barge. About a dozen workers pose behind the chute on the right. Black ink caption at the bottom reads, "End View of Barge showing Pipes in Shutes [sic]. Submarine work."

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. General View of Construction of Crystal Springs Dam, 1888 - Album, Photograph

    General View of Construction of Crystal Springs Dam, 1888. Sepia photograph shows the construction of the Crystal Springs Dam looking down on the work site from an elevated view across a gorge. Trestlework fills the image with several walkways at center and a higher trestle on the left-hand side. Multiple workers are visible on the walkways moving small wheelbarrows and many can be seen clustered at the base of the trestle on the left. The number...

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Hand Excavation on Crystal Springs Dam, 1888 - Album, Photograph

    Hand Excavation on Crystal Springs Dam, 1888. Sepia-toned photograph shows several workers, two on the ground and the rest on wooden scaffolding about ten feet above. They stand in a hallway of sorts that has been carved into the side of a hill. Pink pen caption above photo reads "CRYSTAL SPRINGS DAM 1888 / HAND EXCAVATION TO KEY DAM INTO CANYON WALLS."

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Lectures by Manuel G. Bonilla and Francis Guido - Audiocassette

    Lectures by Manuel G. Bonilla and Francis Guido from the series, "The Past That is Still With Us, April 1973. Audio cassette with recordings of two public lectures at the College of San Mateo (CSM). Recorded on one Sony C90 audio cassette. Total time 01:35:32 Side A: Manuel G. Bonilla of the United States Geological Survey on historical earthquakes and the San Andreas Fault. April 11, 1973. Total time 00:47:52 Side B: Francis Guido, publisher o...

    Record Type: Archive

    
13. 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

    
14. Top of Overflowing Crystal Springs Dam on Skyline Drive in San Mateo, Looking South - Negative

    Black and white negative of a man standing on the railing of Skyline Boulevard looking down on the overflowing Lower Crystal Springs Dam. The man wears a coat and faces away from the camera. The photograph is taken from the side of Skyline Boulevard looking south.

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Untitled [Concrete Blocks in Crystal Springs Dam], 1888 - Album, Photograph

    Untitled [Concrete Blocks in Crystal Springs Dam], 1888. Sepia photograph shows a group of workers preparing concrete blocks for the construction of the Crystal Springs Dam. The workers stand in a structure with an open beam roof surrounded by large slabs. One worker sprays the ground with a water hose and the others hold brooms or pickaxes. Through the open roof, a building can be seen on the side of a hill at upper left and the top of a trestle...

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam 1888] - Album, Photograph

    Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam 1888]. Sepia photograph shows 14 men and one boy posing for a group photograph on a path in front of the Crystal Springs Dam. The men wear suits and appear in two rows with the back row standing and the front row sitting. An incomplete wooden trestle appears in the background. "CRYSTAL SPRINGS DAM / -1888-" is handwritten above the photograph with pink ballpoint pen. An inscription on the back of copy print A-71-...

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam], 1888 - Album, Photograph

    Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam], 1888. Sepia photograph shows the Crystal Springs dam under construction. A large wooden trestle arcs across the top half of the image in the background. A large pipe extends out from the side of the hill at bottom with a group of six workers nearby. The number "53" appears left of center in the round opening of the pipe at bottom. The caption, "-1888- / -CRYSTAL SPRINGS DAM-" is handwritten above the photograph i...

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], 1888 - Album, Photograph

    Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], 1888. Sepia photograph shows early construction of the Crystal Springs Dam. A partially constructed trestle appears in the foreground leading to a building on a hillside at upper right. The number "51" appears at bottom center in the image. Pink ink caption at the top of the photo reads "FAL[S]E WORK FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS DAM IN 1888."

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], late 19th century - Album, Photograph

    Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows the Crystal Springs dam in progress, with a wooden trestle visible in the background that extends across the photograph. Behind the trestle one can see the water of the Crystal Springs Reservoir. To the right of the trestle on a hillside is a large building. Several houses and trees appear in the foregound. The number "50" appears left of center in the bottom o...

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], late 19th century - Album, Photograph

    Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows the Crystal Springs Dam construction in progress. A wooden framework for the dam appears at center with a shallow pool visible at its base. A wooden trestle appears in the distance at upper right, which leads to a building on a hill. The number "54" appears left of center in the bottom of the image.

    Record Type: Photo

    
21. Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction Workers], late 19th century - Album, Photograph

    Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction Workers], late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows six workers on what looks like the side of the Crystal Springs Dam. Workers stand on three levels of wooden platforms connected by ladders beside a system of machinery with large gears and pulleys. Three workers on the lowest level, blurred from motion, guide carts along a track. Other workers pose for the camera at upper left and behind the machinery i...

    Record Type: Photo

    
22. Untitled [Ditch Digging on Old Country Road], 1888 - Album, Photograph

    Untitled [Ditch Digging on Old Country Road], 1888. Sepia photograph shows three workers standing in a roughly waist-high ditch. The workers stand near the top of the photo, almost in the background, with the rough, rocky ditch stretching out in front of them to the bottom of the photo. In the very background where the road disappears to its vanishing point is a pink X. Pink pen caption at the top of the photo reads "OLD COUNTY ROAD JUST NORTH OF...

    Record Type: Photo

    
23. Untitled [Gate Valve of Crystal Springs Dam] - Album, Photograph

    Untitled [Gate Valve of Crystal Springs Dam], 1888. Sepia photograph shows construction of the Crystal Springs Dam at the base of a hillside. A large metal pipe extends out from the side of a hill at center into the foreground at lower right with a large rectangular gate valve. About ten workers stand near the pipe at mid-ground in the image surrounded by materials and equipment. Part of a wooden building can be seen at center right and a large t...

    Record Type: Photo

    
24. Untitled [Laying 44" Water Main], 1888 - Album, Photograph

    Untitled [Laying 44" Water Main], 1888. Sepia photograph shows large metal pipes being laid into a ditch. One segment of the pipe is already in; another segment is in the process of being lowered. Several workers stand on either side of the ditch. On the right side are trees and a fence. Pink pen caption above photo reads "LAYING 44" WATER MAIN 1888 / EL CAMINO REAL SAN MATEO."

    Record Type: Photo

    
25. Untitled [photograph of a barge laying pipes], 1887 - Album, Photograph

    Untitled photograph of a barge laying pipes, 1887. Sepia-toned photograph shows a barge floating on the waters of the San Francisco Bay, trailing a line of submarine pipes on wooden rafts behind it. Barge is flat-bottomed with several poles and triangular structures rising up from it. It is in the background of the photo. The line of pipes trails behind it to the photo's right edge, then turns around and trails closer to the camera and across to ...

    Record Type: Photo