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1. Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

   Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. A group of about 15 well-dressed people is posing on a wooden deck at the top of a large scaffolding structure. Some construction workers are also on the deck, in the background.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

   Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. The photo shows the face of the dam, with a large scaffolding structure on the right. This photo appears to be from a late stage of construction, as it shows water running over the spillway.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

   Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. The photo shows the face of the dam, with a large scaffolding structure on the right. There are several buildings in the foreground below the dam, including a large barn or stable at the front.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

   Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. This photo, taken from the southeast, shows scaffolding for the dam project.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

   Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. A group of about 30 well-dressed men and women, clearly not construction workers, is posing at the base of a large scaffolding structure. None of the people are identified.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

   Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. A pipe or sluice is running across the center of the photo. A large scaffolding structure is in the upper right center. Several workers, and some horse-drawn wagons, are in the photo below the pipe. This may be a pipe constructed to carry water from the lake.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

   Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. 4 boys are posing on a wooden deck. To the right, 2 sets of tracks lead to a large wooden structure. Two men are pushing a cart on the left track toward the structure. A group of workers is pouring material from a cart on the right set of tracks through an opening in the wood deck. The photo is labeled "Boy in the straw hat is Roy Cloud - Roy Cloud." It is not clear which of the boys this ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

   Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. The photo, taken from the lake side of the dam, shows concrete forms with scaffolding roughly 50 feet high, with scaffolding extending about another 50 feet above, across most of the span of the dam. A group of 14 well-dressed men and women (and therefore not construction workers) is posing in the lower foreground by the lake existing prior to the construction of the concrete dam. Some constru...

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

   Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. The photo shows a wooden deck at the top of a large scaffolding structure.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Crystal Springs 37 inches Water Falls - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Crystal Springs 37 inches Water Falls by Gabriel Moulin, February 1911. Black and white photograph shows water cascading over Crystal Springs Dam. A person is just visible at the top of the dam at upper right. An inscription on the back reads, "Crystal Springs 37 inches Water Falls 1911 / Richard Boener in picture."

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Crystal Springs Dam During Construction - Photograph

    Crystal Springs Dam During Construction, c. 1888. Sepia photograph shows the Crystal Springs Dam construction in progress. The left side of the image shows a body of water flowing over a partially constructed dam at lower left opposite a large trestle on the lower right side of the image. Ten people, appearing very small in the landscape, walk on the top of the trestle and pose for the photograph near center. A partially constructed building appe...

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Crystal Springs Dam in San Mateo, 1961 - Negative

    Crystal Springs Dam in San Mateo, 1961. Black and white negative of Crystal Springs Dam shows a large wall-like structure in the distance with a foot bridge along the top. Excess water flows out from the spillway down to the surrounding the tree-filled landscape below. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Crystal Springs Line over Hills, 1888 - Album, Photograph

    Crystal Springs Line over Hills, 1888. Sepia photograph shows land bordering the San Francisco Bay. The water of the bay is on the left side of the photograph, with land curving around it. In the foreground is a collection of small buildings surrounded by a wooden fence, and in the background, stretching behind the water, are distant hills. The land in the middle is flat and mostly empty. "BRISBANE 1888" is written in pink ballpoint pen below the...

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Dam Laborers at Work, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

    Dam Laborers at Work, c. 1887-1888. A large number of construction workers, and several horse-drawn wagons, are shown. There is a group of people, apparently posing, in the left center of the frame. None of the people are identified. The dam is not visible.

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Filling Pipe Ditch with Road Scrapers, 1888 - Album, Photograph

    Filling Pipe Ditch with Road Scrapers, 1888. Sepia photograph shows a team of eight horses pulling a cart alongside a ditch on the side of a road. Two men stand on the cart while a third stands on the ground beside the horses. Behind them is a fence and several trees. A pink pen caption at the top reads "NEAR SAN MATEO 1888" and a black pen caption at the bottom reads "Filling Pipe Ditch with Road Scrapers Calaveras Line."

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Greetings from the Women's Clubs of San Mateo County - Pamphlet

    Greetings from the Women's Clubs of San Mateo County, 1915. Staple-bound booklet with text and images describing San Mateo County. Originally printed June 28, 1912, and reprinted for the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915. The booklet has a brown paper cover printed with the title in black ink. The interior pages are tan paper printed with brown ink. Images include: San Mateo Union High School; Club House, Redwood City Women's Club; ...

    Record Type: Archive

    
17. Interior Views of Risdon Iron Works,1884 - Album, Photograph

    Interior Views of Risdon Iron Works, 1884. Print of four sepia photographs, arranged at slight angles around central text, all on a dark brown background. The top left photo shows the punching and rolling department, a room full of various machinery lying low on the floor. The top right photo shows the calking department, with rows of oversize metal tubes. The bottom left photograph shows the erecting shop, with various small machinery including ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Laborers of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

    Laborers of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. A large number of construction workers, and several horse-drawn wagons, are shown. There is a group of about 15 well-dressed men and women, clearly not construction workers, posing in the center of the frame. None of the people are identified. A shed is on a slope in the center background, and a sluice or conveyor is to the right. There are two more structures on the left farther back. The...

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Laborers of the Crystal Springs Dam & Redwood City Boys, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

    Laborers of the Crystal Springs Dam & Redwood City Boys, c. 1887-1888. 4 boys are posing on a wooden fence on the left. A man is standing by wooden barrels on the right. In the background, two men are loading an unidentified material into a cart on rails from a large wooden structure. Belt-driven machinery is loading a hopper used to load the cart.

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. Laborers of the Crystal Springs Dam & Redwood City Boys, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

    Laborers of the Crystal Springs Dam & Redwood City Boys, c. 1887-1888. 4 boys are posing in front of a large wooden structure. 4 construction workers are in the structure. None of the people are identified. Tracks with carts lead into the structure on both the left and right sides.

    Record Type: Photo

    
21. Laborers of the Crystal Springs Dam & Redwood City Boys, c. 1887-1888 - Print, Photographic

    Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. This photo, taken from the east, shows scaffolding for the dam project.

    Record Type: Photo

    
22. Pipe on Trestle Work, late 19th century - Album, Photograph

    Pipe on Trestle Work, late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows a trestle under construction, running horizontally across the photo with the left side more in the foregroud than the right. Trestle is wooden and holds a large metal pipe. The pipe is partially enclosed by wood; on the parts where the pipe is exposed, it has narrow supports extending around it at intervals. One worker sits on the exposed pipe. Black pen caption at the bottom reads "...

    Record Type: Photo

    
23. Risdon Iron Works Hydraulic Riveting Machines, 1884 - Album, Photograph

    Risdon Iron Works Hydraulic Riveting Machines, 1884. Sepia photograph shows a room with industrial equipment including three hydraulic riveting machines. The machines consist of a vertical pole with a cross-piece attached, chains, and a large pulley.

    Record Type: Photo

    
24. Risdon Iron Works Punching and Rolling Department, 1884 - Album, Photograph

    Risdon Iron Works Punching and Rolling Department, 1884. Sepia-toned photograph shows a large room, the foreground in shadow, the rest of the room in light streaming down from the partially open ceiling. Tables and machinery line the floor. In the foreground is some kind of metal roller that looks like a spool for thread. Just beyond this roller are grooves in the floor for a cart or trolley, and beyond the grooves is additional machinery.

    Record Type: Photo

    
25. Riveting Pipes in Ditch, Chrystal Springs Line Adjoining Bay, 1888 - Album, Photograph

    Riveting Pipes in Ditch, Chrystal Springs Line Adjoining Bay, 1888. Sepia photograph shows workers digging and installing pipes in a shallow ditch. The ditch runs from the left side of the photograph into the foreground and bottom right corner. The ditch is located on a hill that slopes gently downward into the San Francisco Bay in the background of the photogrpah at top right. Above the photograph a caption written in pink ballpoint pen reads, "...

    Record Type: Photo