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  1. 04-SM-1-40.6-43.4 - 0.2 mi. south of San Pedro Crk to Sharp Park Blvd - Document File

    04-SM-1-40.6-43.4 - 0.2 mi. south of San Pedro Crk to Sharp Park Blvd, 1969-1971. Right of way acquisition documents for parcels of land in San Mateo County. This file concerns parcels along Highway 1 and Linda Mar Boulevard in Pacifica. The general information section gives a history of the Linda Mar District and a discussion of two shopping centers. Photographs in the file show portions of Pacifica and Daly City.

    Record Type: Archive

    04-SM-1-40.6-43.4…, 1969-1971
  2. 04-SM-1,46.1,48.1; 0.5 mi. south of Jct. Rtes. 280 and 1 to 0.5 mi. north of Jct. Rtes 1 and 280 - Document File

    04-SM-1,46.1,48.1; 0.5 mi. south of Jct. Rtes. 280 and 1 to 0.5 mi. north of Jct. Rtes 1 and 280, 1969-1970. Right of way acquisition documents for parcels of land in San Mateo County. This file concerns three properties in Daly City needed for what is now the I-280 and Highway 1 interchange. One of the parcels was needed by PG&E for installation of gas line facilities. The parcels were located in a section of Daly City called Saint Francis Heigh...

    Record Type: Archive

    04-SM-1,46.1,48.1…, 1969-1970
  3. 04-SM-186 - 0.2 Mile East of Rte. 280(239) to Rte. 82(2) - Document File

    04-SM-186 - 0.2 Mile East of Rte. 280(239) to Rte. 82(2), 1965-1966. Right of way acquisition documents for parcels of land in San Mateo County. This file shows parcels needed for I-380 through San Bruno including a portion of the former Tanforan racetrack. Photographs show undeveloped areas of San Bruno, Daly City, and South San Francisco.

    Record Type: Archive

    04-SM-186…, 1965-1966
  4. #13 Streetcar of the San Francisco and San Mateo Railway Company - Photograph, Black-and-White

    #13 Streetcar of the San Francisco and San Mateo Railway Company, c. 1900. Black and white copy print shows an image taken c. 1900 of the number 13 streetcar on San Jose Avenue near Mission Street. Two conductors stand in front of the streetcar while a third sits in the rear. A well-dressed man and woman sit in the front of the car at left in the image.

    Record Type: Photo

    #13 Streetcar of the San Francisco and San Mateo Railway Company, c. 1900
  5. 1959 Daly City Business and Civic Directory

    1959 Daly City Business and Civic Directory. Includes greater Daly City, Westlake, Broadmoor, and Colma. Produced by Marchbanks Publications of San Jose.

    Record Type: Library

    1959 Daly City Business and Civic Directory - front cover
  6. 1990 Grand National - Ticket, Admission

    1990 Grand National, October 27, 1990. Admission ticket for the 1990 Grand National rodeo held at the Cow Palace arena in Daly City. The rectangular paper ticket has blue and light blue stripes on the front surrounding a large box aligned at lower right with the BASS / Ticketmaster logo printed faintly behind the main event information. Text in the box reads, "COE PALACE / GENEVA & SANTOS - S. F. / 1990 GRAND NATIONAL / *** **** *** / S...

    Record Type: Archive

    1990 Grand National, October 27, 1990
  7. Aerial View from San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1961 - Negative

    Aerial View from San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1961. Black and white negative shows an aerial view from the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) looking northwest. San Bruno, South San Francisco, and Oyster Point can be seen in the foreground. Past San Bruno Mountain is Brisbane, Daly City, San Francisco, the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco Bay, and the Marin Headlands. Angel Island and Alcatraz can be seen in the upper right of th...

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View From San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1961
  8. Aerial View of Cow Palace during Republican National Convention, 1964 - Negative

    Black and white aerial photo negative of Cow Palace looking east during Republican National Convention. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of Cow Palace during Republican National Convention, 1964
  9. Aerial View of Cow Palace in Daly City, 1962 - Negative

    Aerial View of Cow Palace in Daly City, 1962. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. The Geneva Drive-In Movie Theater can be seen in the foreground at the bottom left of the image. There are many rows of houses in Daly City at the top of the image. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of Cow Palace in Daly City, 1962
  10. Aerial View of Daly City, 1962 - Negative

    Aerial View of Daly City, 1962. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of the Cow Palace and the Geneva Drive-In Movie Theater. The Brisbane Railroad Yard can be seen at the top of the image. Geneva Avenue is to left of the Cow Palace. To right of the Cow Palace are barns formerly used to house livestock. Carter street is visible in front of the theater.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of Daly City, 1962
  11. Aerial View of National Republican Convention at Cow Palace Daly City, 1964 - Negative

    Black and white aerial photo negative of National Republican Convention at Cow Palace Daly City 1964. Part of a series of aerial photos done for the convention. Series of ground photographs for the setting up and holding of Republican National Convention in sereis photographs 2015.001.05789; 2015.001.05796; 2015.001.05731 and 2015.001.05800. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthi...

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of National Republican Convention at Cow Palace Daly City, 1964
  12. Aerial View of San Francisco International Airport and Surrounding Cities, 1961 - Negative

    Aerial View of San Francisco International Airport and Surrounding Cities, 1961. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and the surrounding cities, looking west. From the bottom of the photograph moving upwards are the cities of Burlingame, Millbrae, South San Francisco, Daly City, Brisbane and San Francisco.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of San Francisco International Airport and Surrounding Cities,
  13. Aerial View of Western Millbrae, 1961 - Negative

    Aerial View of Western Millbrae, 1961. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of Western Millbrae. The San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge can be seen in the upper left above San Andreas Lake. To the west in the upper left of the photograph is Pacifica, Sweeney Ridge (part of the Santa Cruz Mountains), and the Pacific Ocean. To the north on the upper right is South San Francisco and Daly City.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of Western Millbrae, 1961
  14. Brett Barron Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2014 - Plaque, Award

    Brett Barron Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2014. Plaque includes image of Brett Barron and a brief biography: "Even as a kid in Daly City, Brett Barron didn't back down. That stood him in good stead as he pursued a judo career. At the tender age of seven, he began to learn to learn the fine points of the sport at the Cahill Judo Academy. By the 1970s, he had established himself as one of the country's raising judo stars. He secured a bron...

    Record Type: Object

    Brett Barron Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2014
  15. Broadmoor Police Challenge Coin - Coin, Commemorative

    Broadmoor Police Challenge Coin, 20th century. Coin is round gold colored metal, and has a navy blue background with golden outside and inside border. On the top of the middle of the coin in the inside border, embossed in gold with medium lettering, the text reads "DEDICATED TO". Directly on the bottom of the middle of the coin in the inside border, embossed in gold with medium lettering, the text reads "SERVICE". In between both texts above, in ...

    Record Type: Object

    Broadmoor Police Coin, n.d.
  16. Broadmoor Police Challenge Coin - Coin, Commemorative

    Broadmoor Police Challenge Coin, 20th century. Coin is round gold-colored metal, and has a navy blue background with golden outside and inside border. On the top of the middle of the coin in the inside border, embossed in gold with medium lettering, the text reads "DEDICATED TO". Directly on the bottom of the middle of the coin in the inside border, embossed in gold with medium lettering, the text reads "SERVICE". In between both texts above, in ...

    Record Type: Object

    Broadmoor Police Coin, n.d.
  17. Broadmoor Police Patch - Patch, Law Enforcement

    Broadmoor Police Patch, 20th century. This badge is black with a gold inside border around the badge with some gold bold text at the top middle that reads "BROADMOOR POLICE". In the middle of the badge is a gold star with a circle in the middle. The circle has a black background and shows a woman wearing a helmet and a staff with mountains below a yellow sun, a desert and a brown bear in the background. On the top corner of the black background, ...

    Record Type: Object

    Broadmoor Police Patch, n.d.
  18. Business and Civic Daly City Directory

    Business and Civic Daly City Directory including Broadmoor, Winston Manor, and Colma, Published in 1953 by The Record of Daly City.

    Record Type: Library

    Business and Civic Daly City Directory, 1953
  19. Business and Civic Directory for Residents of Greater Daly City, Westlake, Broadmoor, and Colma

    Business and Civic Directory for Residents of Greater Daly City, Westlake, Broadmoor, and Colma, 1957-1958. Published by Marchbanks Publications of San Jose.

    Record Type: Library

    Business and Civic Directory for Residents of Greater Daly City, 1957-1958
  20. Cow Palace in Daly City with Snow on San Bruno Mountain, 1961 - Negative

    Cow Palace in Daly City with Snow on San Bruno Mountain, 1961. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. There is snow on the north face of San Bruno Mountain. Much of the snow in Daly City has been cleared, though it is still visible on roofs and in fields. Part of series.

    Record Type: Photo

    Cow Palace in Daly City with Snow on San Bruno Mountain, 1961
  21. Daly City Box Houses Off Skyline Boulevard, 1964 - Negative

    Daly City Box Houses Off Skyline Boulevard, 1964. Black and white negative shows multiple houses in Daly City off of Skyline Boulevard. A guardrail appears in the foreground in the bottom of the image in front of a hillside filled with rectangular "box" houses. A row of houses can be seen in the background at upper left near an undeveloped area of land. Daly City housing developments such as these inspired Malvinia Reynolds to write the popular s...

    Record Type: Photo

    Daly City Houses Near Skyline Boulevard, 1964
  22. Daly City Fire Department on 50th Anniversary, 1961 - Negative

    Daly City Fire Department on 50th Anniversary, 1961. Black and white negative of Daly City Fire Department in front of a fire truck on Daly City's 50th "Golden" Anniversary. There are eleven firefighters posing in front of a fire truck. Four are kneeling in the front row and seven are standing behind them. The firefighters wear dark dress uniforms. Most of the firefighters have dark hats but the three firefighters standing in the middle have wh...

    Record Type: Photo

    Daly City Fire Department on 50th Anniversary, 1961
  23. Daly City Firefighters in Front of Central Fire Station during Daly City's 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1961 - Negative

    Black and white negative shows a group photograph of Daly City Firefighters in front of Daly City Central Fire station. The officers appear in two rows in front of a fire truck with 18 men standing in the back row and 12 men kneeling with one leg bent in front row. A banner for the 50th Anniversary of Daly City hangs across the station in the background at upper right that reads, "OCT. 7-14 DALY CITY OCT. 7-14 / GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY."

    Record Type: Photo

    Daly City Firefighters in Front of Central Fire Station during Daly City's
  24. Daly City Grocery Prices, 1952 - Negative

    Daly City Grocery Prices, 1952. Black and white negative shows shoppers in a Daly City grocery store with aisles of stacked canned and packaged foods. Above the aisles are signs advertising prices. At lower right the image, two women stand facing each other behind two shopping carts full of food at bottom center. Above them at upper left, a large banner hangs from the ceiling that reads "POLAR FROZEN FOODS / Your Choice 8 PKGS. /1." Part of ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Grocery Prices in Daly City, 1952
  25. Daly City Grocery Prices, 1952 - Negative

    Daly City Grocery Prices, 1952. Black and white negative shows canned goods with prices inside a Daly City grocery store. The cans are stacked in a row and include asparagus, beans, corn, spinach, sauces, and meats. Prices are advertised on signs hanging above the canned goods, ranging from 10 cents to 29 cents.

    Record Type: Photo

    Daly City Grocery Prices, 1952

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