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1. Advertisements for Loewe & Zwierlein Department Store - Advertisement

   Four color prints and two mailing envelopes produced by Loewe & Zwierlein to advertise their department store in San Mateo. 2019.39.1 Advertisement for Beautyrest mattress 3.375" x 5.875" folded; 6.875" x 5.875" unfolded 2019.39.2 Advertisement for Lee Mar blouses with mail order form 6.875" x 4.25" folded; 6.875" x 9.875" unfolded 2019.39.3 Advertisement for Teena Paige Fashions with mail order form 3" x 5.875" folded; 11.75" x 1...

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Dowa Ladies' Hat, c. 1950-1969 - Hat, Pillbox

   Dowa Ladies' Hat, c. 1950-1969. Cream-colored pillbox-style hat, with a central dome molded to the wearer's head and a narrow donut-like ring around it. Material is made out of lengths of stiff ribbon, one side with almost glossy thread stripes and the other side plain. Ribbon has been woven in a way that, on the inside, looks like a regular pattern but on the outside looks intentionally random. Outer "donut" is covered by a layer of very simple ...

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Fourth Avenue San Mateo, Looking East, 1962 - Negative

   Fourth Avenue San Mateo, Looking East, 1962. Black and white negative shows street parking and storefronts along 4th Avenue in San Mateo. The photograph was taken looking east, with part of 4th Avenue running diagonally across the bottom of the image. A J.C. Penny storefront appears in the foreground at right and fills the majority of the image. A Sign for Roos Atkins is visible at center left in the distance. Part of a series.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Halle Brothers, Co. Asymetrical-brimmed Cloche, c. 1930s-1990s - Cloche

   Asymmetrical-brimmed Cloche, c. 1930s-1990s. The Halle Bros. Co. pink felt ladies hat has a dome-shaped crown with an asymmetrical brim that is 2.5" on the proper right and 3.875" on the proper left. A folded pink ribbed ribbon forms a band just above the brim that ends on the proper right with a bow secured by a fabric-wrapped button. Edges of bow are frayed. A pink 1" ribbon is sewn to interior between brim and crown.

   Record Type: Object

   
5. I. Magnin & Co. Brimless Cloche or Pill Box Hat, c. 1920s-1930s - Hat, Pillbox

   I. Magnin & Co. Brimless Cloche, c. 1920s-1930s. Red felt brimless cloche or pillbox hat is dome-shaped with a 1 1/2" wide pink ribbed ribbon at base that is tied into a bow on one side. A similar pink ribbon is sewn on interior edge. There is a white makers mark stamped into underside of crown and a blue I. Magnin label at interior edge.

   Record Type: Object

   
6. I. Magnin & Co. Sunhat, c. 1966 - Hat, Sun

   I. Magnin & Co. Asymmetrical-brimmed Sunhat, c. 1966. Exterior of hat is woven orange-colored burlap(?). Crown has a flat round top with 4" high sides. Asymmetrical brim is 1.5" in back and 4.25" in front. A vertical seam runs down the side of the crown and brim at back. Interior of brim is lined with a coral-colored polyester material and is stitched with circles radiating out from crown opening. Crown is lined with a light orange-colored ...

   Record Type: Object

   
7. I. Magnin & Co. Wide-brim Hat, c. 1940s-1960s - Hat

   I. Magnin & Co. Wide-brimmed Hat, c. 1940s-1960s. White sunhat (?) is comprised of a linen-weave polyester. Round crown is flat on top with straight 4" sides. Brim comes out at an angle from crown and has two layers of fabric that have been stitched in concentric circles to keep firm. A 2" white ribbon forms a band just above brim ending in an upside-down V-shape at front of hat. A taupe or light brown-colored ribbon is sewn to interior wher...

   Record Type: Object

   
8. Levy Bros. Holiday Sales Catalogs - Catalog, Sales

   Levy Bros. Holiday Sales Catalogs, 1958-1960. Three holiday catalogs show items for sale at the Levy Bros. department stores in San Mateo and Burlingame. Cover art on all three catalogs by George Post. The interior shows a mix of photographs and illustrations of products including clothing, toys, home appliances, and accessories. 2025.027.001 - Cover shows stylized bells and pinecones in red, black and white. Interior printed in black on white...

   Record Type: Archive

   
9. Millbrae Square Shopping Center, 1967 - Negative

   Millbrae Square Shopping Center, 1967. Black and white negative of the Millbrae Square shopping center near El Camino Real in Millbrae, California. The image was taken looking down on a large parking lot in front of multiple storefronts. The larger stores are Walgreens drug store, visible at center, and Britts Department Store, visible at center right. Safeway grocery store can be seen in the distance at center left behind a large sign in the par...

   Record Type: Photo