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1. Brass San Mateo County Seal Paperweight - Paperweight

   Brass San Mateo County Seal Paperweight. Circular brass metal disc embossed with the San Mateo County seal in the center which depicts a redwood tree in the foreground, two sailboats and a lighthouse in the water to the immediate right, and a mountainous landscape in the background. The image is encircled by a ring with text that reads, "COUNTY OF SAN MATEO / FOUNDED 1856". The text and image are in relief with a patina. The back has no adornme...

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2. Brass San Mateo County Seal Paperweight - Paperweight

   Circular brass metal disc embossed with the San Mateo County creast in the center which depicts a redwood tree in the foreground, two sailboats and a lighthouse in the water to the immediate right, and a mountainous landscape in the background. The image is encircled by a ring with text that reads, "COUNTY OF SAN MATEO / FOUNDED 1856". The text and image are in relief with a patina. The back depicts a wreath of two crossed olive branches encirc...

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3. Campaign Souvenir Nail File - File, Nail

   Campaign Souvenir Nail File, 1964. Red, white, and blue nail file with black stamped-on text that reads, "JEAN FASSLER / For SUPERVISOR -- Vote Tues., June 2" on the front. Likely from Mrs. Fasslers 1964 campaign for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors seat. The back is a solid beiege color.

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4. Campaign Souvenir Nail File - File, Nail

   Campaign Souvenir Nail File, 1964. Red, white, and blue nail file with black stamped-on text that reads, "JEAN FASSLER / For SUPERVISOR -- Vote Tues., June 2" on the front. Likely from Mrs. Fasslers 1964 campaign for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors seat. The back is a solid beiege color.

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5. Commendation plaque from SMC Board of Supervisors - Award

   Commendation plaque from SMC Board of Supervisors, 1967. Solid wood backed plaque with wooden gavel attached to front. A brass metal wreath is fixed to the top right corner. A brass etched plate is fixed to the bottom left corner and reads, "JEAN FASSLER / CHAIRMAN / SAN MATEO / COUNTY BOARD / OF SUPERVISORS / 1967"

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6. President Johnson's Pen in Original Box - Pen

   President Johnson's Pen in Original Box, 1966. White and gold paper box containing one blue and white plastic pen used by President Johnson in 1966 to establish a Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty. Lid of the box has a blue printed seal of the President of the United States on the lefthand side and a printed graphic of Lyndon B. Johnson's signature on the righthand side. The pen itself has a gold pritned graphic of Lyndon B. Johnson's si...

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7. San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History - Schmidt, David D.

   San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History by David D. Schmidt, 2025. Backcountry Press, Kneeland, CA. This book is about the natural environment of the San Francisco Bay Area and the history of human interaction with and development of the environment. Each chapter focuses on a particular aspect of the environment and its resources, such as fishing, logging, mining, and water, and is subdivided by county. Maps, illustrations, photographs, ...

   Record Type: Library

   
8. San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History - Schmidt, David D.

   San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History by David D. Schmidt, 2025. Backcountry Press, Kneeland, CA. Illustrated. PDF format; 635 pages. Description from the publisher: "San Francisco Bay Area: An environmental history by David D. Schmidt is a sweeping and richly detailed account of how one of the world's most ecologically diverse regions has been shaped over millennia by both natural forces and human hands. Beginning with the lives of ...

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9. Shadow box display of two badges owned by Jean Fassler - Badge, Insignia

   Shadow box display of two badges owned by Jean Fassler. A square solid wood shadow box with gold inner frame and a deep red velvetine mat on the inside. Houses two gold badges. On the left, a seven pointed star-shaped badge that reads, "MRS. JEAN FASSLER / MAYOR / CITY OF PACIFICA" in blue enamel. The central medallion on the badge depicts a relief of the Seal of the State of California. On the right, a crest-shape badge topped with an eagle ...

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10. Untitled [California Audubon Society Bair Island Press Conference] - Photograph, Color

    Untitled [California Audubon Society Bair Island Press Conference], January 1997. Two color photographs adhered to a sheet of white paper show a press conference commemorating the Peninsula Open Space Trust’s acquisition of Bair Island in January 1971. A printed inscription at top reads: "Press conference called in January 1997 by California Audubon Society to celebrate the saving of Bair Island in Redwood City from possible development by a Jap...

    Record Type: Photo