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1. 1917 Pyrene Fire Extinguisher - Extinguisher, Fire

   1917 Pyrene Fire Extinguisher. Brass(?) metal fire extinguisher is cylindrical in shape with a tiny opening and bottom and what appears to be a pressure valve and T-shaped pump handle at top. Black label on front reads, "Pyrene / FIRE / EXTINGUISHER / ... / TO OPERATE / TURN HANDLE TO LEFT / WORK LIKE A PUMP." Directions indicate that, once used, pump should immediately be filled with Pyrene liquid. There is a loop bracket mounted ...

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2. Burlingame Assistant Fire Chief at Scene of a Fire, November 1949 - Negative

   Burlingame Assistant Fire Chief at Scene of a Fire, November 1949. Black and white negative shows the Burlingame Assistant Fire Chief at the scene of a fire. He wears a heavy-duty firefighters jacket and a white helmet that reads, "ASST CHIEF BFD." Another firefighter, whose face is out of the image's frame at left, wears a similar jacket and stands next to the assistant chief. The firefighters are in a fire-damaged building. Part of a series of...

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3. Burlingame Fire Department Volunteers, 1951 - Negative

   Burlingame Fire Department Volunteers, 1951. Black and white negative shows approximately eighteen volunteer firefighters from the Burlingame Fire Department putting out a fire in Burlingame, California. Some of the volunteers wear firefighter jackets and helmets and others wear civilian clothes. Three of the firefighters with their backs turned to the camera have lettering on their jackets. The firefighter on the far left has the number "23" as ...

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4. Burlingame Firefighter Extinguishing a Fire, 1949 - Negative

   Burlingame Firefighter Extinguishing a Fire, 1949. Black and white negative shows a Burlingame firefighter at lower left, who holds a hose that sprays water up towards the ceiling of a burnt and charred building at upper right. He wears a helmet with an illegible number on it. Part of a series of 2.

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5. California Golf Club of San Francisco on Fire, South San Francisco - Negative

   Black and white negative taken between 1958-1960 of firefighting efforts at the California Golf Club of San Francisco in South San Francisco. The image shows smoke billowing from the top of the clubhouse building with several firemen and half a dozen other men facing the façade. One jet of water is aimed into an upstairs window and a second jet of water is aimed at the roof of the structure.

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6. Camp Curry's Fire Fall - Print, Photographic

   Camp Curry's Fire Fall, c. 1933-1938. Untitled postcard-sized print of the Glacier Point Firefall in Yosemite National Park. Print is dark sepia toned, printed on plain paper, and looks like a photograph that has been painted over or otherwise altered. Top half of the print depicts the Firefall, made up of burning embers falling from the top of Glacier Point so the appearance of a burning waterfall is created. Below the Firefall are several everg...

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7. Pump House Located Near Bayswater and Victoria Roads in Burlingame, 1948 - Negative

   Pump House Located Near Bayswater and Victoria Roads in Burlingame, 1948. Black and white negative shows a pumping station, or "pump house" that is a two story wooden structure with a wide base that narrows as it reaches the top. On the top of the pump house is a round metal tank with a metal railing around it. There is a door at the base of the pump house. The upper portion of the structure is on fire and a plume of smoke rises in the upper righ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Raychem Chemelex Lighter, c. 1968-1999 - Lighter

   Raychem Chemelex Lighter, c. 1968-1999. Rectangular lighter made of plastic and metal. Main body is white plastic with blue lettering. On side reads; "Chemelex" and the other side: "Raychem". Top of lighter has a black plastic pusher for ignition. Flame guard is metal with square hole on top for flame. Side of flame guard has brand pressed in the metal. Below brand are three trapezoidal holes. Holes get taller from left to right. A plus sign is p...

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9. San Mateo Fire Department Helmet, c. 1889-1919 - Helmet, Firefighter's

   San Mateo Fire Department Helmet, c. 1889-1919. A fading white leather fire helmet. It has a wide brim that is longer and wider in the rear. The crown of the helmet is made up of eight segments with ridges separating the segments. There are four larger ridges and four smaller ridges that meet at the top of the crown. At the top of the crown there is a metal hi-eagle that is holding the front shield in its beak. The front shield is made up o...

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10. Tanforan Race Track Fire - Negative

    Tanforan Race Track Fire, 1964. Black and white negative shows firefighters directing water onto the burning Tanforan Race Track building.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Tanforan Racetrack on Fire - Negative

    Tanforan Race Track Fire, 1964. Black and white negative shows the burning Tanforan Race Track building. The part of the building on the left side of the image has large flames and smoke coming out of a large hole in the roof. In front of the building is a fenced off enclosure with grass and trees. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. U.S. Military WWII Trench Lighter, c. 1939-1944 - Lighter

    U.S. Military WWII Trench Lighter. c. 1939-1944. Issued from WWI up into WWII. Silver colored metal.

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13. WWII Era Matchbook. c. 1939-1944 - Matchbook

    WWII Era Matchbook. c. 1939-1944. Unused paper matchbook, red, white and blue in color. Gold eagle at top. "Remember Pearl Harbor" on one side and "REMEMBER / HOOLIGAN'S / SUPER BARS..." on other.

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