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1. 29th Annual Convention of Fire Chiefs Badge, 1922 - Badge, Identification

   Fire Fighting Convention Badge, 1922. Two part bronze cast badge connected by a blue ribbon. On the top piece there is slot for a name tag, on that piece there is a rising sun flanked by a howling wolf on each side. On the main badge the San Francisco City Hall is featured as the center piece with writing wrapping all around. Badge is from the 29th annual Convention of Fire Chiefs in San Francisco in 1922. Name on the badge is B.S. Gibson.

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Aircraft Crash & Rescue Fire Dept. U.S. Air Force Badge, c. 1947-1960 - Badge, Law Enforcement

   Aircraft Crash & Rescue Fire Dept. U.S. Air Force Badge, c. 1947-1960. Silver metal badge; the central shape is a circle; above it is an ornate eagle, blank banner, and background swirls that together make a sort of dome shape, and below it is a smaller, subtly pointed shape with a swirly pattern on it. In the circle's center is a relief logo of a ladder intersecting with what looks like swords and fire hydrants. Around this logo is stamped "AIRC...

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Alcoa Fire Department Badge, c. 1942-1960 - Badge, Law Enforcement

   Alcoa Fire Department Badge, c. 1942-1960. Silver metal badge in the shape of a stylized four-leaf clover, with a central circle and four "petals" extending outward from it. Center has a logo of overlapping ladders and fire hoses. Text stamped around this logo reads "MEMBER / ALCOA F.D."

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Bert Werder interviewed by Marian Goodman - Audiocassette

   Bert Werder interviewed by Marian Goodman, c. 1964-1966. Subjects include his early life, Redwood City business and families, his career as Fire Warden, various industries in industries in San Mateo County, and his time in South America. Audio copied to 5 TDK D90 audiocassette tapes from original 1/4 inch reels. See 1985.043

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Bert Werder interviewed by Marian Goodman - Tape, Audio Reel

   Bert Werder interviewed by Marian Goodman, c. 1964-1966. Subjects include his early life, Redwood City business and families, his career as Fire Warden, various industries in industries in San Mateo County, and his time in South America. Recorded on six Lafayette Radio Electronics 1/4 inch audio tapes. Each tape contains approximately 2 hours of audio.

   Record Type: Archive

   
6. Burlingame Firefighter in Dress Uniform on Firetruck, 1948 - Negative

   Burlingame Firefighter in Dress Uniform on Fire Truck, 1948. Black and white negative shows a Burlingame firefighter in dress uniform seated on a parked fire truck.The firefighter is sitting on a tool box near the driver's seat, with one foot on the running board and the other on the ground. Photographer Norton Pearl notes that this photograph of a ladder truck was taken in the Burlingame fire station.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. 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.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Cargo Plane Crash at San Francisco International Airport, 1962 - Negative

   Cargo Plane Crash at San Francisco International Airport, 1962. Black and white negative of a Lockheed Constellation cargo plane crash at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The plane is resting on the tarmac and its fuselage is split along the middle. The nose cone has broken off from the front of the plane. There is foam and water on the tarmac and on the plane. Two firefighters spray water on the plane, one by the cockpit and the other ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. 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

   
10. Deputy State Fire Marshal Montana Badge - Badge, Law Enforcement

    Deputy State Fire Marshal Montana Badge. SIlver metal badge; the main part is cicrular; above the circle is a large eagle with a banner reading "DEPUTY" and below it is a swirly design that ends in a point. In the center is the Montana state seal, which is mountains and miner's tools; seal is surrounded by a circular border of a rope pattern. Stamped into a ring around this logo, in black text, is "STATE FIRE MARSHAL MONTANA," with small stamped ...

    Record Type: Object

    
11. Exempt Fireman's Association Banner, n.d. - Banner

    Exempt Fireman's Association Banner, n.d. Bright red cloth banner is rectangular in shape with an inverted arch section at bottom center. Back is lined with a lighter red-colored fabric. Front is bordered with a 1" metallic bronze-colored ribbon. Beneath ribbon along top edge is a 2" bronze-colored metallic fringe. A similar 2.25" fringe is suspended just below bottom edge. Suspended from the bottom two corners on 2.5" cord are matching 5" ...

    Record Type: Object

    
12. Fireman's Shirt, n.d. - Uniform, Fire

    Fireman's Shirt, n.d. This shirt is made of red fabric possibly flannel with edging all around the sleeves, the top and end part of the shirt, and the armholes. It has white borders along its sleeves, collar, and the front part of the shirt. Along the front part of the shirt, there are seven gold metallic buttons on top of the white borders. Each gold metallic button has an embossing of an eagle sitting on a fire axe with nine stars surrounding i...

    Record Type: Object

    
13. Fresno CA Fire Line Pass Badge - Badge, Law Enforcement

    Fresno CA Fire Line Pass Badge. Silver metal badge in the shape of a circle, with decorative swirls and a perched eagle extending above the circle, two small triangles extending to either side, and two small crossed trumpets or bugles extending to the bottom. In the center of the circle is a large "84" in slightly raised numbers. Stamped in black around the raised border of the circle is "FIRE LINE PASS FRESNO, CALIF."

    Record Type: Object

    
14. High Bridge N.J. Fire Department Badge - Badge, Law Enforcement

    High Bridge N.J. Fire Department Badge. Gray metal badge in an approximate oval shape, with decorative curls as through along the edges of a scroll extending outside the oval at intervals at the top and bottom. Oval shape has a border of a fire hose, and just below the center are what look like two crossed trumpets, their bells extending upward and to each side. Above the crossed trumpets is stamped "F.D." in large letters. Overlapping the trumpe...

    Record Type: Object

    
15. John Volpiano Interviewed by Dorothy Losey - Audiocassette

    John Volpiano Interviewed by Dorothy Losey, March 4, 1971. Audio recording of John Volpiano interviewed by Dorothy Losey on the history of the Woodside Fire Department and Volpiano’s career as Fire Chief. Recorded March 4, 1971 on one Sony C90 audio cassette. Total time 00:52:02 Note: container date is marked as March 4, 1970; date recorded on audio states that it is March 4, 1971.

    Record Type: Archive

    
16. Liberty Fire Co. No. 1 Sinking Spring PA Badge - Badge, Law Enforcement

    Liberty Fire Co. No. 1 Sinking Spring PA Badge. Silver metal badge shaped approximately like a shield, with wide, rounded shapes along the sides and bottom. Badge has a dotted textured background and a plain raised border. In the center is a circle containing a relief image of an old-fashioned fire truck. Banners above and below the circle read "LIBERTY FIRE CO. No. 1" and "SINKING SPRING," the text stamped in black. "PA." is stamped on a small s...

    Record Type: Object

    
17. Mayor Dan Love Unveils Dedication Plaque for Fire Station No. 2 in Burlingame, July 1950 - Negative

    Mayor Dan Love Unveils Dedication Plaque for Fire Station No. 2 in Burlingame, July 1950. Black and white negative shows Mayor Dan Love unveiling the dedication plaque for Fire Station No. 2 on Hillside Drive in Burlingame, California. The image shows a group of men wearing suits that stand at the front entrance of a building. Mayor Dan Love appears in profile at left pulling on a cord that lifts a set of small curtains covering a plaque that is ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. 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

    
19. San Bruno Fire Dept. Capatain Badge - Badge, Law Enforcement

    San Bruno Fire Dept. Capatain Badge. Silver metal shield-shaped badge with an eagle on top and curled-scroll designs in the top corners. Badge has a plain, slightly raised border and three slightly raised banners, on which is written "CAPTAIN SAN BRUNO FIRE DEPT. 1." Around these banners is a textured background with fleur-de-lis and laurel leaf details.

    Record Type: Object

    
20. San Bruno Volunteer Fire Department Badge - Badge, Law Enforcement

    San Bruno Volunteer Fire Department Badge. Silver metal shield-shaped badge, tapering to points at both the top and bottom. Small holes have been punched through the metal in the top corners. In the center is a stamped image of an early 20th century firefighting car. Stamped black text above and below the image reads "V.F.D. / SAN BRUNO / 1."

    Record Type: Object

    
21. San Mateo Fireman's Cap, c. 1889 - Cap, Forage

    San Mateo Fireman's Cap, c. 1889 . This cap is made of navy blue wool with a black wool chin strap covering the whole cap. On the left side of the cap, there are two black metal holes that go through the inside of the cap. Located on the black wool chin strap, there is two gold side screw cap buttons on each side held together by a gold metallic string. On both of its side, the gold screw cap buttons have a golden laurel with text that is emboss...

    Record Type: Object

    
22. Santa on Firetruck Driving in Burlingame, 1948 - Negative

    Santa on Firetruck Driving in Burlingame, 1948. Black and white negative shows a man dressed as Santa Claus standing on the back of an antique fire truck that is being driven down a Burlingame residential street. Santa Claus is holding on to a spooled fire hose with one hand and waving with the other. There are four other individuals in firemen's uniforms on the truck - one driving, two standing on the running boards on either side of the truck, ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
23. 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

    
24. Untitled [Portrait photograph of Martin P. Boyle], c. 1950s - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Portrait photograph of Martin P. Boyle], c. 1950s. Black and white head and shoulder portrait photograph of Martin P. Boyle wearing glasses and a tie and collared shirt. On his head he has a visor cap with a round medal badge with some embossed text that reads "CAPTAIN 6 SMFD" above the center of bill".

    Record Type: Photo

    
25. Untitled [Portrait photograph of Martin P. Boyle], October 22, 1958 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Portrait photograph of Martin P. Boyle], October 22, 1958. Black and white head and shoulder portrait photograph of Martin P. Boyle wearing glasses and a suit and a tie and a white collared shirt. On his head he has a visor cap with a round medal badge with some embossed text that reads "CAPTAIN 6 SMFD" above the center of bill".

    Record Type: Photo