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1. Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

   Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945. Unopened brown cardboard box containing a roll of plain white cotton gauze. Blue text on one side of box identifies package contents and maker.

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

   Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945. Brown cardboard box containing a roll of plain white cotton gauze. Blue text on one side of box identifies package contents and maker. Box has been opened.

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

   Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945. Unopened brown cardboard box containing a roll of plain white cotton gauze. Blue text on one side of box identifies package contents and maker.

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

   Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945. Unopened brown cardboard box containing a roll of plain white cotton gauze. Blue text on one side of box identifies package contents and maker.

   Record Type: Object

   
5. Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

   Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945. Unopened brown cardboard box containing a roll of plain white cotton gauze. Blue text on one side of box identifies package contents and maker.

   Record Type: Object

   
6. Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

   Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945. Unopened brown cardboard box containing a roll of plain white cotton gauze. Blue text on one side of box identifies package contents and maker.

   Record Type: Object

   
7. Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

   Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945. Unopened brown cardboard box containing a roll of plain white cotton gauze. Blue text on one side of box identifies package contents and maker.

   Record Type: Object

   
8. Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

   Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945. Unopened brown cardboard box containing a roll of plain white cotton gauze. Blue text on one side of box identifies package contents and maker.

   Record Type: Object

   
9. Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

   Bandage Gauze Roller Plain, c. 1941-1945. Unopened brown cardboard box containing a roll of plain white cotton gauze. Blue text on one side of box identifies package contents and maker.

   Record Type: Object

   
10. Band-Aid Adhesive Bandages, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

    Band-Aid Adhesive Bandages, c. 1941-1945. White cardboard box (A) has red, gray and black printed text identifying product, maker and providing directions for use. Top folds and flips up toward the front to reveal contents. Inside are eight individually packaged bandages comprised of glassine with blue and red text, one (B) 2" x 3.25" and seven (C-I) 3.25" x .875". Larger package contains 12 junior size adhesive bandages. Smaller packages each ...

    Record Type: Object

    
11. Belmont Cub Scouts Training at Belmont Fire Station - Negative

    Belmont Cub Scouts Training at Belmont Fire Station, 1948. Black and white negative shows five Belmont Cub Scout Troop members receiving first aid training at the Belmont Fire Station. Four of the cub scouts are kneeling around a fifth Cub Scout who is lying prone on a dark blanket. At right, a firefighter in uniform with a white hat kneels next to the cub scouts and turns to look at the camera. A woman stands next to him wearing a long dark dre...

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Borated Ointment, c. 1941-1945 - Tube

    Borated Ointment, c. 1941-1945. Part of WWII Air Raid Warden's Box 2021.058 used by Francis (Frank) Nelson Gill who lived in Burlingame. Aluminum metal tube has a white body with blue writing identifying contents, use and manufacturer. Aluminum screw-top lid is embossed with a unicorn.

    Record Type: Object

    
13. Borated Ointment, c. 1941-1945 - Tube

    Borated Ointment, c. 1941-1945. Part of WWII Air Raid Warden's Box 2021.058 used by Francis (Frank) Nelson Gill who lived in Burlingame. Aluminum metal tube has a white body with blue writing identifying contents, use and manufacturer. Aluminum screw-top lid is embossed with a unicorn.

    Record Type: Object

    
14. Boric Acid Ointment, c. 1941-1945 - Tube

    Boric Acid Ointment, c. 1941-1945. Metal tube with black plastic screw-top lid is beige in color with dark blue at the top and beige and light blue lettering identifying contents and maker.

    Record Type: Object

    
15. Caligesic Analgesic Calamine Ointment, c. 1941-1945 - Container, Medicine

    Caligesic Analgesic Calamine Ointment, c. 1941-1945. Part of WWII Air Raid Warden's Box 2021.058 used by Francis (Frank) Nelson Gill who lived in Burlingame. Rectangular cardboard box is beige with a white section for a label and blue text throughout. Contains an aluminum tube with a plastic screw-top lid and a beige body and text which matches the box. Text identifies contents, maker and use.

    Record Type: Object

    
16. Civil Defense Supplies in Storage Tunnel at Hillsdale Shopping Center, 1964 - Negative

    Black and white photo of Civil Defense food and medical supplies in storage tunnel at Hillsdale Shopping Center with San Mateo Fire Department Chief (center) and Hillsdale Security Guard Chief (right). Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Gas Mask and Case, c. 1941-1945 - Mask, Gas

    Gas Mask and Case, c. 1941-1945. Green cylindrical metal tube attached to brown rubber face mask (A). Bottom of metal tube has a raised lip and circular vent. Rubber gas mask attached to metal tub. Cloth rings attached face mask to metal tube. Brown rubber mask has two yellow-tinted plastic eye holes with raised metal trim around edges. A small round hole in mouth area. Text embossed on metal canister below face mask. Tan elastic straps for ...

    Record Type: Object

    
18. Gas Mask Canvas Case, c. 1939-1945 - Carrier, Gas Mask

    Gas Mask Canvas Case, c. 1939-1945. Cylindrical canvas bag with stamp printed text on front to hold gas mask. Canvas bag widens at top with canvas flap and metal button closure. Canvas strap sewn to either side to attach. Metal buckles on canvas strap for adjusting length. Canvas cord sewn into side of canvas bag and attached on the other side to a rectangular metal ring. Cord has a metal aglet at the end. Cord is knotted to adjust size/lengt...

    Record Type: Object

    
19. General Evacuation Instructions - Poster, Instructional

    General Evacuation Instructions, c. 1942-1945. World War II era poster produced by the San Mateo County Evacuation Committee. The poster instructs civilians on how to evacuate in the event of a military action. Printed with black ink on tan paper with a hole punched at top center for hanging. 11" x 17".

    Record Type: Archive

    
20. Guarded Coil Safety Pins, c. 1941-1945 - Pin, Safety

    Guarded Coil Safety Pins, c. 1941-1945. Thin white cardboard paper rectangle with blue text that reads, "Guarded Coil / Safety Pins / Style A / RUST-PROOF BRASS" at top. Bottom portion gives the quantity and maker information. There 12 horizontal openings below the text at top all of which have silver-colored brass metal safety pins secured in place via a thin vertical strip of thick white paper on the back.

    Record Type: Object

    
21. Guarded Coil Safety Pins, c. 1941-1945 - Pin, Safety

    Guarded Coil Safety Pins, c. 1941-1945. Thin white cardboard paper rectangle with blue text that reads, "Guarded Coil / Safety Pins / Style A / RUST-PROOF BRASS" at top. Bottom portion of paper is torn off and missing. There six horizontal openings below the text, the top five of which have silver-colored brass metal safety pins secured in place via a thin vertical strip of thick white paper on the back.

    Record Type: Object

    
22. Gummed Cloth Mending Tape, c. 1941-1945 - Tape, Mending

    Gummed Cloth Mending Tape, c. 1941-1945. Part of WWII Air Raid Warden's Box 2021.058 used by Francis (Frank) Nelson Gill who lived in Burlingame. Square cardboard box has an outer cardboard sleeve with an inner box that slides inside. Inner box contains nearly a full roll of tape. Box and sleeve have red paper covers on the exterior. Sleeve has a silver border along the sides and white text that identifies the product, maker and use. Box ha...

    Record Type: Object

    
23. Handy-Pad Gauze Bandage, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

    Handy-Pad Gauze Bandage, c. 1941-1945. Folded white gauze bandage inside a sealed transparent glassine envelope. Blue text on front of envelope identifies product, size and maker.

    Record Type: Object

    
24. Handy-Pad Gauze Bandage, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

    Handy-Pad Gauze Bandage, c. 1941-1945. Folded white gauze bandage inside a sealed transparent glassine envelope. Blue text on front of envelope identifies product, size and maker.

    Record Type: Object

    
25. Handy-Pad Gauze Bandage, c. 1941-1945 - Bandage

    Handy-Pad Gauze Bandage, c. 1941-1945. Folded white gauze bandage inside a sealed transparent glassine envelope. Blue text on front of envelope identifies product, size and maker.

    Record Type: Object