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  1. Boy with Fishing Pole at Pacifica Pier, 1964 - Negative

    Boy with Fishing Pole at Pacifica Pier, 1964. Black and white negative shows a boy walking along the boardwalk at the Pacifica pier. He wears a striped shirt and holds a fishing pole. The pier is in the background behind him and there are at least seven other people who walk, fish, or look over the railing of the pier. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    Boy with Fishing Pole at Pacifica Pier, 1964
  2. Charm Stone or Net Sinker - Sinker

    Charm stone or net sinker with cylindrical hole going through top through which a new leather cord has been tied. Sinker is bulbous with a tapered tip with a blunt point. Leather cord is looped with two knots.

    Record Type: Object

    Charm Stone or Net Sinker
  3. Crucible, c. 1910-1940 - Crucible, Metal

    Crucible, c. 1910-1940. Crucible for making lead fishing weights, used in the ocean to catch fish and rock fish. Metal bar horizontally extending, intersecting the bottom of the metal bowl. Metal bar has ribbing closest to bowl. At bottom of bowl there is a protruding metal ring. Top lip of bowl has four protruding screws on outside raised rim.

    Record Type: Object

    Crucible Used to Make Lead Fishing Weights
  4. Crucible with Lead and Slack, c. 1910-1940 - Crucible, Metal

    Crucible with Lead and Slack, c. 1910-1940. Cylindrical base widens to rounded body. Two protruding metal pieces have holes for attached metal rounded handle. Inside cauldron holds square lead block and steel wool. Used to make fishing weights. Lead was manufactured by the Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Company in Kellogg, Idaho.

    Record Type: Object

    Caldron, Bunker Hill Lead & Slag for Making Fishing Weights
  5. Fisherman's Hotel in Pescadero by Edith Ford, 1982 - Painting

    1982 Edith Ford Water Color "Fisherman's Hotel in Pescadero" is a watercolor in paper, and mounted under glass, with a taupe colored matte with a white inner border inside a white stained wooden frame. Image depicts the Fisherman Hotel in Pescadero. it is a large two story red building, with a multi-columned covered porch out front on first level, and a balcony on second level. There is a brown couch sitting on the front porch. Green lawn in fore...

    Record Type: Object

    1982 Edith Ford Water Color "Fisherman's Hotel in Pescadero"
  6. Fishing at Coyote Point Dock, 1962 - Negative

    Fishing at Coyote Point Dock, 1962. Black and white negative shows several children fishing on a dock at Coyote Point in San Mateo, California. Some of the children use fishing poles. One boy in the foreground at lower left kneels and holds a small popsicle stick with a string attached. Most of the children wear short sleeved shirts and shorts except for one boy at the end of the dock without a shirt. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    Fishing at Coyote Point Dock, 1962
  7. Fishing Gaff, n.d. - Gaff, Fish

    Fishing Gaff, n.d. Cylindrical wooden shaft that tapers to a point. Point is cover with. cast iron point and hook that is attached to the shaft with metal pins.

    Record Type: Object

    Fishing Gaff
  8. Fishing Gaff, n.d. - Gaff, Fish

    Fishing Gaff, n.d. Cylindrical wooden shaft that tapers to a point. Point is cover with. cast iron point and hook that is attached to the shaft with metal pins.

    Record Type: Object

    Fishing Gaff
  9. Fishing Net Sinker - Sinker

    Fishing Net Sinker. Granite stone net sinker is oblong in shape with a worn recess extending all the way around the center.

    Record Type: Object

    Fishing Net Sinker
  10. Fishing off Pacifica Pier, 1964 - Negative

    Black and white photo negative of local man fishing off Pacifica Pier. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Fishing off Pacifica Pier, 1964
  11. Fishing Spear, n.d. - Spear, Fish

    Fishing Spear, n.d. Long yellow tube with metal tube attaching three metal prongs. Whole tube at end with rope tassels.

    Record Type: Object

    Fishing Spear
  12. Fish Scale from Pete's Harbor Restaurant, n.d. - Scale, Meat

    Fish Scale from Pete's Harbor Restaurant, n.d. Metal scale is of cylindrical shape that has a flat front. Front medallion has text reading, "LANDERS, FRARY / & / CLARK / NEW BRITAIN, CT". Beneath medallion is a metal frame containing numbers and dashes for measurement. Tear-drop shaped weight indicator is attached to metal stick inside cylinder. Metal stick is supported by spring and has a rounded bottom edge. Metal bottom edge has circular...

    Record Type: Object

    Fish Scale
  13. Foundry Ladle, c. 1910-1940 - Ladle, Hot Metal

    Foundry Ladle, c. 1910-1940. Ladle for lead for making fish weights. Long narrow handle that tapers to half sphere bowl. Bowl has two lips bisecting laterally from handle. Back side of long handle tapers inward in concave direction. Circular hole at end of handle.

    Record Type: Object

    Foundry Ladle
  14. Lead Fishing Weight, c. 1910-1940 - Weight, Fishing

    Lead Fishing Weight, c. 1910-1940. Lead rectangular base extents upwards and tapers to narrow neck. Raised lip at top narrow to point with wire protruding from end of lead weight.

    Record Type: Object

    Lead Fishing Weight
  15. Lead Fishing Weight, c. 1910-1940 - Weight, Fishing

    Lead Fishing Weight, c. 1910-1940. Lead rectangular base extents upwards and tapers to narrow neck. Raised lip at top narrow to point with wire protruding from end of lead weight.

    Record Type: Object

    Lead Fishing Weight
  16. Milton Cavalli Fishing License, February 26, 1938 - License, Sporting

    Milton Cavalli Fishing License, February 26, 1938. Rectangular pin with metal frame and embossed text. Inside frame has plastic covering over paper license. Metal pin and clasp on back of frame. Metal frame is concave on back. Paper has printed and handwritten text. $2.00 sporting fishing license.

    Record Type: Object

    Milt Cavalli Angling License, 1938
  17. Net Sinker - Sinker

    Round stone net sinker with worn band intersecting center.

    Record Type: Object

    Net Sinker
  18. Reminiscing - Ricketts, Evangeline Muriel (Bridget)

    Reminiscing by Evangeline Muriel (Bridget) Ricketts, 1986. Memoir of childhood adventures of Evangeline's siblings. Discusses her grandfather, Thomas J. Johnson, who had a ranch in San Gregorio. 55 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Reminiscing by Evangeline Muriel (Bridget) Ricketts, 1986
  19. Two-Piece Lead Fishing Weight Mold, c. 1910-1940 - Mold, Casting

    Two-Piece Lead Fishing Weight Mold, c. 1910-1940. Rectangle metal mold. Hollow inside in shape of fishing weight. Small hole at top of mold to attach wire. Two separate metal mold pieces used as one for mold to function.

    Record Type: Object

    Mold Used to Make Lead Fishing Weight

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