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1. Label

   S. H. Frank & Company Label, c. 1873-1959. Circular paper label features a color illustration of a red rooster. The rooster is seen in profile and has its head thrown back as if crowing. A green banner at bottom with white lettering reads, "S. H. FRANK & CO. / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., USA."

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2. Label

   S. H. Frank & Company Label, c. 1873-1959. Circular paper label features a color illustration of a miner panning for gold in a mountain landscape. A large red "49" is printed at top center above the miner. Small text at upper left reads, "IN THE DAYS OF OLD / IN THE DAYS OF GOLD / IN THE DAYS OF '49." "LEATHER" appears on a yellow banner at bottom center with small text above that reads, "COPYRIGHTED."

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3. Aerial of S. H. Frank & Sons Tannery, Port of Redwood City Looking South - Negative

   Black and white negative shows an aerial of S.H. Frank & Sons Tannery in the Port of Redwood City looking south. Bayshore Freeway (US 101) is visible running diagonally from center right to upper left behind the tannery.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Aerial View of Frank's Tannery and Port of Redwood City, August 1958 - Negative

   Aerial View of Frank's Tannery and Port of Redwood City, August 1958. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of the Port of Redwood City. Veteran's Boulevard is in the lower center right of the image. Bayshore Freeway (Highway 101) runs through the center of the photograph. Frank's Tannery can be seen in the center of the image. Leslie Salt Company is visible in the upper left.The Port of Redwood City is in the upper left background with t...

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Aerial View of Frank's Tannery and Port of Redwood City, August 1958 - Negative

   Aerial View of Frank's Tannery and Port of Redwood City, August 1958. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of the Port of Redwood City with Frank's Tannery in the center of the image. The tannery consists of a cluster of buildings, mostly long single-story structures. There is one larger structure in the center with a water tower, smokestack, and another tower. The Bayshore Freeway (Highway 101) is visible to the left of the Tannery. T...

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6. Apothecary Bottle - Bottle, Apothecary

   Pale green (aqua) glass flat rectangular shaped bottle with small bubbles in the glass and no markings. There are two side mold seams terminating at shoulder extending onto neck 3/8". There are small air venting dots (4) at the shoulder of the bottle.

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7. Apothecary Bottle - Bottle, Apothecary

   Clear glass rectangular bottle with narrow neck and flared rim. Bottle has flat area one side and is rounded on other side. Embossed on flat side , "FROM RILEY DRUG CO., COR. 2nd & SANTA CLARA STS., SAN JOSE, CAL."

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8. Apothecary Bottle - Bottle, Apothecary

   Clear glass rectangular shaped bottle with one side slightly rounded. Has a lavender tinge. Machine made; side mold seams extend to rim but not over the top. Mold seams extend to bottom of bottle; circle within base.

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9. Apothecary Bottle, c. 1912-1920 - Bottle, Apothecary

   Apothecary Bottle, c. 1912-1920. Clear glass rectangular bottle rounded on 3 sides and flat on one side; narrow neck with flared rim. Machine made, tooled finsih with cup bottom mold and air venting marks.

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10. 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

    
11. Bottle - Bottle

    Cylindrical amber-colored bottle with mold seam extending all the way to finish and rim. Narrow neck. Side of bottle indented with embossing "1/2 CUP" written above and below a horizontal line wth arrows pointing at line. On front and embossed "01 35 D" at base.

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12. Bottle - Bottle

    Brown round glass bottle with side mold seams and finish lip. Machine made. Bottle is cylindrical with narrow neck. Embossed on the base with "G" inside a diamond shape. Bubbles visible in bottle. Bottle dates post 1910

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13. Box Loggers Oak Prime Top Pieces - Stamp, Leather

    Box Loggers Oak Prime Top Pieces, c. 1874-1959. Off-white, orange, and navy blue box. Each side of the box features text. On the front and back of the box is an oval logo featuring an illustration of a logger standing on logs, which are floating in a river, and there is a forest skyline in the background. The box is full of half-circle, brown, leather heel shoe soles, which are each roughly 1" x 1/8" x 1" in size. Inscription: "LOGGERS-OAK / Pr...

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14. Box Loggers Oak Prime Top Pieces - Stamp, Leather

    Box Loggers Oak Prime Top Pieces, c. 1874-1959. Half-circle, brown, leather shoe sole for the heels of shoes, which are each roughly 1" x 1/8" x 1" in size.

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15. Brass Whistle from Frank's Tannery - Whistle

    Brass Whistle from Frank's Tannery. Threaded J-shaped pipe at base. A top of J-shape is a six-sided nut(?), above which are four brass whistles where air flows through and into one of the four various sized brass pipes above. Pipes are connected by a cross-shaped iron piece in two places. Cross piece attaches to a very similar cross piece at the top.

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16. Bromo-Seltzer Bottle - Bottle, Apothecary

    Cylindrical cobalt blue bottle with wide neck; lip same diameter as neck. Rim has 4 projections for metal cap closure. Bottle is machine made.

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17. Dr. D. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge Bottle, c. 1905-1920 - Bottle, Apothecary

    Dr. D. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge Bottle, c. 1905-1920. Rectangular aqua glass bottle with narrow neck and sharp distinct embossing. Mold seams on corner edges.

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18. Dr. D. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge Bottle, c. 1905-1920 - Bottle, Apothecary

    Dr. D. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge Bottle, c. 1905-1920. Rectangular aqua glass bottle with narrow neck and flared rim. Mold seams on corner edges. Embossed.

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19. Dr. King's "New Discovery for Consumption" Bottle - Bottle, Apothecary

    Rectangular aqua bottle with 4 indented sides - 3 have embossed lettering; narrow neck and finish. Embossed on front, "DR. KING'S NEW DISCOVERY FOR CONSUMPTION" and on the sides, "CHICAGO, ILL." & "H.E. BUCKLEN & CO." Bottle has side mold seams; mouth blown.

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20. Frank's Tannery by Ralph Ledesma - Painting

    Frank's Tannery by Ralph Ledesma. Watercolor on paper mounted beneath an off-white colored matt with a lavender-colored inner border under glass inside a gold-colored wooden frame. Image depicts a long rectangular red-colored building on the right with a green-colored shallow roof on which is written, "FRANK'S TANNERY." There is a water tank to the left of the building and a second red building behind the tank. There are additional buildings ...

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21. Frank's Tannery Locker Identification Sign - Sign

    Frank's Tannery Locker Identification Sign. Sign is from a single length of redwood that has been painted on one side and varnished on at least one other side. Paint is maroon-colored with white stenciled numbers one through five. On either side of the numbers is a white vertical line with a half circle in the center of the line. There are six sets of two vertical holes on ends and between each number for mounting.

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22. Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die - Stamp, Leather

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die. Rectangular-shape with slightly curved sides, metal (iron?) shoe die used to stamp out a sole of a shoe. Sides are slightly curved with some ribbed sections and interior are smooth. Walls are approximately 3.375" high. Painted black in color.

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23. Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die - Stamp, Leather

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die. Goblet-shaped with slightly curved sides, metal (iron?) shoe die used to stamp out a sole of a shoe. Sides are slightly curved and interior are smooth. Walls are approximately 3.5" high. Painted black in color.

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24. Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die - Stamp, Leather

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die. Half-oval-shape that is flat on one side; metal (iron?) shoe die used to stamp out a heel of a shoe. Sides are ribbed and interior is smooth. Walls are approximately 3.375" high. Painted green in color. There are two half inch holes on sides.

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25. Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die - Stamp, Leather

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die. Trapezoidal-shaped metal (iron?) shoe die used to cut the soles of shoes. Sides are ribbed all around. Interior is smooth. Walls are approximately 3.25" high. Appears to have once been green in color.

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