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1. Beresford Garden Center in San Mateo, 1977 - Negative

   Beresford Garden Center in San Mateo, 1977. Black and white negative of the Beresford Garden Center in San Mateo, California. The image shows a landscape with large boulders and an octagonal gazebo built over a pond. The gazebo appears at upper left in the image with large wooden poles at each corner. It has a shingled roof with a ring of tall rods surrounding an octagonal block of wood at the top. A wooden walkway with a railing leads from the g...

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2. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 3. Exterior shot of the workshop, it is a fenced area to provide protection for pieces that are either still in the process of being made or are more fragile. Some pieces that can be seen are: fountains of all shapes and sizes, fauns playing musical instruments, as well as a variety of miscellaneous pieces. Hanging from the rafters is a sign that reads "MONTALVO" which...

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3. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 4. Photo of the same exterior space as 2020.004.002.10 just further down the row. In this photo there are many beautiful pots and urns as well as fountains and cherubic statues. One piece that is of note is a large atichoke sitting atop of a stone bench.

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4. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 7. More statues in storage at the Rognier workshop, some pieces shown are: koi fish atop a small wave, Catholic saints, baskets of fruit, fountains, and short columns. This is presumably a covered exterior storage space as a leaf is seen in the top left and there is natural sunlight illumniating the photograph.

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5. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 9. Photo of artwork done by Rognier in storage. Some of the statues seen are cherubs, catholic saints, and vases and water fountains.

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6. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 11. Photo of the yard at the Rognier business, there are many pieces of stonework out on display for customers to walk through. In the foreground there is a statue of a catholic saint placed on an intricate bench with lion heads serving as arm rests. Next to this is a tall fountaint with wide square base with scrolls, the stem is intricately carved with flowing designs...

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7. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 12. An exterior shot of the Rognier shop yard, seen are intricate pillars with vine imagery leading up to a quasi Corinthian top. Behind it is a relief sculptur of a Greco-Roman chariot with the horses rearing. To the right of this, there are numerous fountains and benches with detailed geometric etchings. All the way in the back there is a massive eucalyptus tree crea...

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8. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 16. An exteiror photograph of the Rognier shop yard. This has an outward perspective looking onto El Camino Real. There are several figures and ornaments seen in this photo including, a Bhuddist monk, a Greco-Roman male in controposto, two Cherubic figures sitting atop a fountain, and a two tiered fountain with noble eagles serving as the support base. On the other side...

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9. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 19. An exterior photograph of the Rognier shop yard facing towards a storage overhang. There are many pots and vases seen here all in different styles, some are ancient Greco-Roman style, one is in the style of ancient Egypt with lotus flowers along the base, and others are simply beautiful due to their geometric patterns.

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10. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 20. An exterior photograph of the Rognier shop yard. Looking towards an open covered storage area that is holding an overflow of materials. There are many pots and vases set out in the yard.

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11. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 21. An exterior photograph of the Rognier shop yard showing a close up shot of a storage area. There are many proken boxes and shards of wood laying about with a handful of pots out.

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12. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 22. An exterior photograph of the Rognier shop yard showing a close up shot of a storage area. There are many proken boxes and shards of wood laying about with a handful of pots out.

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13. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 23. A close up photograph of a relief sculpture. It is depicting seven young boys and men, two of them are holding a large text as their peers eagerly read over their shoulders, infering that this text is far more exciting than their school ordered studies. The young boys and men are all wearing a type of toga or tunic leading the viewer to assume that they are student...

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14. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 24. A close up photograph of a cherub with a mischevious grin, placing their finger upon their lips as if to tell the viewer to be quiet. There is a great amount of detail given to the texture of the figures hair as well as its wings despite only being able to see small portion of them.

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15. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 13. Exterior photograph from the Rognier shop yard. The perspective is unique because it is looking out onto El Camino Real, whereas the majority of these photos are looking inward. In the center foreground is a large pot with ribbing along its sides and opening. Behind this there is a small army of Greco-Roman and Bhuddist statuary all facing out onto the street for ped...

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16. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 14. An exterior photograph of the Rognier shop yard. Center stage of the photo is a mischevious cherub placing a silent finger to their mouth as they sit atop a decorative pedestal. Behind this figure there is a Greco-Roman pillar and pediment that would serve as a decorative entrance into a garden. These are surrounded by various fountains and birdbaths, one has a Ca...

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17. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 15. An exterior photograph of the Rognier shop yard. The perspective faces outwards onto El Camino Real with all of the statuary facing the street for the pedestrians and motorists to see. Some of the statues featured are a meditating Bhudda, a Greco-Roman woman in contraposto, a diving koi fish atop a swirling column, and two ribbed columns with Corinitian tops holdin...

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18. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 17. An exterior photograph of the Rognier shop yard, close to the storefront enterance. There are several vases in the Greco-Roman style as well as numerous Greco-Roman statues in the controposto stance. The Rognier business sign can be seen above some of these statues, and across the street there is a business building.

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19. [Rognier Business] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Rognier Business. Digital photograph of image from Rognier Photo Album page 18. An exterior photograph of the Rognier shop yard, taken from the sidewalk looking into the yard through the chain link fence. From this view point the multitude of figures and ornaments, as well as the size of the yard can be seen and comprehended. Some of the pieces include a diving koi fish atop a swirling pillar, vases and pots in the Greco-Roman style, regal lion...

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20. [Rognier Business as Viewed from Street] - Photograph, Color

    Digital photograph of Rognier Business as Viewed from Street. Shot from the opposite street corner at the intersection of El Camino Real and Barneson Ave, currently a McDonald's fast food restaurant. Many elgant stone garden ornaments ranging from cupids to ornate water fountains can be seen through a chain link fence. The two "A. Rognier" signs are visible to be seen from both directions on El Camino Real. There is a mid century automobile s...

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21. Rognier Card - Photograph, Color

    Digital photograph of a Rognier Card. Business card that lists the company's services and address. The company name is on the top left corner with the business purpose "Lawn and Garden Implements" written in the middle.

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22. Rognier List - Image, Digital

    Digital photograph of Rognier List. Continued list of notable locations of Rognier's work.

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23. [Rognier Magazine Article page G36] - Photograph, Color

    Digital photograph of Rognier Magazine Article page G36. Describes the journey of Gaston Rognier from a young apprentice in Paris to a well established master of his craft in San Mateo. This article was written while Gaston was still the face of the business and his son Andre was still making a name for himself as a crafstman. Accompanied by a photograph of one of Rognier's masterful creations, a cherub playing two flutes with a childlike look...

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24. [Rognier Magazine Article page G37] - Photograph, Color

    Digital photograph of Rognier Magazine Article page G37. Aricle continued.

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25. Rognier Tradition - Photograph, Color

    Digital photograph of Rognier Tradition. A document that describes the arrival of Gaston Rognier to San Mateo County, his establishemt of the garden ornament business, and the families strict adherence to the traditonal practices of their craft.

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