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  1. Laurelwood Model Home in San Mateo, June 11, 1965 - Negative

    Laurelwood Model Home in San Mateo, June 11, 1965. Black and white negatives of a typical interior of a 1965 home in San Mateo (model home in Laurelwood San Mateo). Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Laurelwood Model Home in San Mateo, June 11, 1965
  2. Single door Victorian armoire, c.1860-1885 - Armoire

    Armoire, c.1860-1885. Stained walnut armoire has a half circle pediment, a large mirrored door and a single drawer at the bottom. Pediment has a cartouche with an iris, an egg and scrolls in the middle, and an upside-down shell finial. Pediment extends out horizontally and has scrolled and trumpet flower shaped outer ends. Mirror is framed and has right-angled bottom corners and rounded top corners with an angular upper edge. At top corners of mi...

    Record Type: Object

    Victorian Armoire, c. 1860-1885
  3. The American Home - Cobb, Hubbard H. (Editor)

    The American Home, September 1962. Color magazine features an article titled "Americans Discover the Pleasures of a Japanese Garden," which shows photographs of the gardens of Mrs. Yoshiko Yamauchi in San Mateo.

    Record Type: Library

    The American Home, September 1962
  4. Untitled [Fireplace Mantel from Daniel Webster Donnelly Home] - Photograph

    Untitled [Fireplace Mantel from Daniel Webster Donnelly Home], late 19th century to early 20th century. Photograph depicting the fireplace mantel (2013.015.001) from a house built by John Donnelly (1830-1910) of Burlingame for his son Daniel Webster Donnelly (1864-1908) and his wife Caroline Terry (1875-c.1960). Caroline was an accomplished artist and did the carving. The house was on Donnelly Avenue just east of the John Donnelly home.

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Fireplace Mantel from Daniel Webster Donnelly Home], late 19th ce
  5. Untitled [Interior of room with natural history items] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Interior of room with natural history items], late 1960s. Black and white photograph shows a boy looking into a microscope in a room with a built-in counter and bookshelves. Various collections are on display such as binders of stamps, mineral specimens, and various books. The photograph was taken by Martha Rosman, who was an editor at Sunset Magazine.

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Interior of room with natural history items], late 1960s
  6. Untitled [Interior of room with natural history items, detail] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Interior of room with natural history items, detail], late 1960s. Black and white photograph shows a room with a built-in counter and bookshelves. Various collections are on display such as binders of stamps, mineral specimens, and various books. A microscope and a pair of binoculars sit on the end of the counter at center in front of a wall-mounted filing organizer labeled "Memory Bank." A telephone, three reel to reel tapes and a lett...

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Interior of room with natural history items, detail], late 1960s

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