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  1. Commemorative Glass Stein, 2016 - Stein

    Commemorative Glass Stein, 2016. Heavy, cylindrical clear glass stein with handle. Front is etched with the California State Parks seal and Julie Barrow's name, as well as a thank-you note from Pigeon Point Lighthouse near Santa Cruz, CA.

    Record Type: Object

    Commemorative Glass Stein
  2. Documents related to research on local California lighthouses for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 2001-2011 - Archive

    These documents were complied and used as research on local California lighthouses for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary by JoAnn Semones. Items in collection include a typed up summary of each lighthouse, photos and general information on each lighthouse, clippings and articles (some written by JoAnn Semones, and Julie Barrow), pamphlets, a small paper bag from Pigeon Point Lighthouse (2017.008.087.24), reprints of cards with watercolor...

    Record Type: Archive

  3. Drawing of Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 2016 - Drawing

    Drawing of Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 2016. Pencil on white paper line drawing, almost certainly by a child, of Pigeon Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse tower stands at an angle in the center of the page, its beacon sending out twin bursts of light. The attached house, with two large chimneys, is in the bottom left of the paper. Behind the house is a cresting ocean wave. Extending downward and to the right of the lighthouse tower, as if in a speech ...

    Record Type: Object

    Drawing of Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 2017
  4. Framed Pigeon Point Lighthouse Anniversary Poster, 2002 - Poster

    Framed Pigeon Point Lighthouse Anniversary Poster, 2002. Narrow, tall framed poster commemorating Pigeon Point Lighthouse's 130th Anniversary. Poster is black, white, and light gray. At the top is printed "PIGEON POINT LIGHTHOUSE" in black and white on a gray background. Below it is a stylized drawing of the lighthouse beacon, with the dates 1872 and 2002 on either side of its spire, and the California State Parks seal below it. Below that is wri...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Pigeon Point Lighthouse Anniversary Poster, 2002
  5. Framed Pigeon Point Puzzle with Docent Signatures, 2015 - Puzzle, Jigsaw

    Framed Pigeon Point Puzzle with Docent Signatures, 2015. Oval-shaped jigsaw puzzle depicting Pigeon Point Lighthouse, painted in vibrant colors. Puzzle is glued to sturdy tan paper, and on this paper surrounding the puzzle are 28 signatures and brief messages, all in black pen, wishing Julie Barrow a happy 60th birthday and thanking her for her work as the site's docent coordinator. Frame is simple black plastic. The back has been taped together ...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Pigeon Point Puzzle with Docent Signatures, 2015
  6. Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival Poster, 2006 - Poster

    Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival Poster, 2006. Poster print of a painting by January Hooker. Painting is in portrait orientation and depicts Pigeon Point Lighthouse, with the lighthouse itself in the upper right in front of a white, blue, and pink cloudy sky. Below and to the left of the lighthouse, the grassy land tumbles down into a rocky shore to meet the ocean. In the foreground in the bottom right is a grassy hill with clusters of pumpki...

    Record Type: Object

    Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival Poster, 1992
  7. Mounted Photograph of Julie Barrow at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, c. 2007-2016 - Photograph, Color

    Mounted Photograph of Julie Barrow at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, c. 2007-2016. Color photograph in portrait orientation depicts Julie Barrow in the bottom left foreground and Pigeon Point Lighthouse in the right background. Barrow has short gray hair and glasses, and wears dark green pants and jacket over a button-up khaki shirt. She looks toward her left and spreads her hands as though giving a talk. The lighthouse is white with black details arou...

    Record Type: Object

    Mounted Photograph of Julie Barrow at Pigeon Point Lighthouse
  8. Mounted & Signed Photograph of Julie Barrow at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 2016 - Photograph, Color

    Mounted & Signed Photograph of Julie Barrow at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 2016. Large color photograph of Julie Barrow mounted on thick black plastic foam board. Photo shows Barrow, an older white woman with short gray hair, wearing sunglasses and a green State Parks uniform. She faces the camera, posing with one hand on a fence post. Behind her is Pigeon Point Lighthouse, the lighthouse tower rising directly above where Barrow stands, together cre...

    Record Type: Object

    Mounted & Signed Photograph of Julie Barrow at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 201
  9. Pigeon Point Jacket - Windbreaker

    Pigeon Point Jacket. Large nylon navy blue windbreaker with navy blue snap buttons down the front, two hand pockets, adjustable strings, and a white cotton lining. On the front, left chest is a white illustration of a lighthouse surrounded by a large gold laurel wreath; "PIGEON POINT / LIGHT STATION / STATE HISTORIC PARK" is printed in white above and below the lighthouse logo. On the back of the jacket is a larger version of the logo that co...

    Record Type: Object

    Pigeon Point Lighthouse Jacket
  10. Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 1967 - Negative

    Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 1967. Black and white negative of Pigeon Point Lighthouse facing northwest. Part of Series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Pillar Point Lighthouse, 1967
  11. Pigeon Point Lighthouse by Galen Wolf - Painting

    Pigeon Point Lighthouse by Galen Wolf, c. 1950-1976. Framed watercolor painting in landscape orientation of Pigeon Point Lighthouse on a grassy and rocky promontory extending into the ocean. The lighthouse tower is white and about a third of the way from the left side of the painting; the buildings surrounding it are white with terracotta-red roofs. The building on the far right is entirely red, and sits at the highest point of the promontory. Th...

    Record Type: Object

    Pigeon Point Lighthouse by Galen Wolf
  12. Pigeon Point Lighthouse Staff Shirt - Shirt, Polo

    Pigeon Point Lighthouse Staff Shirt. Blue cotton, large sized polo shirt with three pearl-like buttons. Embroidered on the front left chest is "PIGEON POINT / LIGHTHOUSE / STAFF" and an illustration of a lighthouse.

    Record Type: Object

    Pigeon Point Lighthouse Staff Shirt
  13. Pigeon Point Light Station 135th Anniversary- Interpretive Center Grand Opening & Book Signing, November 17, 2007. - Videodisc, Digital

    Pigeon Point Light Station 135th Anniversary- Interpretive Center Grand Opening & Book Signing, November 17, 2007. A DVD about the opening of the Interpretive Center Grand Opening at Pigeon Point Light Station. The purpose of this DVD is to showcase the events of that day in this historic occasion for the lighthouse.

    Record Type: Archive

    Pigeon Point Light Station 135th Anniversary- Interpretive Center Grand Opening & Book Signing, November 17, 2007.
  14. Pigeon Point Light Station 135th Anniversary Photos, November 17, 2007 - Photograph, Color

    Pigeon Point Light Station 135th Anniversary Photos, November 17, 2007. A rewrittable CD with photo files of color photographs of Pigeon Point Lighthouse 135th Anniversary, the grand opening of the Interpretive Center and JoAnn Semones' book signing of her book "Shipwrecks, Scalawags & Scavengers". Includes a printed note from Vicky Semones and her partner to JoAnn Semones and Julie Barrow in the inside portion of the case.

    Record Type: Photo

    Pigeon Point Light Station 135th Anniversary Photos, November 17, 2007
  15. Pigeon Point Light Station Patch, c. 1999-2016 - Patch, Fraternal

    Pigeon Point Light Station Patch, c. 1999-2016. Rectangular embroidered patch with image of a lighthouse on a rocky outcrop in a dark blue sea; the lighthouse stands against a light blue sky. More rocks in the foreground are gray with green grassy patches. At the bottom is a green banner with "Pigeon Point Light Station" embroidered in white. The patch has a narrow dark blue border.

    Record Type: Object

    Pigeon Point Light Station Patch
  16. Pigeon Point Light Station Patch, c. 1999-2016 - Patch, Fraternal

    Pigeon Point Light Station Patch, c. 1999-2016. Rectangular embroidered patch with image of a lighthouse on a rocky outcrop in a dark blue sea; the lighthouse stands against a light blue sky. More rocks in the foreground are gray with green grassy patches. At the bottom is a green banner with "Pigeon Point Light Station" embroidered in white. The patch has a narrow dark blue border.

    Record Type: Object

    Pigeon Point Light Station Patch
  17. Pigeon Point Long Sleeve Shirt - T-Shirt

    Pigeon Point Long Sleeve Shirt. Medium sized, long sleeve, crew neck, blue shirt. On the front left chest is a yellow illustration and logo of a lighthouse up from the widow's walk. Below, printed in yellow, is "PIGEON POINT / LIGHTHOUSE / California State / Historic Park." On the back is a yellow, cutaway illustration of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse with two men at the bottom; the man on the left is looking through a telescope and the man o...

    Record Type: Object

    Pigeon Point Lighthouse T-shirt
  18. Pigeon Point Long Sleeve Shirt - T-Shirt

    Pigeon Point Long Sleeve Shirt. Medium sized, long sleeve, crew neck, black shirt. On the front left chest is a teal illustration and logo of a lighthouse up from the widow's walk. Below, printed in teal is "PIGEON POINT / LIGHTHOUSE / California State / Historic Park." On the back is a teal cutaway illustration of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse with two men at the bottom; the man on the left is looking through a telescope and the man on the r...

    Record Type: Object

    Pigeon Point Lighthouse T-shirt
  19. Pigeon Point Scrimshaw Pen Stand, c. 2005-2015 - Holder, Pen

    Pigeon Point Scrimshaw Pen Stand, c. 2005-2015. Pen stand made of a wood base, a piece of scrimshaw, and a pen holder. Wood base is rectangular, medium brown, and smoothed but otherwise unfinished; on the bottom at each corner is a small felt circle. Scrimshaw is a piece of bone or ivory, with the front and sides polished and the top showing the exposed cross-section. Cross-section is shaped like an elongated oval, with a hollow in the center tha...

    Record Type: Object

    Pigeon Point Scrimshaw Pen Stand
  20. Scenes from across San Mateo County by Ken Paul, c. July-August 1981 - Drawing

    Scenes from across San Mateo County by Ken Paul, c. July-August 1981. Signed framed artwork by local artist Ken Paul. Purchased by donor over 20 years ago for her husband's office. This piece of artwork is encased in a burgundy frame with a gray mat glass made of acyclic plastic over a white background with engravings. On the painting, there are various pictures and scenes engraved onto the painting. On the far top left hand corner, there is a en...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Artwork by Ken Paul
  21. The Lightkeepers' Menagerie: Stories of Animals at Lighthouses - De Wire, Elinor

    The Lightkeepers' Menagerie: Stories of Animals at Lighthouses by Elinor De Wire, 2007. "The Lightkeepers' Menagerie gathers together animal stories from lighthouses all around the world, tales of happiness and sadness, courage and cowardice, tragedy and comedy, even absurdity." [https://www.amazon.com/Lightkeepers-Menagerie-Stories-Animals-Lighthouses/dp/1561643912- 10/9/2017]. Includes: signature and notes from the author and her cat, Lighth...

    Record Type: Library

    The Lightkeepers' Menagerie: Stories of Animals at Lighthouses
  22. Twilight on the Lighthouses - Gibbs, Jim

    Twilight on the Lighthouses by Jim Gibbs, 1996. This book is a "companion book to Lighthouses of the Pacific....pictorial view of the Pacific Coast lighthouses from a different perspective" [Foreward]. Includes information on different lighthouses including Pigeon Point, Point Ano Nuevo, Point Arena as well as images and a postcard of Admiralty Head Lighthouse on Whidbey Island in Washington made by Ross Hamiliton.

    Record Type: Library

    Twilight on the Lighthouses
  23. Whalers, Whaves and Warfare: People and Events that Shaped Pigeon Point - Semones, JoAnn

    Whalers, Whaves and Warfare: People and Events that Shaped Pigeon Point by JoAnn Semones, 2017. This book is "a companion book to JoAnn Semones' previous book Shipwrecks, Scalawags, and Scavengers: The Storied Waters of Pigeon Point...focuses on shipwrecks at Pigeon Point and Ano Nuevo" [pg. XIX]. Includes people, shipwrecks and other events that shaped Pigeon Point Lighthouse, and signed by the author.

    Record Type: Library

    Whalers, Wharves, and Warfare
  24. "Writing a New Chapter: The Restoration of Pigeon Point": Episode One, 2012 - Videodisc, Digital

    "Writing a New Chapter: The Restoration of Pigeon Point": Episode One, 2012. 12 minutes and 32 sec. Videodisc on the restoration efforts on Pigeon Point Lighthouse. The purpose of this videodisc is to show how the fresnel lens of Pigeon Point Lighthouse were restored.

    Record Type: Archive

    "Writing a New Chapter: The Restoration of Pigeon Point": Episode One, 2012

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