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  1. 1906 Steam Gauge - Gauge, Steam Pressure

    1906 brass steam gauge, possibly for knot speed. Large round brass housing is shaped like a port hole with recessed sides and a solid brass back. Interior brushed steel(?) face is under glass and has markings that measure from 0 - 4000 in 500 increments. Numbers and markings are in black. There is a long black and short red dial. Unit is mounted to a brass threaded pipe with a pointed tip, upon which are mounted to large brass nuts and a lar...

    Record Type: Object

    1906 Steam Gage
  2. 1964 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City - Photograph

    1964 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City. Black and white photograph shows an aerial view of Pete's Harbor when it was under construction. Photo is mounted behind glass in dark brown stained wooden frame. Photo was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    1964 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  3. 1996 Painting of Pete's Harbor Restaurant by Houla - Painting

    1996 painting of Pete's Harbor Restaurant in Redwood City by Houla. Painting is drawn in black ink with accents in off-white paint on a tan-colored stained wooden board. Image depicts the restaurant with two palm trees and a cypress(?) out front, a boat on the roof, another boat toward the back on an awning and a sailboat behind. A seagull is flying above the right side of the painting. Bottom right, just below building near center of paintin...

    Record Type: Object

    1996 Painting of Pete's Harbor
  4. 1996 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City by Brian O'Neill - Photograph

    1996 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City by Brian O'Neill. Color photograph focuses on a white sailboat with blue trim docked in the marina with orange poppies in the foreground. The dock and two other boats are visible in the background. Photograph is matted and framed under glass. Mat is white in color and is signed by artist in lower right corner beneath photo. Wooden frame has a printed oak paper veneer. "BT O'Neill" (handwritte...

    Record Type: Object

    January 1996 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  5. c. 1967 Photograph of Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    c. 1967 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City. Black and white photograph shows an aerial view of Pete's Harbor when it was under construction. Photo is mounted behind glass in dark brown stained wooden frame. Photo was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    c. 1967 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  6. c. 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    c. 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City. Black and white photograph shows an aerial view of Pete's Harbor when it was under construction. Photo is mounted behind glass in dark brown stained wooden frame. Photo was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant. "78610 Maine" (handwritten in black ink on back right side of frame)

    Record Type: Object

    c. 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  7. Fathoming Our Past: Historical Contexts of the National Marine Sanctuaries

    Fathoming Our Past: Historical Contexts of the National Marine Sanctuaries, 2007. This book is "to help promote maritime heritage to reveal broader knowledge of historical and cultural resources" [Preface]. Includes: illustrations; foreward page; preface; introduction; bibliography.

    Record Type: Library

    Fathoming Our Past: Historical Contexts of the National Marine Sanctuaries
  8. January 10, 1967 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City - Photograph

    January 10, 1967 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City. Black and white photograph shows an aerial view of Pete's Harbor when it was under construction. Photo is mounted behind glass in dark brown stained wooden frame. Photo was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    1/10/1967 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  9. January 1961 Aerial Photograph of Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    January 1961 Aerial Photograph of Pete's Harbor. Black and white photograph is an aerial view depicting the construction of Pete's Harbor as it looked in January 1961. Also visible are sloughs and streets and neighborhoods of Redwood City in the background. Photograph is mounted under glass inside a thin black metal frame with gold trim.

    Record Type: Object

    January 1961 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  10. July 16, 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    July 16, 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City. Black and white photograph shows an aerial view of Pete's Harbor when it was under construction. Photo is mounted behind plex in dark brown stained wooden frame. Photo was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    7-16-1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  11. March 3, 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    March 3, 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City. Black and white photograph shows an aerial view of Pete's Harbor when it was under construction. It is mounted inside a gray mat that is only visible on the sides. White label with black letters at top of photo reads, "AERIAL PHOTO PROGRESS MAP - MARCH 3, 1970." Photo is mounted behind glass in dark brown stained wooden frame. Photo was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    March 3, 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  12. Nautical Gauge - Gauge

    Solid brass nautical gage that measures pitch or keel: when tilted, gage shows the degree of the angle. Gage is flat with a long narrow body and a curved base with inscribed numbers and marks measuring from 30 to 30 with 0 in the middle. A large brass dial is mounted to the center of unit and points to this bottom scale. Above dial is a second curved scale with pointed, arrow-shaped ends and inscribed marks and numbers that also measure from ...

    Record Type: Object

    Nautical Gage
  13. Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    c. 1961 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City. Black and white photograph shows an aerial view of Pete's Harbor when it was under construction. Photo is mounted behind glass in a plain silver colored aluminum metal frame.

    Record Type: Object

    c. 1961 Aerial Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  14. Pete's Harbor, c. 1970 - Photograph

    Framed Black & White Photograph of Pete's Harbor. Image is an aerial view and shows the entire harbor and accompanying sloughs. "PETE'S HARBOR" is painted onto the roof of the restaurant in large letters. Mounted inside a wooden frame behind glass. Photograph was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Black & White Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  15. Pete's Harbor, c. 1980 - Photograph

    c. 1980 Framed Color Photograph of Pete's Harbor. Image shows the harbor full of boats with construction equipment on the land next to the boat docks. Image is matted in a tan-colored mat inside a dark finished brown stained wooden frame. Mounted behind non-glare glass. Photograph was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    c. 1980 Framed Color Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  16. Rolltop Desk, c. 1970 - Desk, Rolltop

    Rolltop Desk, c. 1970. Dark brown wooden roll top desk. A tambour consisting of linked wooden slats slides through slots in the raised sides of the desk, although it does not slide smoothly; the tambour has two gold metal knobs to lift it about 4.75 inches away from the sides. Above and to the sides of the keyhole are 9 stacked drawers (four on each side and one long one over the top) with brass handles. Along the top of the desk are a series of ...

    Record Type: Object

    Rolltop Desk, c. 1970
  17. Untitled [Pete's Harbor] - Photograph

    Untitled [Pete's Harbor], c. 1970. Aerial color photograph has faded and appears in tones of brown and red. Pete's Harbor restaurant is surrounded by cars in the parking lot and boats docked in the harbor. "PETE'S HARBOR" is painted onto the roof of the restaurant in large letters.

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Pete's Harbor]
  18. U.S. Navy Ball Recording Sextant, 1944 - Sextant

    U.S. Navy Ball Recording Sextant, 1944. In original wooden case. Black sextant is metal (brass and painted steel) and plastic (Bakelite). Unit (A) includes two scopes or eye pieces: one marked "DAY" (B) and one marked "NIGHT" (C), both with black rubber eye grips on ends. Wooden case (D) has form-fitting interior pieces to hold sextant in place during storage. Also has brass hinges in back, two hook closures in front and two brass hinged ha...

    Record Type: Object

    1944 U.S. Navy Ball Recording Sextant

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