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  1. 04-SM-84-26.9-27.1 - At Newbridge Street in Menlo Park - Document File

    04-SM-84-26.9-27.1 - At Newbridge Street in Menlo Park, 1973-1975. Right of way acquisition documents for parcels of land in San Mateo County. This file concerns five parcels on the east side of Willow Road in East Palo Alto. The properties were needed for a right turn lane onto Willow Road from Newbridge Street and for widening Newbridge Street.

    Record Type: Archive

    04-SM-84-26.9-27.1 - At Newbridge…1973-1975
  2. 04-SM-Ala-84-26.7/30.1 - Route 101 in Menlo Park to Route 17 in Fremont (Dumbarton Bridge approaches) - Document File

    04-SM-Ala-84-26.7/30.1 - Route 101 in Menlo Park to Route 17 in Fremont (Dumbarton Bridge approaches), 1981. Right of way acquisition documents for parcels of land in San Mateo County. This file focuses on four parcels required for widening Willow Road through east Menlo Park and East Palo Alto.

    Record Type: Archive

    04-SM-Ala-84-26.7/30.1 - Route 101…, 1981
  3. Admin, Sales, R & D, Building A Construction - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Admin, Sales, R & D, Building A Construction, December 1966. Sepia tone photograph shows the construction of two buildings at Raychem Corporation headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Both buildings are partially constructed and appear partially in frame at left and right. The two structures are connected by horizontal concrete beams at center. There are building materials directly in front of both structures in the foreground on the lower hal...

    Record Type: Photo

    Admin, Sales, R & D, Building A Construction, December 1966
  4. Admin, Sales, R & D, Building A - Construction Progress - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Admin, Sales, R & D, Building A - Construction Progress, December 29, 1966. Black and white contact sheet shows building construction at Raychem Corporation headquarters in Menlo Park, California. The image shows 10 frames of 120 film, and "164-94" appears along the upper left side of each film frame. The images show partially constructed buildings, some with scaffolding or plastic draped over exterior walls. Photographs 2015.015.001.81 - 2015...

    Record Type: Photo

    Admin. Sales R & D Building A- Construction Progress, December 29, 1966
  5. Aerial View of Bohannon Office Park-Menlo Park Business Park - Negative

    Aerial View of Bohannon Office Park-Menlo Park Business Park, 1960. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of the Bohannon Office Park-Menlo Park Business Park, looking southeast. There are several large buildings in the office park next to the Bayshore Freeway (Highway 101). The Southern Pacific Railway runs diagonally on right of the image. At the bottom of the photograph is Marsh Road leading to the Dumbarton Bridge.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of Bohannon Office Park- Menlo Park Business Park, 1960
  6. Alan H. Bushell Raychem Badge with Holder, c. 1957-1999 - Badge, Identification

    Alan H. Bushell Raychem Badge with Holder, c. 1957-1999. Badge (A) is laminated paper. Lamination is a clear rectangle with rounded edges and a oval hole towards the top center. The paper is white with red and black print. The top of the paper is red with "Raychem" in white. On the left is a square color picture of Alan H. Bushell. Picture's background is red. Bushell's head, neck and part of shoulders can be seen. He is smiling and has brown hai...

    Record Type: Object

    Alan H. Bushell Raychem Badge with Holder
  7. Allied Arts in Menlo Park, 1966 - Negative

    Allied Arts in Menlo Park, 1966. Black and white negative of Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park. The image shows a tiled courtyard full of potted plants and trees. At the center of the image is an arched passageway that runs underneath a building. In the passageway three women walk towards the courtyard. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    Allied Arts in Menlo Park, 1966
  8. Allied Arts in Menlo Park, February 5, 1966 - Negative

    Allied Arts in Menlo Park, February 5, 1966. Black and white photo of Allied Arts grounds in Menlo Park. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Allied Arts in Menlo Park, February 5, 1966
  9. Allied Arts in Menlo Park, February 5, 1966 - Negative

    Allied Arts in Menlo Park, February 5, 1966. Black and white photo of Allied Arts Grounds in Menlo Park. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Allied Arts in Menlo Park, February 5, 1966
  10. Bohannon Industrial Park in Menlo Park, 1990 - Negative

    Bohannon Industrial Park in Menlo Park, 1990. Color negative shows an aerial view of the Bohannon Industrial Park in Menlo Park, California east of the Bayshore Freeway (Highway 101). The Freeway runs from left to right in the image. Intersecting over the top of the freeway near center are the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks, which run from bottom left to upper right. Part of a series. See also 2015.001.23312 series.

    Record Type: Photo

    Bohannon Industrial Park in Menlo Park, 1990
  11. Bohannon Park in East Menlo Park, 1960 - Negative

    Black and white negative shows an aerial view of Bohannon Park in East Menlo Park looking west between Marsh and Willow Roads.The Southern Pacific Railroad overpass can be seen to the right of the photograph. Most of the land in the bottom half of the image is a landfill. The Bayshore Freeway (Highway 101) runs along the upper portion of the image. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    Bohannon Park  in East Menlo Park, 1960
  12. Chemelex Electro-Wrap, c. 1960s-1970s - Heater, Strip

    Chemelex Electro-Wrap, c. 1960s-1970s. Flat piece of clear Teflon with off-white paper encased within. Paper has black and red writing which describes the product and how to use it. The Chemelex logo is printed twice in black and red on the front side. Two, six inch by two inch sections are printed with small red triangles. Two sets of red parallel lines run the length of the paper indicating where the product should be crimped. The back side of ...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem Chemelex Electro-Wrap, c. 1968-1970s
  13. Chemelex Patches, c. 1969-1999 - Patch, Insignia

    Chemelex Patches, c. 1969-1999. Two white rectangularly patches with rounded edges. Thicker, outer stitching is also white. "CHEMELEX" is embroidered with blue thread in patch's center. Back of patch has appliqué coating. One patch has thread ends taped down with small piece of masking tape.

    Record Type: Object

    Chemelex Patch
  14. Chet Sandberg Raychem Corporation Chemelex Business Cards, c. 1971-1980s - Card, Business

    Chet Sandberg Raychem Corporation Chemelex Business Cards, c. 1971-1980s. Ten business cards for Chet Sandberg. The first five cards are for Chemelex, which are white cards with blue and black ink. Two cards from 1971 list Sandberg's position as "APPLICATION ENGINEER" and "OEM MARKETING MANAGER". Two cards from 1975 list Sandberg's position as "OEM Marketing Manager" and "Manager, Consumer Products". The last Chemelex card, from 1977, also shows ...

    Record Type: Archive

    Chet Sandberg Chemelex and Raychem Business Cards
  15. Civilian Defense Council Sign, n.d. - Sign, Directional

    Civilian Defense Council Sign, n.d. 1/4" plywood sign is painted white with blue and red lettering that reads, "South East San Mateo County Civilian Defense Council" and includes a note at bottom directing people to "Please Park Along Highway..." Bottom right corner is signed "Mr. Doxsee." Text is framed by a thin blue line. There are 9 holes extending vertically throughout the center section which were probably used for mounting the sign.

    Record Type: Object

    Civilian Defense Council Sign, n.d.
  16. Coffee Break - Manning's Inc.

    Coffee Break, Fall 1967. Single issue of a Manning's Inc. newsletter contains information on new food service facilities and contracts. Short articles appear on the Peninsula Hospital in Burlingame and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (now known as SLAC) in Menlo Park.

    Record Type: Library

    Coffee Break - Fall 1967
  17. Copy Negative of Construction of Main Plant 1966 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Copy Negative of Construction of Main Plant 1966, August 8, 1988. This is a black and white contact print of a 4 x 5 negative taken in 1966 that shows the construction of Building A at Raychem Corporation headquarters in Menlo Park, California. A dirt road with grass on both sides leads to a long rectangular building in the background of the image, which extends from left to right above center. Several cars are parked in front of the building an...

    Record Type: Photo

    Copy neg. of construction of main plant 1966, c. 1966-1968
  18. "Daylight Express" at Menlo Park Station - Painting, Wall

    1998 oil painting by Gilbert H. Bennett. 21" x 17". Depicts Southern Pacific "Daylight Express" Locomotive No. 4451 traveling northbound passing the Menlo Park station. Oil on canvas mounted inside a black metal frame with acrylic cover. Station is depicted on right exactly as it appeared in 1998. Locomotive is black with an orange stripe, bordered by red above and below. "SOUTHERN PACIFIC" is painted on side of train in white lettering. Ma...

    Record Type: Object

    "Daylight Express" at Menlo Park Station, 1998
  19. Dibble General Hospital certificate to Dorothy Herrington, c. 1942-1945 - Certificate

    Dibble General Hospital certificate to Dorothy Herrington, c. 1942-1945. This certicate was given to Dorothy Herrington for her distinguish service in the rehibiliation wounded soldiers during WWII. Dimensions: 12 x 8.

    Record Type: Archive

    Dibble General Hospital certificate to Dorothy Herrington, c. 1942-1945
  20. Electron Beam Generator Electron Tube, 1957 - Tube, Electron

    Electron Beam Generator Electron Tube, 1957. This electron accelerator beam tube was stored for use as spare parts for "Beam 1", the first electron beam generator produced by General Electric for the Raychem Corporation. "Beam 1" was used by the Raychem Corporation in Menlo Park, California, and later by Tyco Electronics when it bought Raychem in 1999. It was the first electron beam accelerator ever put into commercial use. "Beam 1" was still in ...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem Electron Accelerator Beam Tube, c. 1957-1958
  21. Electron Beam Generator Electron Tube, 1957 - Tube, Electron

    Electron Beam Generator Electron Tube, 1957. This electron accelerator beam tube was stored for use as spare parts for "Beam 1", the first electron beam generator produced by General Electric for the Raychem Corporation. "Beam 1" was used by the Raychem Corporation in Menlo Park, California, and later by Tyco Electronics when it bought Raychem in 1999. It was the first electron beam accelerator ever put into commercial use. "Beam 1" was still in ...

    Record Type: Object

    Electron Beam Generator Electron Tube
  22. Flood County Park, Restroom D HABS-Format Historic Documentation Report - Page & Turnbull

    Flood County Park, Restroom D HABS-Format Historic Documentation Report by Page & Turnbull, June 10, 2022. Page & Turnbull, San Francisco. Report contains historic information on Restroom D in Flood Park, located at 215 Bay Road in the City of Menlo Park. The restroom was constructed with adobe bricks made on-site by Works Progress Administration (WPA) laborers circa 1938. 33 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Flood County Park, Restroom D HABS-Format Historic Documentation Report
  23. Flood County Park, Restroom D HABS-Format Historic Documentation Report Digital Files - Disc, Compact

    Flood County Park, Restroom D HABS-Format Historic Documentation Report Digital Files by Page & Turnbull, June 10, 2022. Files contain historic information on Restroom D in Flood Park, located at 215 Bay Road in the City of Menlo Park. The restroom was constructed with adobe bricks made on-site by Works Progress Administration (WPA) laborers circa 1938. Files stored on a STAPLES brand CD-R recordable disc. 2023.055.003.1 - Flood County Park Rest...

    Record Type: Archive

    Flood County Park, Restroom D HABS-Format Historic Documentation Report Digital Files
  24. Grave of William Solen, Menlo Park, c. 1892 - Print, Photographic

    Grave of William Solen, Menlo Park, c. 1892. Flowers indicate this was taken at or just after the funeral. The grave marker is modest, probably made of wood. The photo was identified as haven been taken in Union Cemetery, but county records indicate he was buried in Menlo Park, and there is no record of him having been buried in Union Cemetery.

    Record Type: Photo

    Grave of William Solen, Menlo Park, c. 1892
  25. Gray Ladies Class at Dibble Hospital - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Gray Ladies Class at Dibble Hospital, c. 1943-1944. Black and white photograph shows a group of 28 female Red Cross nurses posing for a group photo at Dibble Hospital in Menlo Park. The group appears in a large room filled with chairs; Two rows of women sit in the chairs with the third row standing. The nurses wear light-gray uniforms and caps with the insignia of the Red Cross. Several other nurses can be seen working in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    Gray Ladies Class at Dibble Hospital, c. 1943-1944

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