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1. Al Bahran Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

   Al Bahran Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden ship to 1:50 scale. The ship is unpainted, dark wood at the base, with light wood and black trim on the upper half and deck. The top band of black trim has half-circle cut outs. The ship has two sails that are right triangles, with the lower front corner cut off. The ship has two decks, with a sail on each deck. The lower deck has a square hatch to go below deck, 4 barrels, and a black...

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2. Bluenose Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

   Bluenose Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden Canadian fishing schooner. The lower half of the ship is painted brown, with a thin white band above it, followed by a black upper portion and white railing. The black portion has a thin gold band around it and "BLUENOSE" is written on both sides in gold paint towards the front of the ship (between the gold band and the white boat railing). There is one deck with two flagpoles with riggi...

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3. Early Sawmill Model, c. 1955 - Model, Instructional

   Early Sawmill Model, c. 1955. Model of an early sawmill. Mechanical interactive sawmill model with exterior crank handle (outside plex). When the external crank is turned, the water wheel spins and the saw blade goes up and down. The log sits on a sliding carrier with a rope attached to a second crank inside the case that a logger would spin in order to move the log so that the cut would extend along its length. Wooden model is painted gray ...

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4. Entering 19th Avenue Freeway at Alameda de Las Pulgas, August 1963 - Negative

   Entering 19th Avenue Freeway at Alameda de Las Pulgas, August 1963. Black and white photo negative of Miss San Mateo (Louisa) driving on to the new 19th Avenue Freeway (Highway) at the Alameda de Las Pulgas on ramp. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs

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5. Far West Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

   Far West Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden boat. The boat oval in shape with a painted pink base. The deck is unpainted. The housing on the ship is painted white, with grey/blue roof tops. The first level of the boat is open (minus the back section) and has a high ceiling that is held up with posts. On first level is cargo, such as wooden planks, stacks of lumber, and barrels. The second level is enclosed with seven brown doors o...

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6. Fashion and Cars of 1964 San Mateo County, November 5, 1964 - Negative

   Fashion and Cars of 1964 San Mateo County, November 5, 1964. Black and white photo negative of Fashion and Cars of 1964. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Futuristic Publicity shot for Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company at San Mateo County Fair - Negative

   Black and white negative shows an exhibit at the San Mateo County Fair. A model wearing a futuristic costume is seated at a replica of orbit entry control equipment made by the Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company for NASA'S Project Mercury.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Golden Gate Produce Terminal, August 20, 1962 - Negative

   Golden Gate Produce Terminal, August 20, 1962. Black and white negative of the first walls erected for the Golden Gate Produce Terminal in South San Francisco, California. The image shows a concrete structure with rebar sticking out of the side. A model in a striped dress, hard hat, and high-heeled shoes climbs the rebar at upper left and poses with her right arm outstretched. Bill Harr and another man appear at lower right holding on to pieces o...

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Hannah Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

   Hannah Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden ship that is 1:48 to scale. Ship is unpainted, but is lighter wood at top and darker wood at base with a black band in the center. The sails are not up, but rigging can be seen and is attached by circular deadeyes. The ship has no crow's nest. The ship has 2 decks. The lower deck is in the front and contains a launch/dinghy near the rear, a sail in the front, and a reel to pull in the anch...

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10. Hiller Aviation Building in Menlo Park, 1961 - Negative

    Hiller Aviation Building in Menlo Park, 1961. Black and white negative of a model posing while a helicopter takes off in the front parking lot of the Hiller Aviation building in Menlo Park. The model wears a sheer white dress that is being blown upwards by the helipcopter, exposing her undergarments (not unlike Marilyn Monroe in "The Seven Year Itch"). She has her hands on her head to keep her hair from being blown around and wears white high-hee...

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11. HMS Halifax Model Ship by Charles Parson - Model, Instructional

    HMS Halifax Model Ship by Charles Parson is a handmade wooden ship to 1:48 scale. The ship is unpainted dark wood, with black bands/trim. The right side is unfinished, showing the inner structure of the ship. There is only one deck. The ship has two poles for sails with no crows nests. Rigging is attached by round, brown deadeyes. The front of the deck contains one sail, followed by a dinghy/launch, and then the second sail. Behind that, is a re...

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12. HMS Revenge Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    HMS Revenge Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade, wooden square sailing ship. Ship has four sets of sails, two tall in front with three sails each, and two at rear with one, triangular sail each. Sails are held on by triangular deadeyes. Each sail has a round red/white crow's nest. The front sail has a blue and white striped flag with a red cross, and 6 red/white flags on the corner of each sail. The second sail has a white flag with a red...

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13. HMS Victory Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    HMS Victory Model Ship by Charles Parsons at 1:96 scale. Wooden ship is a 3 masted square sailing ship, but sails are not up. Each mast has a crow's nest that is flat with a railing towards rear. There are two decks, with rear deck higher up. The rear deck has a small, rectangular skylight in floor. Rigging is attached with black deadeyes and the rigging forms very intricate netting. The front of the ship has an intricate front piece of black an...

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14. Little Californians magazine clippings, May-June 1964 - Ad, Magazine

    Little Californians magazine clippings, May-June 1964. A series of modeling magazine ads of young girls. Each ad has a description and prices of outfits that are modeled by a young JoAnn Semones. Also includes duplicate pages of clippings, drafts of clippings, and a newspaper clipping with an image of three women as well as three children including a very young Vicky Semones. Located on the first page of JoAnn Semones clippings #1 scrapbook (...

    Record Type: Archive

    
15. Model of Proposed Broadway Burlingame Overpass, April 12, 1966 - Negative

    Model of Proposed Broadway Burlingame Overpass, April 12, 1966. Black and white photo negative of Model of proposed new overpass for Broadway Burlingame. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Model Poses Inside Hillsdale Shopping Center Heart, 1960 - Negative

    Model Poses Inside Hillsdale Shopping Center Heart, 1960. Black and white negative of the "Heart of the Peninsula" sign at Hillsdale Shopping Center. The image shows a model as she poses for a publicity photograph. She sits on the right side inside of the large heart sculpture in front of a sign for David Bohannon's Hillsdale Shopping Center. The model wears a dress with a tropical print and is barefoot. She holds the edges of the heart as if to ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Model Poses with Cadillac at Burlingame Southern Pacific Depot, 1960 - Negative

    Model Poses with Cadillac at Burlingame Southern Pacific Depot, 1960. Black and white negative of a publicity shot for a 1960 Cadillac in front of the Burlingame Southern Pacific Depot. A model poses on the driver's side of the Cadillac with her left arm on the roof of the car and her right hand holding the door through the open window. She wears a black dress and black high-heeled shoes. The car is parked in front of the Burlingame Depot. The ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Model Railroad Exhibit at the San Mateo County Fair, January 1963 - Negative

    Model Railroad Exhibit at the San Mateo County Fair, January 1963. Black and white negative shows a model railroad diorama in the Fiesta Building at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds. A man stands in a hole in the middle of the diorama at lower left pointing at the coal car on a model train. The diorama has a small town with a few large buildings, a water tower, and several houses. Miniature cars and pedestrians also appear in the diorama. Part of...

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Paleoparadoxia Model - Model

    Paleoparadoxia Model, 1966. Model of Paleoparadoxia [now classified as Neoparadoxia repenningi] created by Dr. Charles A. Repenning, Vertebrate Paleontologist and Marine Mammal Specialist for the USGS, 1966. Ceramic model is created at 1:12 scale where 1 inch equals one foot. Base is a round circle covered with hardened sand from which the animal is mounted in the center surrounded by four green plastic grass clumps. Hippo-like creature is pai...

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20. Philadelphia Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Philadelphia Model Ship by Charles Parsons at 1:16 scale. Wooden ship is a single masted, square sailing ship. Limited rigging on the masts secured with knots. Mast has rolled sails and a long, thin red flag at top. The ship has one deck, with the mast sunken in the center. There is the frame of a cabin being built towards the rear. Resting on the cabin frame are long wooden poles and rolled canvass. There are 6 small cannons, 3 per side, on rear...

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21. Prince De Nuefchatel Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Prince De Nuefchatel Model Ship (made in 1814) by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden ship to 1:64 scale. The lower half of the ship is copper colored tiles, while the upper half is unpainted with black bands. The ship has one deck with two flagpoles with rigging attached by round, black deadeyes. The pole in front contains a white crow's nest with no railings. There are two black, anchors on the front, the one on the right hangs loose, while t...

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22. Publicity Shot for San Mateo County Fair and Floral Fiesta Grounds - Negative

    Black and white negative shows a model posing on snow skis for a publicity shot at the San Mateo County Fair and Floral Fiesta grounds. The model and skis appear on a grassy lawn with the Hall of Flowers building in the background. The model wears high heels and a dark colored bathing suit. She stands on one ski and leans over, balancing on one foot. Two vertical ski poles appear next to her at left with a floral patterned scarf tied around the h...

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23. Rattlesnake Model Ship by Charles Parson - Model, Instructional

    Rattlesnake (1781) Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden ship to 1:48 scale. The ship is plain wood, with some black accents such as a decorative railing around the boat, crows nests and flag supports. The ship has three decks with the center deck being the lowest, and the decks on the ends at the same level as one another. There are three flag posts, each with a crows nest. The poles have all the rigging and are attached by black, ...

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24. Trireme Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Trireme Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden boat. The boat has pointed ends, with the rear end curling upwards. The rear tail is striped red and beige. The front has a gold tip, with red, blue and black decorations above. The base of the ship is black while the upper body is unpainted wood. The ship has a flat cover over where the crew sits, with three "slots" cut out of it. The middle slot has a pole and sail coming out of it. Th...

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25. Untitled [Architectural Model for Marine World] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Architectural Model for Marine World], c. 1968 - 1971. Black and white photograph shows an elevated view of an architectural design model for Marine World with grading, vegetation, and vehicles in the landscape. Several circular arenas with stadium seating appear at top center, and other large buildings are partially visible at top and left margins.

    Record Type: Photo