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1. Bag, Shopping

   Koto (Japanese Harp) Strings Envelope, c. mid 1950s. Rectangular cream-colored paper, marked with red Japanese inscriptions and symbols on one side: a red Japanese fan with inscriptions on the middle and both sides, two lines of vertical Japanese writing bellow it and a red symbol that looks like a pear with three symbols inside of it.

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Moore, Thomas

   Irish Melodies by Thomas Moore. Small, leather bound book containing Irish melodies which were written by Thomas Moore.

   Record Type: Library

   
3. Receipt

   Koto (Japanese Harp) String Receipt, c. mid-1950s. Paper with Japanese text printed in blue and red ink. 5.5" x 3.5"

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. 1913 Edison Cylinder Phonograph Player - Phonograph

   1913 Edison Cylinder Phonograph Player with internal speaker is a light brown, stained wooden box with a metal hand crank, with wood handle, on the right side. The front of the box has a metal grate with 9 openings (each about 1" wide), and behind it sits the speaker. The grate is loose at the top and falls forwards depending on the placement of the player arm. The speaker also shifts side to side when the arm is moved. The top of the box is hing...

   Record Type: Object

   
5. 55 Multi-Impedance "Unidyne" Microphone, 1947 - Microphone

   55 Multi-Impedance "Unidyne" Microphone, 1947. Silver and black metal Fatboy with a company "S" (Shure) logo on front side. It has a swivel and a mounting tube. The tube has a small oval plate containing engraved data about the model and the manufacturer. There are two thick threads around the tube, blue and beige, each holding a label. To the blue thread is attached blue "Multi-Impedance Microphone Connection" label, the other thread holds white...

   Record Type: Object

   
6. 78 RPM Victrola Phonograph Record, 1906 - Record, 78 RPM

   78 RPM Victrola Phonograph Record, 1906. Thick black plastic record has a purple label on both sides with gold writing. Labels are intersected with the image of a red white and blue ribbon with text that reads, "MEDAL / GRAND / PRIZE / MILAN 1906 / ST.LOUIS 1904 / PARIS / 1900 / HIGHEST / AWARDS / WHEREVER / EXHIBITED." Produced by Columbia Records, the music is "BY CELIA'S ARBOUR (Mendelssohn) Sung by David Bispham" on one si...

   Record Type: Object

   
7. Accordion c. 1930-1950s - Accordion

   Accordion c. 1930-1950s. Wooden accordion is in three parts held together swinging metal hook clasps. Center piece has expandable pleated section covered with fabric, blue on the interior and red and white on the outside. Piece to one side is topped with ivory keys. It's side is solid wood with two large circles of perforated circular openings. Across the openings is a 1.625" wide brown leather strap affixed to the ends via a metal plate and...

   Record Type: Object

   
8. Accordion, Case, and Strap, c. 1940s - Accordion

   Accordion, Case, and Strap, c. 1940s. Black and white accordion (A) with a black leather strap. On one side "SANDRA, LA MELODIOSA / PEZZOLVANA" are embossed in a silver color on black plastic; "LA MELODIOSA" is in all lower case, and "PEZZOLVANA" only has the first letter capitalized. Between "SANDRA, LA MELODIOSA" and "PEZZOLVANA" there is a white plastic design surrounded by black plastic; this is the part of the instrument that will expand and...

   Record Type: Object

   
9. A House Full of Friends - Disc, Compact

   A House Full of Friends, 2018. Audio CD of music by Garrick Davis World Blues. Songs include: 1. So Glad I'm Here (6:13) 2. Everything Intro & Improv (3:10) 3. Everything (6:01) 4. Grandma's Hands (5:40) 5. Grey Sky (7:38) 6. Trust (11:10) 7. The Boy In Me (8:16) 8. Happy June (6:03) 9. Wastin' Time (7:11) 10 Walking In To Heaven (10:00) 11. Brother Time (4:46)

   Record Type: Archive

   
10. Ampex Audio Cassette, The Grass Roots Their 16 Greatest Hits Album - Audiocassette

    The Grass Roots Their 16 Greatest Hits Album, 1971-1976. Ampex audio cassette in rectangular format featuring color photograph of the Grass Roots musicians on cover with a listing of their greatest hits. Includes cassette (.001) and plastic cover (.002).

    Record Type: Object

    
11. Any Bonds Today sheet music, 1941 - Music, Sheet

    Any Bonds Today Sheet Music, 1941. This piece of sheet music appears to made of paper. The background cover of the sheet music has an old man (Uncle Sam) in a blue suit with a red bow tie in a red and white striped pants while holding his blue hat in one hand and holding a blue pamphlet in the other and standing on a white star with a blue edged background. At the top of the sheet music, in bold, the text reads "ANY BONDS TODAY". The letters in "...

    Record Type: Archive

    
12. Assembly Songs Volume I for School, College, and Choral Societies - Dann, Hollis

    Assembly Songs Volume I for School, College, and Choral Societies by Hollis Dann. Signature of Leonora W. Armsby on interior.

    Record Type: Library

    
13. Boy Scout Marching Band Drum, c. 1940s - Drum

    Boy Scout Marching Band Drum, c. 1940s. Belmont Troop 161 Boy Scout Drum. Round base drum has a light and dark wood outer edge secured with threaded metal tension rods. White interior is painted with "San Mateo County Area Council / BOY SCOUTS / of AMERICA / BELMONT / TROOP 161 / SPONSORED BY / Belmont LIONS CLUB" in blue, black and gold lettering on both sides.

    Record Type: Object

    
14. B. Shoninger Cabinet Grand Piano, 1857 - Piano, Upright

    B. Shoninger Cabinet Grand Piano, 1857. Serial #22101, New Haven, NH is a wooden upright piano decorated with floral carvings on front, sides, and legs. Front design also has a harp and trumpet, crossing over each other, among the flowers. The flowers are strung along ribbons with bows. Fluted columns on front side corners at top and bottom. Claw foot feet in front. Hinged key cover. Keys are a bit chipped and one black key is missing. Top has h...

    Record Type: Object

    
15. Burlingame McKinley School Orchestra, 1949 - Negative

    Burlingame McKinley School Orchestra, 1949. Black and white negative of the Burlingame Elementary School Orchestra shows approximately 42 students and one teacher posing in front of the entrance to a large building. Most of the students are holding their instruments and some stand next to them. The teacher is visible standing at the back of the group. The entrance to the building has two large pillars in front of large glass doors with an oval wi...

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. California Mission Music - Disc, Compact

    California Mission Music, 1974. Compact Disc contains sacred and secular music presented in concert by The John Biggs Consort in Mission La Purísama Concepcíon, California, September 28 and 29, 1974. The album was released in CD format in 2006 by Consort Press of Ventura, California.

    Record Type: Archive

    
17. Carmen, The Toreodor's Song by Bizet on Regina Music Disc, 1896 - Disk, Music Box

    Carmen, The Toreodor's Song by Bizet on Regina Music Disc, 1896. Silver colored tin metal disc is round with a hole in a center for mounting to a player and rectangular openings throughout with hanging tines for playing notes of a song. This disc plays, "Carmen: The Toreador's Song" by Bizet, 1454. Outer edge of disc is perforated with circles for mounting into player portion that causes disc to spin.

    Record Type: Object

    
18. Cast of c. 1485-1780 Bird Bone Whistle, 2019 - Replica

    Cast of c. 1485-1780 Bird Bone Whistle, 2019. Resin replica cast of a bird bone whistle, elongated and slightly curved. Single circular notch near center. Tan with brown staining and scratches throughout. Notch and ends are stained very deep brown. Appearance of crack or fracture on one side

    Record Type: Object

    
19. Cast of c. 1485-1780 Bird Bone Whistle, 2019 - Replica

    Cast of c. 1485-1780 Bird Bone Whistle, 2019. Resin replica cast of a bird bone whistle, elongated and slightly curved. Tan with brown staining and scratches throughout. Single circular notch near center. Notch and ends are stained very deep brown, and one end has appearance of accumulated deep brown residue.

    Record Type: Object

    
20. Celebrity Louie Armstrong at College of San Mateo, 1964 - Negative

    Celebrity Louie Armstrong at College of San Mateo, May 11, 1964. Black and white photo negatives of Celebrity Louie Armstrong performing at CSM. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    
21. Celebrity Louie Armstrong at College of San Mateo, 1964 - Negative

    Celebrity Louie Armstrong at College of San Mateo, May 11, 1964. Black and white photo negatives of Celebrity Louie Armstrong performing at CSM. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    
22. Celebrity Louie Armstrong at College of San Mateo, 1964 - Negative

    Celebrity Louie Armstrong at College of San Mateo, May 11, 1964. Black and white photo negatives of Celebrity Louie Armstrong performing at CSM. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    
23. Celebrity Louie Armstrong at College of San Mateo, 1964 - Negative

    Celebrity Louie Armstrong at College of San Mateo, May 11, 1964. Black and white photo negatives of Celebrity Louie Armstrong performing at CSM. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    
24. Daily Aspects of Peninsula Living, February 2, 1962 - Negative

    Black and white photo negative of aspects of daily living for a San Mateo County Family. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs

    Record Type: Photo

    
25. Edison Amberol Record-Four Minute, Case - Case, Audio Recording

    Edison Amberol Record-Four Minute, Case is cylindrical in shape and made of cardboard. The cardboard is colored green, white, and black on the outside, while the base and lips are not colored. The tube is open at the top, and sealed at the base. Inside the tube is a white fabric lining. The fabric has long, fluffy fibers. The top inch of the outside of the tube is dark green. Below this is an outer sleeve. The outer sleeve has a half white, half ...

    Record Type: Object