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1. 04-SM-186-X6.3-X6.9 - 0.2 Mile East of Route 280(239) to Route 82(2) in San Bruno. - Document File

   04-SM-186-X6.3-X6.9 - 0.2 Mile East of Route 280(239) to Route 82(2) in San Bruno, 1965-1967. Right of way acquisition documents for parcels of land in San Mateo County. This file is concerned with building Route 186 (later I-380) through the naval base at San Bruno. Maps and photographs show the extent of the base, which ran along El Camino Real from Sneath Lane to San Bruno Avenue. The base was across the street from "the former Tanforan Race T...

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944 - Bullet, Armor-Piercing

   .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom slightly narrows to a finished edge and the bottom is filled with a metal composition. At top the body narrows to a point and is painted silver. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
3. .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944 - Bullet, Armor-Piercing

   .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom slightly narrows to a finished edge and the bottom is filled with a metal composition. At top the body narrows to a point and is painted silver. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
4. .50 Caliber Ball Bullet, 1944 - Bullet

   .50 Caliber Ball Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom slightly narrows to a finished bottom with an indented circular ring. At top the body narrows to a point. and ends with a finished edge. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
5. .50 Caliber Shell, 1944 - Shell, Armament

   .50 Caliber Shell, 1944. One of three brown metal shells that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom narrows and then widens to a lip. At top the body narrows and ends with a finished edge. The bottom has the engraved letters reading, "D M" and the number reading, "4". The bottom also has an engraved circular ring with three notches. The shell was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
6. .50 Caliber Shell, 1944 - Shell, Armament

   .50 Caliber Shell, 1944. One of three brown metal shells that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom narrows and then widens to a lip. At top the body narrows and ends with a finished edge. The bottom has the engraved letters reading, "D M" and the number reading, "4". The bottom also has an engraved circular ring with three notches. The shell was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
7. .50 Caliber Shell, 1944 - Shell, Armament

   .50 Caliber Shell, 1944. One of three brown metal shells that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom narrows and then widens to a lip. At top the body narrows and ends with a finished edge. The bottom has the engraved letters reading, "D M" and the number reading, "4". The bottom also has an engraved circular ring with three notches. The shell was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
8. .50 Caliber Tracer Bullet, 1944 - Bullet, Tracer

   .50 Caliber Tracer Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom has a finished edge and the bottom is filled with the tracer composition. At top the body narrows to a point and is painted orange. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
9. Army & Navy Y.M.C.A. San Francisco Brass Plate - Plate, Commemorative

   Army & Navy Y.M.C.A. San Francisco Brass Plate. Brass plate in the shape of a six-pointed star, with a tiny hole punched near the top point. Text is stamped into plate and is a faded or tarnished black. Text reads "ARMY & NAVY / Y.M.C.A. / SAN FRANCISCO / 22 / DO NOT TAKE FROM BUILDING."

   Record Type: Object

   
10. "Become a Naval Officer" World War II Recruitment Poster, 1942 - Poster

    "Become a Naval Officer" World War II Recruitment Poster, 1942. 42 x 28 poster with a white background. The top half is occupied by a black and white realistic shaded drawing of a naval officer in profile wearing a cap and holding a pair of binoculars. Behind him is some ship rigging, several bomber planes flying in formation, and three shirtless men with helmets operating an unidentifiable piece of machinery. Directly below the picture, in black...

    Record Type: Archive

    
11. Bill Byrne Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Bill Byrne of Terra Nova High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 7, 2000. Plaque includes image of Byrne and a brief biography"Bill Byrne threw his first touchdown pass as a freshman in 1978 at Terra Nova High School in Pacifica. He wound up his prep career by leading the Tigers to an unbeaten season in 1981. He was the North Peninsula League player of the year. La...

    Record Type: Object

    
12. Blank Cartridge, c. 1941-1945 - Cartridge, Blank

    Blank Cartridge, c. 1941-1945. Brown metal shell that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom narrows and then widens to a lip. The bottom also has an engraved circular ring. At top the body narrows and ends with a finished edge. The top has purple paper wad that is placed inside the shell.

    Record Type: Object

    
13. Bob Anderson Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Bob Anderson Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2001. Plaque commemorating Bob Anderson of Sequoia High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 5, 2001. Plaque includes image of Anderson and a brief biography: "Beginning in 1950, Bob Anderson spent decades coaching just about everything at Sequoia High School in Redwood City. But one sport was his favorite: Boxing. A fighter himself, he won the Fleet Championship a...

    Record Type: Object

    
14. Closure: The Final Twenty Years of Mare Island Naval Shipyard - Lemmons, Sue

    Closure: The Final Twenty Years of Mare Island Naval Shipyard by Sue Lemmon, 2001. This book is about the last twenty years of Mare Island Naval Shipyard before closure in 1996. Includes a signature from the author to JoAnn Semones; acknowledgements; foreward page; epilogue; appendices; index; map.

    Record Type: Library

    
15. C.M.A.A. Naval Hospital Corvallis, Oregon Badge - Badge, Law Enforcement

    C.M.A.A. Naval Hospital Corvallis, Oregon Badge, 1944-1946. Silver metal badge in the shape of a six-pointed star, with a stamped swirly border around the edges and spheres attached to each of the star's points. On the star's top and bottom points are small stamped flourishes; stamped in black across the front is "C.M.A.A. / 3 / NAVAL HOSPITAL / CORVALLIS, OREGON." On either side of the 3 are small stamped stars.

    Record Type: Object

    
16. Ernest "Mel" Moore Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2013 - Plaque, Award

    2013 Ernest "Mel" Moore Sports Hall of Fame Plaque. Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating Ernest "Mel" Moore of Burlingame High School who was inducted into the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame on June 11, 2013. Plaque includes image of Moore and a brief biography: "A stellar, 160-pound All-Peninsula Athletic League guard on the Panthers' 1946 co-championship football team, he distinguished himself on the gridiron, in the classroom and later, in...

    Record Type: Object

    
17. Filipino Coin, 1944 - Coin

    Filipino Coin, 1944. Silver round twenty cent coin with a ridged texture around the edge. On the front of the coin there is the arms of the US commonwealth, which is an eagle above shield, and on the back there is lady liberty is holding a hammer with a volcano in the background on the right.

    Record Type: Object

    
18. Filipino Coin, 1944 - Coin

    Filipino Coin, 1944. Silver round ten cent coin with a ridged texture around the edge. On the front of the coin there is the arms of the US commonwealth, which is an eagle above shield, and on the back there is lady liberty is holding a hammer with a volcano in the background on the right.

    Record Type: Object

    
19. Framed US Navy Certificate of Appreciation, 1970 - Certificate, Achievement

    Framed US Navy Certificate of Appreciation, 1970. Framed certificate from the US Navy Recruiting Service awarded to JoAnn Semones. The top half of the certificate is black with a large gold eagle holding a red, white, and blue shield and and a ship's anchor. The bottom half is gold and contains black and white printed text stating the purpose of the award, the date and place of issue, and the signature of the district's commanding officer. In the...

    Record Type: Object

    
20. Hughes Mining Barge at the Port of Redwood City, 1980 - Negative

    Black and white photo negative aerial of Port of Redwood City. Part of a series. This aerial depicts a barge built by Howard Hughes to conceal his latest secret project. Part of a series of Port of Redwood City and industry. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs Hughes Mining Barge at the Port of Redwood City, 1980. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of th...

    Record Type: Photo

    
21. James E. Swett Challenge Coin - Coin, Commemorative

    James E. Swett Challenge Coin. Coin recognizing James E. Swett's service in 1943 at Guadalcanal during WWII where he received a Congressional Medal of honor and a Purple Heart. This coin is made of gold with a red striped painted rim with a gold edge and red painted field. At the top front of the coin, there is some gold embossed text that reads "COL. JAMES E. SWETT". At the bottom front of the coin, there is some gold embossed text that reads...

    Record Type: Object

    
22. Japanese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1941-1945 - Brush, Calligraphic

    Japanese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1941-1945. One of two cylindrical bamboo paint brush that has a hollow handle. Handle has rectangular sticker with Japanese characters and background design and a circular paper sticker with Japanese characters. The top of brush has animal hair as paint brush bristles.

    Record Type: Object

    
23. Japanese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1941-1945 - Brush, Calligraphic

    Japanese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1941-1945. One of two cylindrical bamboo paint brush that has a hollow handle. Handle has rectangular sticker with Japanese characters and background design and a circular paper sticker with Japanese characters. The top of brush has animal hair as paint brush bristles.

    Record Type: Object

    
24. Japanese Data Plate, August 1941 - Tag, Identification

    Japanese Data Plate, August 1941. The small rectangular label has five lines of Japanese text along with numbers printed and stamped into the metal. The four corners seems to have had holes at each corner but the corners have been broken off. Two circles with a stamped Japanese character are at each of the two bottom corners.

    Record Type: Object

    
25. Japanese Data Plate, c. 1941-1945 - Tag, Identification

    Japanese Data Plate, c. 1941-1945. The short but wide metal rectangular label has five lines of Japanese text printed onto plate. The four corners seems to have had holes at each corner but the corners have been broken off.

    Record Type: Object