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  1. American Legion Flag, c. 1920-1965 - Flag

    American Legion Flag, c. 1920-1965. Large rectangular flag made of stiff, densely-woven red fabric. Along three edges, excluding the side where the flag would attach to a pole, is a dull gold rope fringe. In the center is a circular blue-and-gold medal with a rectangle extending below it; in the center of the circle is a five-pointed star with laurel leaves and gold text reading "U.S." and "AMERICAN LEGION," and on the lower rectangle are the num...

    Record Type: Object

    American Legion Flag, c. 1920-1965
  2. Italian American Citizens Club, Colma, c. 1920-1945 - Print, Photographic

    Italian American Citizens Club, Colma, c. 1920-1945. Black-and-white, approximately square photo depicting a man on a narrow stage, holding an accordion and with a microphone in front of him. Behind him is a large poster reading "Citizen of the Year," with two American flags hanging sideways below it, and below that a partially-obscured poster or banner reading "ITALIAN AMERICAN CITIZENS CLUB DALY CITY COLMA." In the bottom foreground are the hea...

    Record Type: Photo

    Italian American Citizens Club, Colma
  3. Italian American Sporting Club Annual Carnival Dance, 1935 - Print, Photographic

    Italian American Sporting Club Annual Carnival Dance, 1935. Black-and-white photograph depicting a posed group shot of at least one hundred people, sitting and standing in rows facing the photographer. People wear various costumes. A string of lights is hung horizontally across the photograph above the people; above that is a black banner with white text reading "ITALIAN AMERICAN SPORTING CLUB / OF SAN MATEO / ANNUAL CARNIVAL-DANCE JAN 12, 19...

    Record Type: Photo

    Italian American Sporting Club Annual Carnival Dance, 1935
  4. Les Simonds at Burlingame American Legion at Washington Park - Negative

    Les Simonds at Burlingame American Legion at Washington Park, c. 1948-1949. Black and white negative shows Burlingame Mayor, Les Simonds, with the American Legion Post Commander standing in front of the Burlingame American Legion Building. Built in 1931, the building is located at 990 Burlingame Avenue in Washington Park. As of 2017, the building is home to the Burlingame Lions Club. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    Les Simonds at Burlingame American Legion at Washington Park, c. 1948-1949
  5. San Fernando Fact Sheet, January 1, 1965 - Archive

    San Fernando Fact Sheet, January 1, 1965. Two page fact sheet on San Fernando. This fact sheet was used to help JoAnn Semones know basic knowledge of the city during her time running for city council. Topics on sheet: History, Population, City Government, Courts, Projects, San Fernando Mission, San Fernando Fiesta, San Fernando Sun, Truman St., San Fernando High School, and San Fernando Growers Association.

    Record Type: Archive

    San Fernando Fact Sheet, January 1, 1965
  6. Science Club of America Pin, c. 1960-1963 - Pin, Fraternal

    Science Club of America Pin, c. 1960-1963. Steel gray metal pin is shaped like a downward-pointing triangle with a half-circle extending around the bottom point. Across the top is written "SCIENCE CLUBS OF AMERICA" in raised text. In the center of the triangle, vertically from the bottom point to just below the words, is a burning torch. Surrounding it are jagged lightning-bolt lines extending horizontally to the triangle's edges and top corners....

    Record Type: Object

    Science Club of America Pin
  7. SFVSC Ski Club Patch, c. 1964-1968 - Patch, Fraternal

    SFVSC Ski Club Patch, c. 1964-1968. Round embroidered patch from the San Fernando Valley State College Ski Club. The outside border of the patch is black. Just inside it is a red ring in which the college name and "Ski Club" is embroidered around the circle in black. Another black border separates this red ring from the innermost circle, which features a black silhouette of a skier on an off-white background.

    Record Type: Object

    SFVSC Ski Club Patch
  8. Untitled [Photograph of Andrew Bowles], July 25, 1989 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Photograph of Andrew Bowles], July 25, 1989. Black and white photograph of Andrew Bowlds in a white collared shirt with sleeves rolled up and a tie and pants and a watch on his right wrist. He is sitting partially on top of the desk with some printed documents in front of him. A computer, keyboard, some photos in a frame and a fax machine are visible in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Photograph of Andrew Bowles], July 25, 1989

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