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1. Against the Vigilantes: The Recollections of Dutch Charley Duane - Duane, Charles P.

   Against the Vigilantes: The Recollections of Dutch Charley Duane edited by John Boessenecker. Chief enforcer for political boss David C. Broderick, Duane played many roles including gunfighter, fire chief, politician boxer, gambler, saloon keeper, and land squatter.

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2. Brass San Mateo County Seal Paperweight - Paperweight

   Circular brass metal disc embossed with the San Mateo County creast in the center which depicts a redwood tree in the foreground, two sailboats and a lighthouse in the water to the immediate right, and a mountainous landscape in the background. The image is encircled by a ring with text that reads, "COUNTY OF SAN MATEO / FOUNDED 1856". The text and image are in relief with a patina. The back depicts a wreath of two crossed olive branches encirc...

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3. Brass San Mateo County Seal Paperweight - Paperweight

   Brass San Mateo County Seal Paperweight. Circular brass metal disc embossed with the San Mateo County seal in the center which depicts a redwood tree in the foreground, two sailboats and a lighthouse in the water to the immediate right, and a mountainous landscape in the background. The image is encircled by a ring with text that reads, "COUNTY OF SAN MATEO / FOUNDED 1856". The text and image are in relief with a patina. The back has no adornme...

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4. Burlingame Officials with Governor Earl Warren Outside of Burlingame City Hall, 1949 - Negative

   Burlingame Officials with Governor Earl Warren Outside of Burlingame City Hall, 1949. Black and white negative of Governor Earl Warren greeting City Officials outside the Burlingame City Hall. To the left of Governor Warren is Burlingame mayor Dan Love, who is holding the governor's right elbow. Looking into the camera, second from the right, is Ulysses Scott "Les" Simonds, Jr., a former mayor of Burlingame. There are approximately 16 other peopl...

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5. Campaign Souvenir Nail File - File, Nail

   Campaign Souvenir Nail File, 1964. Red, white, and blue nail file with black stamped-on text that reads, "JEAN FASSLER / For SUPERVISOR -- Vote Tues., June 2" on the front. Likely from Mrs. Fasslers 1964 campaign for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors seat. The back is a solid beiege color.

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6. Campaign Souvenir Nail File - File, Nail

   Campaign Souvenir Nail File, 1964. Red, white, and blue nail file with black stamped-on text that reads, "JEAN FASSLER / For SUPERVISOR -- Vote Tues., June 2" on the front. Likely from Mrs. Fasslers 1964 campaign for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors seat. The back is a solid beiege color.

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7. Commendation plaque from SMC Board of Supervisors - Award

   Commendation plaque from SMC Board of Supervisors, 1967. Solid wood backed plaque with wooden gavel attached to front. A brass metal wreath is fixed to the top right corner. A brass etched plate is fixed to the bottom left corner and reads, "JEAN FASSLER / CHAIRMAN / SAN MATEO / COUNTY BOARD / OF SUPERVISORS / 1967"

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8. Eye Remember: A Baby-Boomer's Scrapbook - Semones, JoAnn

   Eye Remember: A Baby-Boomer's Scrapbook by JoAnn Semones, 2008. This book is a "personal glimpse at the people, places and events that shaped [JoAnn's] generation, a generation of post World War II "baby boomers" " [pg 7]. Topics: American Heroes, musicians, tv icons, spiritual leaders, the Kennedys, California leaders, and presidential hopefuls

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9. Framed Portrait Photograph of Judge George H. Buck, 1884 - Photograph

   Framed Portrait Photograph of Judge George H. Buck, 1884. Copyprint of sepia photograph is mounted under glass beneath a brown mat with an oval opening and an ornate gold metallic floral motif inside a brown stained wooden frame with a raised painted inner border with gold-colored rope design. Buck has short brown hair with a receding hair line and a large curly mustache and goatee-style beard. He wears a dark coat, a white shirt and a loose b...

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10. Governor Earl Warren Speaking in Front of Burlingame City Hall, October 1949 - Negative

    Governor Earl Warren Speaking in Front of Burlingame City Hall, October 1949. Black and white negative shows Governor Earl Warren speaking into a KVSM microphone in front of Burlingame City Hall during his campaign for re-election. Burlingame Mayor Dan Love is in the background on the right with his arms folded across his chest. There are approximately 16 other people standing behind Warren. Behind the crowd is the Burlingame City Hall and a neon...

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11. Governor Warren Greeting a Crowd at Burlingame City Hall, 1949 - Negative

    Governor Warren Greeting a Crowd at Burlingame City Hall, October 1949. Black and white negative shows Governor Earl Warren greeting a crowd in front of the Burlingame City Hall during his gubernatorial re-election campaign. Warren shakes hands with a woman at center in the image. There are approximately ten other people are around him watching the scene. The brick Burlingame City Hall building is visible in the background. Part of a series of 4.

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12. JoAnn Semones' notes and drafts during her time running for San Fernando City Council, 1970 - Archive

    JoAnn Semones' notes and drafts during her time running for San Fernando City Council, 1970. These documents were complied during JoAnn Semones' time running a campaign for City Councilwoman for San Fernando City Council. Three small yellow pages of notes handwritten in blue ink and stapled. Two draft printed documents with some handwritten text in blue ink.

    Record Type: Archive

    
13. Leo J. Ryan, Late a Representative from California, Memorial Address Delivered in Congress - United States Congress

    Leo J. Ryan, Late a Representative from California, Memorial Address Delivered in Congress, 1979. Book of the memorial services held in the House of Representatives and Senate with remarks presented in eulogy of Leo J. Ryan.

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14. Memoirs and Scrapbook of James Vincent Fitzgerald - Levy, Joan

    Memoirs and Scrapbook of James Vincent Fitzgerald by Joan Levy, 2005. Self-published. Text based on notes provided by James Vincent Fitzgerald covering his life and careers in real estate and politics. 136 pages plus scrapbook images.

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15. Portrait Photograph of Timothy Guy Phelps Shields - Portrait

    Untitled [Portrait of Timothy Guy Phelps], 1888. Black and white photograph shows a three-quarter portrait of Timothy Guy Phelps. Phelps appears with graying hair swept upward and parted on the left. He wears a dark jacket and vest, a white shirt with a high collar, and a black bow tie. Phelps was a businessman, politician, and the first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The photograph is mounted in a brown matt behind glass in a brown ...

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16. President Harrison, Redwood City, 1891 - Print, Photographic

    President Benjamin Harrison in Redwood City, April 29, 1891. A large crowd is standing in front of a railroad passenger car. More spectators are sitting on a partially-visible boxcar on another track behind the passenger car.

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17. President Harrison, Redwood City, 1891 - Print, Photographic

    President Benjamin Harrison in Redwood City, April 29, 1891. A large crowd is standing in front of a railroad passenger car. More spectators are sitting on a partially-visible boxcar on another track behind the passenger car. An arrow drawn on the print with ink, and labeled "the President," points to Harrison standing on the vestibule.

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18. President Johnson's Pen in Original Box - Pen

    President Johnson's Pen in Original Box, 1966. White and gold paper box containing one blue and white plastic pen used by President Johnson in 1966 to establish a Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty. Lid of the box has a blue printed seal of the President of the United States on the lefthand side and a printed graphic of Lyndon B. Johnson's signature on the righthand side. The pen itself has a gold pritned graphic of Lyndon B. Johnson's si...

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19. San Mateo County: A Sesquicentennial History - Postel, Mitchell (Mitch) P.

    San Mateo County: A Sesquicentennial History by Mitch Postel, August 1, 2007. Published by Star Publishing Company, Belmont. 256 pages Contents: Part One, The Sesquicentennial Legacy Chapter 1, Election Day at Crystal Springs: May 12, 1856 Chapter 2, The Set Up: San Mateo County, Born in Scandal Chapter 3, A New Beginning Chapter 4, Aftermath of San Mateo County's Birth: The Characters Chapter 5, Aftermath of San Mateo County's Birth: The ...

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20. San Mateo County Times article on Shirley Temple, American ambassador to Czechoslovkia, October 2, 1989 - Photocopy

    A two page photocopy of the San Mateo County Times from Monday, Oct 2, 1989. Includes an article about Shirley Temple Black becoming the American ambassador from Czechoslovkia. Also includes several police reports in San Mateo, Palo Alto, Hillsborough, and Redwood City.

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21. Shadow box display of two badges owned by Jean Fassler - Badge, Insignia

    Shadow box display of two badges owned by Jean Fassler. A square solid wood shadow box with gold inner frame and a deep red velvetine mat on the inside. Houses two gold badges. On the left, a seven pointed star-shaped badge that reads, "MRS. JEAN FASSLER / MAYOR / CITY OF PACIFICA" in blue enamel. The central medallion on the badge depicts a relief of the Seal of the State of California. On the right, a crest-shape badge topped with an eagle ...

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22. The Capitol: Symbol of Freedom (A pictorial story of the Capitol) in General and the House of Representatives in Particular - 91st Congress, 1st Session

    The Capitol: Symbol of Freedom (A pictorial story of the Capitol) in General and the House of Representatives in Particular by the 91st Congress, 1st Session. An oversize magazine with front and back cover of an photograph of the Capitol with a small image of a statue of an eagle on the far left bottom of the front of the magazine. Front cover has white and bold lettering. Includes foreword, articles, and some questions and answers about the Capi...

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23. Untitled [Clifford Boxley] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Clifford Boxley], April 26, 1980. Black and white portrait photograph shows Clifford Boxley smiling at the camera. He wears a dark suit jacket, striped tie, and white collared shirt.

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24. Untitled [Clifford Boxley, Jerry Brown for Pope] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Clifford Boxley, Jerry Brown for Pope], January 21, 1980. Black and white photograph of Clifford Boxley in a suit with several buttons on each side of the lapel and collared shirt. He is holding a small box of buttons with a printed sign in the front that reads "JERRY BROWN FOR POPE 100" A man in a suit and tie and collared shirt to Boxley's right is turned, looking at the side of the box of buttons that Clifford Boxley is holding. A c...

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25. Untitled [Clifford Boxley, March Organizer] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Clifford Boxley, March Organizer], January 20, 1987. Black and white portrait photograph shows Clifford Boxley wearing a dark coat and a lei around his neck with two paper hearts on each side that read, "Love" & "[P]eace." A round button is pinned to his proper right lapel with an image of Nelson Mandela and text that reads, "FREE NELSON MANDELA ANC(S.A.)." A rectangular button on his proper left lapel also shows has a picture of Man...

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