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  1. Aerial View of Cow Palace during Republican National Convention, 1964 - Negative

    Black and white aerial photo negative of Cow Palace looking east during Republican National Convention. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of Cow Palace during Republican National Convention, 1964
  2. Aerial View of National Republican Convention at Cow Palace Daly City, 1964 - Negative

    Black and white aerial photo negative of National Republican Convention at Cow Palace Daly City 1964. Part of a series of aerial photos done for the convention. Series of ground photographs for the setting up and holding of Republican National Convention in sereis photographs 2015.001.05789; 2015.001.05796; 2015.001.05731 and 2015.001.05800. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthi...

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of National Republican Convention at Cow Palace Daly City, 1964
  3. 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...

    Record Type: Object

    Brass San Mateo County Seal Paperweight
  4. 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...

    Record Type: Object

    Brass San Mateo County Seal Paperweight
  5. 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...

    Record Type: Photo

    Burlingame Officials with Governor Earl Warren Outside of Burlingame City H
  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.

    Record Type: Object

    Campaign Souvenir Nail File, 1964
  7. 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.

    Record Type: Object

    Campaign Souvenir Nail File, 1964
  8. 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"

    Record Type: Object

    Commendation plaque from SMC Board of Supervisors, 1967
  9. EPA Region 9 Briefing Document - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    EPA Region 9 Briefing Document, August 1981. This book is a briefing document from the EPA regarding the states Region 9 serves to and its internal operations. The purpose is to keep a comprehensive listing for workers within Region 9 EPA on the environmental issues, assessments and any other key information. Includes a list of states with environmental assessment; summary on federal grant assistance; key environmental problems; and a profile...

    Record Type: Library

    EPA Region 9 Briefing Document
  10. ERA Bracelet, c. 1970-1975 - Bracelet, Identification

    ERA Bracelet, c. 1970-1975. Silver metal bracelet in a solid band with a gap at the back. Bracelet is plain apart from "ERA" cut out in block letters from the metal in the center; letters are separated by horizontal indented lines but are all still part of the same band of metal.

    Record Type: Object

    ERA Bracelet
  11. ERA Button, c. 1970-1975 - Button, Political

    ERA Button, c. 1970-1975. Circular plastic and metal button, with a red female/Venus symbol on a white background. Symbol consists of a circle with a small cross extending from it at the bottom. Inside the circle are two stacked horizontal dashes forming the equals sign. Back of the button has a vertical metal pin attached at the top with its tip extending slightly past the outside of the circle.

    Record Type: Object

    ERA Button
  12. 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

    Record Type: Library

    Eye Remember: A Baby-Boomer's Scrapbook
  13. 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...

    Record Type: Photo

    Governor Earl Warren Speaking in Front of Burlingame City Hall, 1949
  14. 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.

    Record Type: Photo

    Governor Warren Greeting a Crowd at Burlingame City Hall, 1949
  15. Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization, Vol. XX. - No. 994

    Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization, Vol. XX. - No. 994, Saturday, January 15, 1876. This magazine is "an American political magazine based in New York City..."[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper%27s_Weekly- 10/19/2017]. Includes domestic, foreign, science and religious news, jokes, cartoons, ads, a booklist, and a review of recent inventions. Also includes a two paged article called "A Visit to the Lighthouse", which also includes a pho...

    Record Type: Library

    Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization, Vol. XX. - No. 994
  16. 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

    JoAnn Semones' notes and drafts during her time running for San Fernando City Council, 1970
  17. Mrs. Pat Brown Fundraising for Democrats in Atherton, May 4, 1966 - Negative

    Mrs. Pat Brown Fundraising for Democrats in Atherton, May 4, 1966. Black and white photo negative of Mrs. Pat Brown fundraising for Democrats in Atherton, California. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Mrs. Pat Brown Fundraising for Democrats in Atherton, May 4, 1966
  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...

    Record Type: Object

    President Johnson's Pen in Original Box, 1966
  19. Republican Convention at Cow Palace, Daly City, April 27, 1965 - Negative

    Republican Convention at Cow Palace, Daly City, April 27, 1965. Black and white photo negative of Republican convention - African-American attendee on the floor. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Republican Convention at Cow Palace, Daly City, April 27, 1965
  20. Republican Convention Preparations at Cow Palace, Daly City, June 25, 1964 - Negative

    Republican Convention Preparations at Cow Palace, Daly City, June 25, 1964. Black and white photo negative of Republican Convention Preparations at the Cow Palace Daly City. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Republican Convention Preparations at Cow Palace, Daly City, June 25, 1964
  21. Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace, 1964 - Negative

    Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace,1964. Black and white negative shows the 1964 Republican National Convention held at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. A large crowd of people hold signs proclaiming a specfic state for Barry Goldwater. Other signs have an image of Goldwater or campaign slogans. A few men in the foreground of the image are wearing cowboy hats. Several people hold musical instruments. Part of a series; see al...

    Record Type: Photo

    Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace, 1964
  22. 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.

    Record Type: Archive

    A long two page photocopy of the San Mateo County Times from Monday, Oct 2,
  23. 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 ...

    Record Type: Object

    Shadow box display of two badges owned by Jean Fassler
  24. Telecasting Republican National Convention at Cow Palace in Daly City, 1964 - Negative

    Black and white photo negative of newscaster televising Republican National Convention at Cow Palace in Daly City. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Telecasting Republican National Convention at Cow Palace in Daly City, 1964
  25. 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...

    Record Type: Library

    The Capitol: Symbol of Freedom (A pictorial story of the Capitol) in General and the House of Representatives in Particular

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