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1. Freight Brakeman C.&N.W.R.Y. Metal Plate - Plate, Commemorative

   Freight Brakeman C.&N.W.R.Y. Metal Plate. Rectangular silver metal plate with vertical holes along the left and right sides. In black text is stamped "FREIGHT / BRAKEMAN / C. & N.W. RY."

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Handheld Boxcar Mover, c. 1920s - Mover, Rail Car

   Handheld Boxcar Mover, c. 1920s. The Thurman Smith Boxcar Mover was used to hand move boxcars on railway lines. It consists of a long wooden pole which tapers at either end. One tapered end is fed into a metal fitting which has oval shaped holes on its sides. Attached to the metal fitting by a nut and bolt is an angled metal pivot. Used by all four companies that occupied the same site in San Carlos: Kelly-Pickering Chemical Factory, Spencer-Ke...

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Railroad Lantern, c. 1930-1960 - Lantern, Railroad

   Railroad Lantern, n.d. Round circular base with ribbing narrows into a circular cylindrical center. Inside cylindrical center contains glass light, and glass lens in cone frame. Lever on side of cylindrical center opens and closes glass front. In base is a circular knob. Cylindrical center extends upward to a circular ring. Circular ring protrudes from top of light and topped with metal lid. Two metal screws attach a metal handle over top of lid.

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Railroad Police California Southern Pacific Co. Badge - Badge, Law Enforcement

   Railroad Police California Southern Pacific Co. Badge. Silver metal badge in the shape of a six-pointed star. Badge is plain of decoration and has two small holes punched into it, one in the top point and one in the bottom point. Stamped on it in black is "RAILROAD POLICE 18 CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO." The 18 is in the center and the other lines curve above and below it.

   Record Type: Object

   
5. Railroad Trestle Construction, Redwood City, c. 1860-1880 - Print, Photographic

   Black and white photo of trestle construction behind firehouse, south of Broadway between Jefferson and Maple, Redwood City. Workers are on top of trestle while two women and at least two children are next to it in the foreground. Rails have not been laid on the trestle in this view.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Railway Police L.I.R.R.Co. Badge - Badge, Law Enforcement

   Railway Police L.I.R.R.Co. Badge. Silver metal badge in the shape of a rounded shield, with small holes punched near its upper corners and a small "21" stamped in the center on top. Center has a large circular image of a ship, an eagle, and two horses, with a banner with small raised text reading "VIRTUE / LIBERTY / INDEPENDENCE." Stamped into the metal above and below the image is "RAILWAY POLICE / L.I.R.R.CO."

   Record Type: Object

   
7. SP Station Menlo Park - Painting

   Unframed watercolor painting entitled "SP Station Menlo Park" by James W. Crawford (American, 1920-2005). Watercolor on paper. August 8, 1971. 14 x 20 inches. Image depicts yellow, wood-frame building with white trim and pitched gray roof. Entrance to building facing right. To the left of the building, a tall tree with brown trunk and a scattering of green leaves grows. On the front, far right, three stick people are walking toward the buil...

   Record Type: Object

   
8. SP Station Menlo Park - Painting

   Unframed watercolor painting entitled "SP Station Menlo Park" by James W. Crawford (American, 1920-2005). Watercolor on paper. April 25, 1971. 18 x 24 inches. Image depicts yellow, wood-frame building with white trim and pitched gray roof. Entrance to building facing right with a blue door. Behind the building are brown tree trunks and limbs. In the foreground are pen sketched posts and roadway.

   Record Type: Object

   
9. Untitled [photograph of a trolley car house], c. 1890-1910 - Album, Photograph

   Untitled photograph of a trolley car house, c. 1890-1910. Sepia-toned photograph shows a building with a large, square face. Over-exposure of the photograph makes the large, light-colored plaque on the building's face illegible. An open doorway is in the center of the building with "OFFICE" written above it. About thirty people stand in front of the building, with an additional man on horseback on the photo's left side. Behind and to the left of ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Untitled [photograph of a trolley car house], c. 1890-1910 - Album, Photograph

    Untitled photograph of a trolley car house, c. 1890-1910. Sepia-toned photograph shows a rectangular building with a tall, flat front. This front has two large doorways, each with a trolley car just peeking out. A large white plaque on the building reads "O.S.L. & H.E.R Y," and a smaller plaque below it is illegible. Behind and on either side of this building are similar ones, a trolley car also in front of the one on the left. Tracks lead from t...

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Untitled photograph of a trolley car house, c. 1890-1910 - Album, Photograph

    Untitled photograph of a trolley car house, c. 1890-1910. Sepia-toned photograph shows two tall, connected wooden buildings. Two connected trolley cars sit on a track that emerges from an arched doorway in the foreground building. Several workers stand in or near the trolley cars. On the side of the building is written "O.S.L. & HE. R Y, CAR HOUSE." The trolley cars have "OAKLAND SAN LEANDRO AND HAYWARDS" written above their windows and the front...

    Record Type: Photo