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1. Label

   S. H. Frank & Company Label, c. 1873-1959. Circular paper label features a color illustration of a red rooster. The rooster is seen in profile and has its head thrown back as if crowing. A green banner at bottom with white lettering reads, "S. H. FRANK & CO. / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., USA."

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Label

   S. H. Frank & Company Label, c. 1873-1959. Circular paper label features a color illustration of a miner panning for gold in a mountain landscape. A large red "49" is printed at top center above the miner. Small text at upper left reads, "IN THE DAYS OF OLD / IN THE DAYS OF GOLD / IN THE DAYS OF '49." "LEATHER" appears on a yellow banner at bottom center with small text above that reads, "COPYRIGHTED."

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Record, Sales

   Sales Book used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City. Contains daily sales from February 11, 1896 through August 23, 1986. Orange hardcover book with dark blue spine. A cream-colored rectangular label is adhered to the cover with handwritten dates in cursive script. Approximately 100 pages of lined paper filled with notes on sales.

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. 04-SM-101-6.2-7.0 - Whipple Avenue Interchange - Document File

   04-SM-101-6.2-7.0- Whipple Avenue Interchange, 1966. Right of way acquisition documents for parcels of land in San Mateo County. This file covers the construction of a new Whipple Avenue interchange in Redwood City. Plans for the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge on Veterans Boulevard are included.

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. 1906 Steam Gauge - Gauge, Steam Pressure

   1906 brass steam gauge, possibly for knot speed. Large round brass housing is shaped like a port hole with recessed sides and a solid brass back. Interior brushed steel(?) face is under glass and has markings that measure from 0 - 4000 in 500 increments. Numbers and markings are in black. There is a long black and short red dial. Unit is mounted to a brass threaded pipe with a pointed tip, upon which are mounted to large brass nuts and a lar...

   Record Type: Object

   
6. 1931 Sequoia High School School Cap - Beanie

   1931 Sequoia High School cap belonging to Ruth Barrett. Cap is made of wool felt. The outside is purple and the inside is off-white in color. Top has a small off-white diamond shape with the purple center where 5 vertical seams meet. Interior is exact opposite. Cap or beanie is comprised of six triangles with points meeting at top center and flat edge on bottom above 2 1/4" rim that is stitched to form horizontal ribbing.

   Record Type: Object

   
7. 1964 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City - Photograph

   1964 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City. Black and white photograph shows an aerial view of Pete's Harbor when it was under construction. Photo is mounted behind glass in dark brown stained wooden frame. Photo was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

   Record Type: Object

   
8. 1996 Painting of Pete's Harbor Restaurant by Houla - Painting

   1996 painting of Pete's Harbor Restaurant in Redwood City by Houla. Painting is drawn in black ink with accents in off-white paint on a tan-colored stained wooden board. Image depicts the restaurant with two palm trees and a cypress(?) out front, a boat on the roof, another boat toward the back on an awning and a sailboat behind. A seagull is flying above the right side of the painting. Bottom right, just below building near center of paintin...

   Record Type: Object

   
9. 1996 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City by Brian O'Neill - Photograph

   1996 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City by Brian O'Neill. Color photograph focuses on a white sailboat with blue trim docked in the marina with orange poppies in the foreground. The dock and two other boats are visible in the background. Photograph is matted and framed under glass. Mat is white in color and is signed by artist in lower right corner beneath photo. Wooden frame has a printed oak paper veneer. "BT O'Neill" (handwritte...

   Record Type: Object

   
10. 4th of July Parade, Redwood City - Print, Photographic

    4th of July Parade, Redwood City, c. 1880-1890. "Bakery." is on a sign on a building on the left side of the street. Photo 0000.217.010.4, from the same parade, identifies the location as the corner of Main and Broadway. The positions of spectators and parked carriages indicate photos 0000.217.010.1 through 4 are from the same year.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. 4th of July Parade, Redwood City, c. 1880-1890. - Print, Photographic

    4th of July Parade, Redwood City, c. 1880-1890. Identified as the the corner of Main and Broadway. The positions of spectators and parked carriages indicate photos 0000.217.010.1 through 4 are from the same year. For this photo, the flagpole is identified as the one in front of the courthouse, Germania Hall is the lage building on the right in the background, and the Grand Hotel is the bulding in the right foreground. Identifications attribu...

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. 4th of July Parade, Redwood City, c. 1880-1890. - Print, Photographic

    4th of July Parade, Redwood City, c. 1880-1890. "Bakery." is on a sign on a building on the left side of the street. One marcher is carrying a banner with "N, S. G. W." Photo 0000.217.010.4, from the same parade, identifies the location as the corner of Main and Broadway. The positions of spectators and parked carriages indicate photos 0000.217.010.1 through 4 are from the same year.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. 4th of July Parade, Redwood City, c. 1880-1890. - Print, Photographic

    4th of July Parade, Redwood City, c. 1880-1890. Identified as the the corner of Main and Broadway. The positions of spectators and parked carriages, and detail differences on the buildings, indicate this photo is from a different year than photo 0000.217.010.4, although the photographer was in a very similar location.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. 4th of July Parade, Redwood City, c. 1880-1890. - Print, Photographic

    4th of July Parade, Redwood City, c. 1880-1890. Photo 0000.217.010.4, from the same parade, identifies the location as the corner of Main and Broadway. The positions of spectators and parked carriages indicate photos 0000.217.010.1 through 4 are from the same year.

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Abstract of Title - John F. Johnston Abstract Company

    Abstract of Title book for John F. Johnston Abstract Company, Redwood City, 1917. Abstract of Title to lots 1-8 and 29-35 "as per Map of the Johnston Ranch filed January 25, 1883 in Map Book 'B' page 31." 370 pages. Includes 4 fold-out maps.

    Record Type: Library

    
16. Aerial of the Redwood Drive-In Looking West, Redwood City, 1961 - Negative

    Black and white negative shows an aerial view of the Redwood City Drive-In Theater looking west. Bayshore Freeway (US 101) runs left to right above center in the photo behind the drive-in. The drive-in was located at 557 East Bayshore Road.

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Aerial View of Brewer Island Looking Southwest, April 1962 - Negative

    Aerial View of Brewer Island Looking Southwest, April 1962. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of Brewer Island looking southwest before the development of Foster City. The area consists of wetlands and a canal, with a few roads visible. Redwood Shores and Bair Island can be seen in the left of the photograph. In the background is Redwood City. Part of a series of 10.

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Aerial View of Frank's Tannery and Port of Redwood City, August 1958 - Negative

    Aerial View of Frank's Tannery and Port of Redwood City, August 1958. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of the Port of Redwood City with Frank's Tannery in the center of the image. The tannery consists of a cluster of buildings, mostly long single-story structures. There is one larger structure in the center with a water tower, smokestack, and another tower. The Bayshore Freeway (Highway 101) is visible to the left of the Tannery. T...

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Amazing Marine World on San Francisco Bay Guide Map and Show Schedule - Pamphlet, Instruction

    Amazing Marine World on San Francisco Bay Guide Map and Show Schedule, c. 1968-1972. Tri-fold instructional guide contains general information, show schedule, and a map for visitors to Marine World in Redwood City. The pamphlet is printed in dark blue ink on light blue paper and features a graphic of a dolphin leaping out of the water on the front.

    Record Type: Archive

    
20. American House, Redwood City, 1878 - Lithograph

    American House, Redwood City, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting American House in Redwood City. American House is a large white building with yellow trim and a red roof. It has a wooden boardwalk in front, upon which a woman, man, and a dog are walking. There is a barber shop pole in front of the boardwalk, as well as four trees. On the dirt...

    Record Type: Object

    
21. Ampex 300 Recorder, 1949 - Recorder, Audio Tape

    Ampex 300 Recorder, 1949. Recorder has light-gray steel housing with a square darker gray colored front covering that pops out to reveal electronic vacuum tubes and inner workings. Sides have removable light-gray colored Masonite panels secured with screws. Silver-colored steel top contains two black plastic disks for holding two reels for transferring magnetic tape, a rectangular feeder for the tape with a hinged door. Top front has two lights, ...

    Record Type: Object

    
22. Ampex 300 Recorder Reel Hold-Downs - Recording, Audio

    Ampex 300 Recorder Reel Hold-Downs, 1949. Two plastic and metal cylindrical-like hold-downs for reels, which are used to sit on top of a reel or reel plate, and keep the audio tape in place and prevent it from moving while recording or playing audio. Black plastic on top and bottom of each hold-down, with a silver disc in the center and a silver knob on top.

    Record Type: Object

    
23. Ampex Model 300 7 1/2-15 Motor Drive Pulley, 1949 - Pulley

    Ampex Model 300 7 1/2-15 Motor Drive Pulley, 1949. Steel cylindrical piece has a hole down the center. Bottom two-thirds are wider than top third. There are two tiny holes across from one another in the top third.

    Record Type: Object

    
24. Ampex Model 300 Reel Hold Downs, 1949 - Recorder, Audio Tape

    Ampex Model 300 Reel Hold Downs, 1949. Metal gray-colored disk with an indented flared top. At center of top is a gray-colored flat round handle with ribbing along edge. Six silver steel spring-loaded ball bearings extend partially out the sides of lower portion of disk. Bottom has a hole in center and a second hole off-center.

    Record Type: Object

    
25. Ampex Portable Video Camera, 1966 - Camera

    Ampex Portable Video Camera,1966. Ampex portable video recorder used for closed circuit television. Video camera features: a rectangular black and silver-colored metal recorder; camera with cork strip; a black metal detachable lens projecting from left bottom side; a black and white composite video (all elements of video are contained in one wire), and a power cord. Silver colored Ampex logo stamped on front at left.

    Record Type: Object