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Number of Archive records |
9 |
Number of Object records |
10 |
Number of Photo records |
26 |
Number of Library records |
2 |
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Bayshore Freeway in South San Francisco, 1964 - Negative
Bayshore Freeway in South San Francisco, 1964. Black and White photo negative of Bayshore Freeway in South San Francisco, California, just north of Grand Avenue. San Bruno Mountain in background. Part of a series. See also photo 2015.001.07386 to contrast 1965 development of Grand Avenue overpass. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.
Record Type: Photo
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Boy Scout Hike along Crystal Springs Road in San Mateo, April 1963 - Negative
Boy Scout Hike along Crystal Springs Road in San Mateo, April 1963. Black and white negative shows eight Boy Scouts and a Scout Leader hiking along Crystal Springs Road in San Mateo, California. The boys and the Scout Leader walk in single file toward the camera along the road's guardrail. The boy at the front of the line carries a flagpole. A 1963 Chevrolet Biscayne appears in the foreground at left driving up the road toward the scouts at cente...
Record Type: Photo
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California Drive at Buringame Avenue, 1948 - Negative
California Drive at Buringame Avenue, 1948. Black and white negative shows a car driving south on California Drive at the corner of Burlingame Avenue. The Burlingame Train Depot appears in the background on the left. In the parking lot of the train depot is a striped truck with the words "BAGGAGE / EXPRESS" on its side. A Borden Dairy billboard reads "Give to fight Cancer" on top of a P.G.& E. office building. There are several cars and buses d...
Record Type: Photo
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Construction of Highway 92 Overpass in San Mateo, October 1962 - Negative
Construction of Highway 92 Overpass in San Mateo, October 1962. Black and white negative shows construction of the Highway 92 overpass at El Camino Real in San Mateo, California. The image shows several cars driving along El Camino Real with construction of the overpass visible on either side of the road. A crane appears at center left lifting a large beam. Several construction workers can be seen on the scaffolding around the structure at right ...
Record Type: Photo
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El Camino at 4th Avenue, San Mateo, 1964 - Negative
El Camino at 4th Avenue, San Mateo, 1964. Black and white negative shows El Camino Real at 4th Avenue in San Mateo, California. Multiple cars drive along the roadway with one parked at mid-ground, center right. The photograph was taken looking north down El Camino Real toward a retail building with signs for "chandler’s Warp ’n Woof," "fine fabrics," "Sanfords," and "San Mateo Stationers." A J. C. Penney building is partially visible at right w...
Record Type: Photo
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Entrance to San Francisco International Airport, 1965 - Negative
Entrance to San Francisco International Airport, 1965. Black and white negative of the entrance to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). There are two directional signs for parking lots, one right of center in the foreground and the other to the left in the background. Several construction trucks, vehicles, and workers can be seen in the background to the left, underneath one of the parking signs. There is a sidewalk on the left side of the ...
Record Type: Photo
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Highway 101 Heading South, June 1965 - Negative
Highway 101 Heading South, June 1965. Black and White photo of Highway 101 heading south between Grand Blvd SSF and San Bruno exits. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.
Record Type: Photo
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Hillsdale Underpass, 1964 - Negative
Black and white photo negative of concrete pouring during construction of Hillsdale underpass at El Camino and W. Hillsdale Blvd. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.
Record Type: Photo
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Hillsdale Underpass, 1964 - Negative
Black and white photo negative of reinforceing steel during construction of Hillsdale underpass at El Camino and W. Hillsdale Blvd. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.
Record Type: Photo
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History Of La Honda - Monograph
History Of La Honda by Werner C. Foss, Jr., June 1941. Student monograph contains information on the history of La Honda from the 1850s through the 1930s. Subjects include: pioneer families; town history; transportation; lumbering; the La Honda Bandits. Includes five hand copied maps and 28 pages of photographs. A note on the title page reads, "Awarded first prize in the C. N. Kirkbride Contest June 1941." Typewritten on paper with handwritten no...
Record Type: Archive
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John Deere Road-building Plow - Plow
John Deere road-building plow is solid oak with oak handles. Blade is affixed with steel parts. A steel bar wraps around top and bottom of beam, outside of handles and at top and bottom of handle ends forming steel grips. All steel is painted green while oak has a clear lacquer finish. The large blade is made of heavy iron so that it will not break if it hits a rock.
Record Type: Object
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Mission Street in Daly City, 1961 - Negative
Mission Street in Daly City, 1961. Black and white negative of Mission Street in Daly City, California. There are at least two banners stretching across the street advertising the 50th Anniversary of Daly City. There are several cars driving and parked on Mission Street. Across the street are several businesses, including a garage, a drugstore, a U.S. Air Force Recruitment office, an optometrist, and a sign advertising a motel. Part of a series...
Record Type: Photo
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Model of Proposed Broadway Burlingame Overpass, April 12, 1966 - Negative
Model of Proposed Broadway Burlingame Overpass, April 12, 1966. Black and white photo negative of Model of proposed new overpass for Broadway Burlingame. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.
Record Type: Photo
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Opening Ceremonies for New Hillsdale Boulevard and El Camino Real Underpass, July 1965 - Negative
Opening Ceremonies for New Hillsdale Boulevard and El Camino Real Underpass, July 1965. Black and white photo of first automobiles to drive through the Hillsdale and El Camino Underpass. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.
Record Type: Photo
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Opening Ceremonies for New Hillsdale Boulevard and El Camino Real Underpass, July 1965 - Negative
Opening Ceremonies for New Hillsdale Boulevard and El Camino Real Underpass, July 1965. Black and white photo of opening ceremonies of New Hillsdale Blvd and El Camino Underpass. Standing on right side of photo holding ceremonial scissors, L-R, Roy Archibald, SM Co Supervisor and Hugh Wayne, San Mateo Mayor. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Sch...
Record Type: Photo
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Opening of Hillsdale and El Camino Real Overpass Looking North, June 1965 - Negative
Opening of Hillsdale and El Camino Real Overpass Looking North, June 1965. Black and white photo of opening of Hillsdale and El Camino Overpass at Hillsdale Shopping Center, looking north. Sears in left background, Macy's in middle, Emporium at far left end. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.
Record Type: Photo
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Residence of George F. Keiffer, San Gregorio, 1878 - Lithograph
Residence of George F. Keiffer, San Gregorio, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Framed lithograph depicting the residence of George F. Keiffer in San Gregorio. The image depicts a small white house with a red roof and a fenced yard sitting next to a body of water in a field at the base of hills. The field is full of piles of hay and a two-horse wagon being loaded with hay by ...
Record Type: Object
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San Carlos Hills, 1964 - Negative
Black and white photo negative of San Carlos Hills looking east. Port of Redwood City in backgrounds. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.
Record Type: Photo
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San Mateo County - Its Story - Goodman, Marian
San Mateo County - Its Story, 1967. Book by Marian Goodman with illustrations by the author. Published by Goodman Publishing Company in Redwood City. Second printing November 1967. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. 44 pages.
Record Type: Library
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Santa on Firetruck Driving in Burlingame, 1948 - Negative
Santa on Firetruck Driving in Burlingame, 1948. Black and white negative shows a man dressed as Santa Claus standing on the back of an antique fire truck that is being driven down a Burlingame residential street. Santa Claus is holding on to a spooled fire hose with one hand and waving with the other. There are four other individuals in firemen's uniforms on the truck - one driving, two standing on the running boards on either side of the truck, ...
Record Type: Photo
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State Highway Entrance to Burlingame - Film, Sheet
State Highway Entrance to Burlingame, early 20th century. Black and white copy negative taken of a photographic print. The print shows an automobile driving away from the viewer at the intersection of El Camino Real and Burlingame Avenue. A large brick home appears at left and a Standard Oil service station at right. A large sign with the text "Burlingame" appears on the corner of the road at right. The print is matted with "State Highway Entranc...
Record Type: Photo
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The Good Roads Machinery Company Road Grader - Scraper, Earth
The Good Roads Machinery Company Road Grader. All metal (iron) grader with wood beam between front wheels. Front wheels turn left and right on an axle while back wheels are affixed to the metal body. Two levers (left and right) above and in front of back wheels for adjusting scraper height. Scraper blade is rectangular and sits at a diagonal across the entire width of the grader in the center. It is attached via a giant eye-bolt and can pivot lef...
Record Type: Object
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The South Skyline Story - Schwind, Janet; Skyline Historical Soceity
The South Skyline Story by Janet Schwind and the Skyline Historical Society, 2014. Skyline Historical Society, Santa Cruz, CA. Illustrated; includes map. 232 pages. Publisher's summary: "The South Skyline Story traces the cultural history of the South Skyline region of California's Santa Cruz Mountains from the Native Americans, through the early loggers and ranchers, commune dwellers, wine makers, conservationists, and homebuilders."
Record Type: Library
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Town of Purissima, 1878 - Lithograph
Town of Purissima, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the town of Purissima. Image shows an overview of the town, including a large white house with tree-lined driveways and a fountain in the front yard. Behind the house is a field, upon which two men are working, and a body of water. In front of the yard is a dirt road, upon which a four-horse drawn carriage, a man on horseback, and...
Record Type: Object
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Traffic on Bayshore Freeway Looking North from Broadway, Burlingame Overpass, 1963 - Negative
Traffic on Bayshore Freeway Looking North from Broadway, Burlingame Overpass, 1963. Black and white negative shows traffic on Bayshore Freeway (US 101). The photograph was taken looking north from the Broadway street overpass in Burlingame, California. Four lanes of oncoming traffic fill the majority of the image. A sign for "Millbrae / EXIT 1 MI" appears at top right. Part of a series.
Record Type: Photo