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  1. 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

    1906 Steam Gage
  2. 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

    1964 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  3. 1972 Picture of Clipper Ship by C.S. Purling - Print

    1972 Picture of Clipper Ship by C. S. Purling. Print on paper is mounted under glass beneath a white mat with a central blue boarder and outer off white mat with a light blue inner boarder, all inside a wooden frame wrapped in paper with a faux red wood grain finish. Image depicts a clipper ship in full sail keeling toward its port (left) side. The bottom third of the photo is comprised the large waves and the top two-thirds shows blue sky with ...

    Record Type: Object

    1972 Picture of Clipper Ship by C.S. Purling
  4. 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

    1996 Painting of Pete's Harbor
  5. 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

    January 1996 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  6. c. 1967 Photograph of Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    c. 1967 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

    c. 1967 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  7. c. 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    c. 1970 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. "78610 Maine" (handwritten in black ink on back right side of frame)

    Record Type: Object

    c. 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  8. Chasue Coming back from Alcatraz by B. Bradley - Painting

    Watercolor painting Chasue Coming back from Alcatraz by B. Bradley. Watercolor on paper (A) was mounted under glass beneath a white colored mat inside a lightly stained wooden frame (B-frame removed 6/10/2014). Image depicts Charles Parsons' white yacht with three large white sails in full sail. They are two figures inside the boat, a male steering a female passenger. The boat has wooden detail on top. It is sailing toward the left side of the pa...

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    Watercolor painting Chasue Coming back from Alcatraz by B. Bradley
  9. January 10, 1967 Photograph of Pete's Harbor in Redwood City - Photograph

    January 10, 1967 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

    1/10/1967 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  10. January 1961 Aerial Photograph of Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    January 1961 Aerial Photograph of Pete's Harbor. Black and white photograph is an aerial view depicting the construction of Pete's Harbor as it looked in January 1961. Also visible are sloughs and streets and neighborhoods of Redwood City in the background. Photograph is mounted under glass inside a thin black metal frame with gold trim.

    Record Type: Object

    January 1961 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  11. July 16, 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    July 16, 1970 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 plex in dark brown stained wooden frame. Photo was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    7-16-1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  12. March 3, 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    March 3, 1970 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. It is mounted inside a gray mat that is only visible on the sides. White label with black letters at top of photo reads, "AERIAL PHOTO PROGRESS MAP - MARCH 3, 1970." Photo is mounted behind glass in dark brown stained wooden frame. Photo was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    March 3, 1970 Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  13. Marine World Africa USA, c. 1970 - Photograph

    c. 1970 Framed Color Photograph of Marine World Africa USA. Large square photograph is an aerial view depicting parking lots with the amusement park just left of center in the photo. Paper print is mounted inside a wooden frame with a white canvas inner mat that is part of the frame--no glass. Photograph was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    c. 1970 Framed Color Photograph of Marine World Africa USA
  14. Nautical Gauge - Gauge

    Solid brass nautical gage that measures pitch or keel: when tilted, gage shows the degree of the angle. Gage is flat with a long narrow body and a curved base with inscribed numbers and marks measuring from 30 to 30 with 0 in the middle. A large brass dial is mounted to the center of unit and points to this bottom scale. Above dial is a second curved scale with pointed, arrow-shaped ends and inscribed marks and numbers that also measure from ...

    Record Type: Object

    Nautical Gage
  15. "Ocean View Ranch", the Residence of Jacob Downing of San Gregorio, 1878 - Lithograph

    "Ocean View Ranch", the Residence of Jacob Downing of San Gregorio, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting two images: an overview and front view of "Ocean View Ranch," the residence of Jacob Downing of San Gregorio. Top image is a landscape of a ranch divided into sections that include multiple red barns, small white buildings and fields, ...

    Record Type: Object

    "Ocean View Ranch", the Residence of Jacob Downing of San Gregorio
  16. Paul Cayard Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Plaque commemorating Paul Cayard of Crestmoor High School being inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 5, 2001. Plaque includes image of Cayard and a brief biography: "Paul Cayard is one of the world's leading yachtsmen. A graduate of San Bruno's Crestmoor High School, he has participated in five America's Cup competitions during his illustrious career on the high seas. He skippered the U.S. entry, AmericaOne, in the 200...

    Record Type: Object

    Paul Cayard Sports Hall of Fame plaque
  17. Pete's Harbor - Photograph

    c. 1961 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 a plain silver colored aluminum metal frame.

    Record Type: Object

    c. 1961 Aerial Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  18. Pete's Harbor, c. 1970 - Photograph

    Framed Black & White Photograph of Pete's Harbor. Image is an aerial view and shows the entire harbor and accompanying sloughs. "PETE'S HARBOR" is painted onto the roof of the restaurant in large letters. Mounted inside a wooden frame behind glass. Photograph was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Black & White Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  19. Pete's Harbor, c. 1980 - Photograph

    c. 1980 Framed Color Photograph of Pete's Harbor. Image shows the harbor full of boats with construction equipment on the land next to the boat docks. Image is matted in a tan-colored mat inside a dark finished brown stained wooden frame. Mounted behind non-glare glass. Photograph was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    c. 1980 Framed Color Photograph of Pete's Harbor
  20. Pete's Harbor, c. 1980 - Photograph

    Framed Color Aerial Photograph of Pete's Harbor and Redwood City. Image taken at a great distance. Color photograph but mostly in brown tones. Depicts most, if not all, of the neighborhoods in Redwood City in addition to Pete's Harbor and Marine World Africa USA. Mounted without glass in a brown wooden frame with gold trim. Photograph was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Color Aerial Photograph of Pete's Harbor and Redwood City
  21. Residence of A.M. Tilton of San Mateo, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of A.M. Tilton of San Mateo, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of Mrs. A.M. Tilton of San Mateo. Image shows a large white house in a tree-covered yard with dirt pathways throughout. In the foreground is a white fence with a dirt road leading to the house. To the back left is a train passing by. The back right has a body of water upon which a sailboat is traveling...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of A.M. Tilton of San Mateo
  22. Residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo. Image shows a large white house with a red roof in a large yard with pathways and vegetation throughout. The house sits in front of a large body of water upon which a sail boat and a steamboat are traveling. In the background are a mountain and hills. To the right o...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo
  23. Residence of Mrs. A.M. Tilton of San Mateo, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of Mrs. A.M. Tilton of San Mateo, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of Mrs. A.M. Tilton of San Mateo. Image shows a large white house set in the center of a huge landscaped property filled with dirt pathways and a variety of vegetation. To the front right of the property is a smaller white building and behind the hou...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of Mrs. A.M. Tilton of San Mateo
  24. Sailboats on the San Francisco Bay near Coyote Point, San Mateo - Negative

    Black and white negative shows five sailboats on the San Francisco Bay near Coyote Point, San Mateo. One of the boats is partially visible in frame at center left.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sailboats on the San Francisco Bay near Coyote Point, San Mateo
  25. Shell Boulevard Bridge on Brewer Island (Foster City), 1967 - Negative

    Shell Boulevard Bridge on Brewer Island (Foster City), 1967. Black and white negative shows the newly constructed Shell Boulevard bridge on Brewer Island (Foster City), California. The image was taken from underneath the bridge and looks out across the water showing the arched bridge support pillars. Two sailboats appear in the background on the other side of the bridge. Brewer Island was incorporated as Foster City in 1971. Part of a Series.

    Record Type: Photo

    Shell Boulevard Bridge on Bewer Island, 1967

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