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  1. 2018 History Maker - Jon Miller - Video, Digital

    2018 History Maker - Jon Miller. Video produced by PenTV shown at the San Mateo County Historical Association's History Makers Dinner on September 27, 2018. The video focuses on honoree Jon Miller, a Coastside resident and Baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster. (2) copies of DVD. TRT 21:16

    Record Type: Archive

    2018 History Maker - Jon Miller
  2. Aerial View of Western Millbrae, 1961 - Negative

    Aerial View of Western Millbrae, 1961. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of Western Millbrae. The San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge can be seen in the upper left above San Andreas Lake. To the west in the upper left of the photograph is Pacifica, Sweeney Ridge (part of the Santa Cruz Mountains), and the Pacific Ocean. To the north on the upper right is South San Francisco and Daly City.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of Western Millbrae, 1961
  3. Air Cargo Operations at San Francisco International Airport,1965 - Negative

    Air Cargo Operations at San Francisco International Airport,1965. Black and white aerial photo negative of cargo storage and loading operations at San Francisco Int'l Airport. Part of series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Air Cargo Operations at San Francisco International Airport,1965
  4. Chioma Igwe Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2017 - Award

    Chioma Igwe Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2017. Rectangular brushed metal plaque attached to laminate wood grain board with copper colored brads. Hole drilled in top center of wood portion. Peninsula Sports logo in upper left corner of metal portion - green trophy cup surrounded by blue stars - "2017 Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame." Photo of Chioma Igwe in upper right corner of metal inset. Blue background, woman with long dark hair wearing bl...

    Record Type: Object

    Chioma Igwe Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2017
  5. "Coastside Shipwrecks" Footprints of Pacifica, Pacifica Historical Society, May 16, 2011. - Videodisc, Digital

    "Coastside Shipwrecks" Footprints of Pacifica, Pacifica Historical Society, May 16, 2011. This DVD shows an interview of host David Hirzel with special guest JoAnn Semones talking about her books Shipwrecks, Scalawags, and Scavengers; Hard Luck Coast. The purpose of this interview is to promote her books and to talk about some maritime history on the program. A rewrittable DVD with a white cover with black/blue text on front with a small white bu...

    Record Type: Archive

    "Coastside Shipwrecks" Footprints of Pacifica, Pacifica Historical Society, May 16, 2011.
  6. County - Film, Motion Picture

    County, 1967. Color sound educational film on the functions of San Mateo County Government. Sponsored by the County of San Mateo and produced by Davidson Films of San Francisco. Recorded on 16mm filml, 771'. Total time 00:21:37 Credits: County Government Liason – Alice E. Holmes; Technical Advisor – Don Heath; San Mateo County Board of Supervisors – James V. Fitzgerald (First District), Robert St. Clair (Second District), T. Louis Chess (T...

    Record Type: Archive

    County, 1967
  7. Golden Gate Produce Terminal, August 3, 1962 - Negative

    Golden Gate Produce Terminal, August 3, 1962. Black and white photo negative of South San Francico Golden Gate Produce Terminal Exhibit at San Mateo County Fairgrounds. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Golden Gate Produce Terminal, August 3, 1962
  8. John Horgan Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016 - Plaque, Award

    John Horgan Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016. Plaque commemorating John Horgan of Serra High School being inducted into the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame on June 8, 2016. The plaque is printed on silver-colored metal with a 3" x 2.5" photograph mounted to the upper right hand corner. Metal and photograph are mounted beneath acrylic with gold-colored decorative brads onto an mdf wooden base covered in a dark woodgrain vinyl laminate. ...

    Record Type: Object

    John Horgan Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2016
  9. Men's Necktie, n.d. - Necktie

    Men's Necktie, n.d. Men's tie in a small repeating pattern of squares on end, forming diamonds of vivid blue, rust, champagne, striped, and hatched designs. Broad style tie at base. Branded and sold by the Levy Brothers Mens Shop in San Mateo and Burlingame.

    Record Type: Object

    Men's Necktie, n.d.
  10. Nick Pappageorge Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2017 - Award

    Nick Pappageorge Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2017. Rectangular brushed metal plaque attached to laminate wood grain board with copper colored brads. Hole drilled in top center of wood portion. Peninsula Sports logo in upper left corner of metal portion - green trophy cup surrounded by blue stars - "2017 Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame." Photo of Nick Pappageorge in upper right corner of metal inset. Red background, full length photo of man we...

    Record Type: Object

    Nick Pappageorge Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2017
  11. Personal Management Class at San Mateo Junior College - Film, Motion Picture

    Personal Management Class at San Mateo Junior College, May 1941. Black and white film contains various scenes of students at San Mateo Junior College (now College of San Mateo). Recorded on Agfa 16mm film, approximately 250'. Total time 00:09:36 Scenes include: Women in Personal Management class sit, stand, and walk downstairs; Men's Personal Management class, demonstration of a before and after on "How you walk and appear to others"; Junio...

    Record Type: Archive

    Personal Management Class at San Mateo Junior College, May 1941
  12. Photo album of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, 1999-2006 - Album, Photograph

    Photo album of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, 1999-2006. These photos were complied and related to Julie Barrow's time as a volunteer at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach, San Mateo County. A small maroon album with gold lines in three places on the front bottom and top right, and towards the front left. On the spine, there are five sets of two small gold lines with a gold botanical insignia in two places: at the top and after the second set of...

    Record Type: Photo

  13. Russ with the San Bruno Mountains in the Background - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Russ with the San Bruno Mountains in the Background, 1961. Black and white photograph shows an image of a man wearing a long coat standing in the center of a snow-covered grassy field. He looks straight at the camera with his hands in his pockets. Footprints in the snow lead back to where the camera was positioned. A residential neighborhood with single story homes appears behind him. The sky is overcast, and the San Bruno Mountains are just visi...

    Record Type: Photo

    Russ with the San Bruno Mountains in the Background, 1961
  14. San Mateo County Ground Observer Corps Certificate, 1943 - Certificate, Achievement

    San Mateo County Ground Observer Corps Certificate, 1943. Issued to Alvin P. Colby. Certifies that he served as a ground observer of the San Mateo County War Council Department of Civilian Defense. Issued October 1, 1943.

    Record Type: Archive

    San Mateo County Ground Observer Corps Certificate, 1943
  15. San Mateo County Sherriff's Office Swear-In - Print, Photographic

    San Mateo County Sherriff's Office Swear-In, c. 1981. Color photograph shows a line of five men standing at the front of wood-paneled room. The Flag of California and a podium can be seen at left. Additional people sit in the foreground watching the men (only the backs of their heads are visible). Gjon Pawson can be seen at far right. He served as a Deputy Sheriff from 1981-1986.

    Record Type: Photo

    San Mateo County Sherriff's Office Swear-In, c. 1981

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