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1. Aerial View of San Carlos Airport, 1962 - Negative

   Aerial View of San Carlos Airport, 1962. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of San Carlos Airport looking east. The Bayshore Freeway (US 101) appears in the foreground, and San Francisco Bay can be seen in the background. Part of a series.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Aerial View of San Carlos Industrial Area, 1967 - Negative

   Aerial View of San Carlos Industrial Area, 1967. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of San Carlos industrial area looking northeast. El Camino, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and Old County Road can be seen in the middle of the image and run left to right. Brittan Avenue runs from lower left to the Bayshore Freeway (Highway 101). Bair Island appears at the top of the photograph.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Ampex 200A Recorder (converted into a 201), 1948 - Recorder, Audio Tape

   Ampex 200A Recorder (converted to 201), 1948. Black housing has two front swinging doors, attached with piano hinges, with round opening "handles."Opens to reveal electronic tubes and inner workings. Silver-colored aluminum top has two large disks for holding two reels through which magnetic tape would pass, a hinged front piece through which the tape is fed and a rectangular piece in the front left center with a toggle and five brown Bakelite bu...

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Ampex Model 200A Capstan Model Part, 1948 - Recorder, Audio Tape

   Ampex Model 200A Capstan Model Part, 1948. Machined item A portion of the Capstan. Aluminum unit consists of a teardrop-shaped piece with an "O" suspended beneath the bulbous end and a cylinder above and a brown pulley below the small end.

   Record Type: Object

   
5. Ampex Model 200A Reel Hold Downs, 1948 - Recorder, Audio Tape

   Ampex Model 200A Reel Hold Downs, 1948. Solid steel flared disk with a concave top that has a hole through the center. Bottom has a small perpendicular metal cylinder protruding near the edge for placing on recorder. There is a second hole on the side with a bolt head in which to put an Allen wrench, presumably for securing once hold down is in place.

   Record Type: Object

   
6. Ampex Model 201 Record Board, 1948 - Recorder, Audio Tape

   Ampex Model 201 Record Board, 1948. Rectangular solid steel casing with a crank with a black knob on front and a back that pops out.

   Record Type: Object

   
7. Ampex Model 201 Triple Head Assembly, 1948 - Recorder, Audio Tape

   Ampex Model 201 Triple Head Assembly, 1948. Black metal box on rectangular aluminum plate with hinged door at front. Round black knob on door. Rectangular plate on front of base is stamped, "AMPEX."

   Record Type: Object

   
8. Bertram Johnson Interviewed by Dr. R. E. James - Microcassette

   Bertram Johnson Interviewed by Dr. R. E. James, April 5, 1991. Audio recording of Bertram Johnson interviewed by Dr. Robert E. James on his memories of Belmont, California. Recorded April 5, 1991 on one Sanyo MC60 micro-cassette. Total time 00:57:47

   Record Type: Archive

   
9. Biplanes at San Carlos Airport, August 1965 - Negative

   Biplanes at San Carlos Airport, August 1965. Black and white photo of biplanes readying for flying at aircraft show at San Carlos Airport. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Coastland 1885 - Wolf, Galen

    Coastland 1885 by Galen Wolf, c. 1962. Times Printing, San Mateo, CA. This pamphlet commemorates the Levy Brothers’ 90th anniversary (founded In Half Moon Bay in 1872) and features an anecdotal tour of the Coast by railroad and coach. Includes informal social history and references to flora, landscape, and towns. Illustrated by the author. 8 pages

    Record Type: Library

    
11. Collector of Audio Equipment from the 20th Century, June 2, 1965 - Negative

    Collector of Audio Equipment from the 20th Century, June 2, 1965. Black and white negative of San Carlos Collector of Audio Equipment from 20th Century, several inventions originating in San Mateo County. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Equipment at Lenkurt Electric Company in San Carlos, 1965 - Negative

    Equipment at Lenkurt Electric Company in San Carlos, 1965. Color negative of IBM data processsing equipment at Lenkurt Electric Company in San Carlos. This image looks over the shoulder of a woman sitting at a small desk. She wears a white shirt and a red skirt and inputs data on a small keyboard which appears to be connected to a card punch machine. The machine is labeled, "IBM 26 INTERPRETING CARD PUNCH". Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. GS-CP 2-191 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    GS-CP 2-191, July 29, 1946. Black and white aerial photograph shows Bair Island at lower right and part of San Carlos at upper left. North is oriented to the right side of the photograph. Flight GS-CP by Jack Ammann Photogrammetric Engineers for the United States Geological Survey (USGS). An inscription in the right-hand margin indicates the original negative was shot on Eastman Aerographic Safety film. 9.5" x 9.5" gelatin silver print.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. GS-VBZJ 2-79 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    GS-VBZJ 2-79, April 20, 1968. Black and white aerial photograph shows an area over Belmont. North is oriented to the top of the photograph. Part of San Mateo appears at top and left while Brewer Island (Foster City) appears at top right. Part of San Carlos is visible at lower right. Flight by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). An inscription in the right-hand margin indicates the original negative was shot on Kodak Safety film. 9.5" x 9....

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. History 315: Notes on San Mateo County - Textbook

    History 315: Notes on San Mateo County, 1977. Booklet used in Alan Hynding's History 315 class at the College of San Mateo. The front and back cover are yellow paper with a black plastic strip binding. Topics include: San Mateo County: An Overview San Mateo County: The Physical Setting The First San Mateans San Mateo Logging Railroads and Trolleys The Watershed: Spring Valley Lakes Earthquake Country The Airport Redwood City San Mateo ...

    Record Type: Archive

    
16. Home of Mrs. Josephine A. Phelps - Print, Photographic

    Home of Mrs. Josephine A. Phelps, early 20th century. Black and white copy print of a halftone photographic reproduction of an original photograph by Willard E. Worden. The image shows the home built by Timothy Guy Phelps for himself and his family in the mid-1800s.

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Information for Circle Star Patrons - Archive

    Information for Circle Star Patrons, c. 1960s. Informational sheet printed with black ink on cream-colored paper. The Circle Star Theatre logo and address appear at top center. Three numbered paragraphs below suggest parking for the entrance nearest one's seats, directions for locating the theater, and exiting traffic routes. A map showing major roads and the location of the theatre is printed vertically at right.

    Record Type: Archive

    
18. Interview of Caroline E. Fisher by Virginia Ross Geller - Audiocassette

    Interview of Caroline E. Fisher by Virginia Ross Geller, November 6, 1987. Audio recording of an oral history interview of Caroline E. Fisher by Virginia Ross Geller recorded at Fisher's home in Belmont. Topics include: family history; education; living in Woodside; participation in the Terman Study of the Gifted; children's theater; teaching; creating history kits for 3rd and 4th graders through the American Association of University Women (AAUW...

    Record Type: Archive

    
19. IV-SM-68-SM, C, Bmt, Scar, RdwC, D, MIP - Peninsular Ave. in SM (Mi. 1.91 SM) to So. Co. Boundary (mi. 0.00 D) - Document File

    IV-SM-68-SM, C, Bmt, Scar, RdwC, D, MIP - Peninsular Ave. in SM (Mi. 1.91 SM) to So. Co. Boundary (mi. 0.00 D), 1955-1959. Right of way acquisition documents for parcels of land in San Mateo County. This file concerns 15 parcels of land through Belmont, San Carlos, and Redwood City needed for improvement of the Bayshore Freeway.

    Record Type: Archive

    
20. IV-SM-68-SM-C,Bmt,Scar,RedwC,D,MLP; Peninsular Ave. in SM (Mi. 1.91 SM) to So. County Boundary (Mi. 0.00 D) - Document File

    IV-SM-68-SM-C,Bmt,Scar,RedwC,D,MLP; Peninsular Ave. in SM (Mi. 1.91 SM) to So. County Boundary (Mi. 0.00 D), 1953. Right of way acquisition documents for parcels of land in San Mateo County. This file concerns one parcel needed for an interchange with connecting ramps at Holly Street and the Bayshore Highway in San Carlos.

    Record Type: Archive

    
21. John Radetich Sports Hall of Fame Plaque - Plaque, Award

    Wood and acrylic plaque commemorating John Radetich of San Carlos High School who was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame on June 23, 2005. Plaque includes image of Radetich and a brief biography: "For a time in the late 1960's and early 1970's, John Radetich was a member of a very select club. He was a high-jumper with world-class talent. He soared over seven feet on countless occasions. At San Carlos High School, he was one...

    Record Type: Object

    
22. Lenkurt Electric Company's IBM Computer System, 1965 - Negative

    Lenkurt Electric Company's IBM Computer System, 1965. Color negative shows an IBM accounting machine on a desk labeled "1620II DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM". On top of the machine are eight binders. A woman sits at the desk and presses buttons on the machine. She wears a white shirt, red skirt, glasses, and high heeled shoes. Also on the desk is a large typewriter with paper coming out of it. There are two other large machines in the background. Photo...

    Record Type: Photo

    
23. Mary, Mary - Program, Theater

    Mary, Mary, 1965. Paper program for the play, "Mary, Mary," starring Barbara Bel Geddes, Scott McKay, and Jack Cassidy. The show ran at the Circle Star Theatre in San Carlos from March 5th to 14th. The program is one sheet of white paper folded in half and printed with black ink.

    Record Type: Archive

    
24. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Timby House - Document, Digital

    National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Timby House, March 2024. PDF copy of NPS Form 10-900 for nomination of the Timby House at 621 Knoll Drive in San Carlos to the National Register of Historic Places. The form was prepared by Sara Timby and John Rawlings in August 2021 and revised in March 2024 by Betsy Frederick-Rothwell, Curator and Head Archivist of the Environmental Disign Archives, University of California, Berkeley. Illu...

    Record Type: Archive

    
25. Races at San Carlos Speedway Easter Sunday, April 16, 1922 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Races at San Carlos Speedway Easter Sunday, April 16, 1922. Black and white photograph shows a view of the Golden Gate Motor Derby at the Greater San Francisco Speedway in San Carlos. The photograph was taken by a spectator in the stands looking down on the track. An inscription on the back reads, "Races at San Carlos Speedway Easter Sunday, Apr 16, ’22. Hartz winner in lead. [J?iccil] Murphy second."

    Record Type: Photo