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  1. 1933 Annual Triangle Play-Day in San Francisco Program - Program

    San Mateo Jr. College 1933 Annual Triangle Play-Day in San Francisco Program. Off-white rectangular piece of paper folded in half to form a booklet. Hole punched in upper left corner with a piece of blue string tied through it. Printed blue-outlined smaller rectangle on cover. Smaller rectangle is surrounded by printed blue stars. Text on cover and in booklet is navy blue. Interior outlines program for Friday 13, 1933 Annual Triangle Play-Day in...

    Record Type: Archive

    San Mateo Jr. College 1933 Annual Triangle Play-Day in San Francisco Progra
  2. Accepting Gift of $10,000 from the Fraternal Order of Eagles and California Jockey Club for Construction of a Swimming Pool at Log Cabin Ranch School, City and County of San Francisco Resolution, 1951 - Documents

    Accepting Gift of $10,000 from the Fraternal Order of Eagles and California Jockey Club for Construction of a Swimming Pool at Log Cabin Ranch School, City and County of San Francisco Resolution, 1951. The paper has a border with an intricate design. The resolution is accepting a gift of $10,000 from the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the California Jockey Club for construction of a swimming pool at Log Cabin Ranch School. The resolution is nu...

    Record Type: Archive

  3. Aerial of Cargo Area at San Francisco International Airport Looking North - Negative

    Black and white negative shows an aerial looking north of Cargo Building No. 2 and Cargo Building No. 3 at the San Francisco International Airport. Two parking lots appear in the foreground and airport runways appear across the image in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial of Cargo Area at San Francisco International Airport Looking North
  4. Aerial of Rick Helicopters, Inc. Hangar, American Airlines Hangar, and Office Complex at San Francisco International Airport - Negative

    Black and white negative shows an aerial looking south of airplane hangars at San Francisco International Airport. A rectangular two story building appears at center in the foreground. A hanger for Rick Helicopters, Inc. appears at center left, and a hanger for American Airlines is visible just right of center in the near distance. The SFO terminal appears in the background behind the American Airlines hanger.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial of Rick Helicopters, Inc. Hangar, American Airlines Hangar, and Offi
  5. Aerial View from San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1961 - Negative

    Aerial View from San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1961. Black and white negative shows an aerial view from the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) looking northwest. San Bruno, South San Francisco, and Oyster Point can be seen in the foreground. Past San Bruno Mountain is Brisbane, Daly City, San Francisco, the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco Bay, and the Marin Headlands. Angel Island and Alcatraz can be seen in the upper right of th...

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View From San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1961
  6. Aerial View of San Francisco International Airport and Surrounding Cities, 1961 - Negative

    Aerial View of San Francisco International Airport and Surrounding Cities, 1961. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and the surrounding cities, looking west. From the bottom of the photograph moving upwards are the cities of Burlingame, Millbrae, South San Francisco, Daly City, Brisbane and San Francisco.

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of San Francisco International Airport and Surrounding Cities,
  7. "All Together Now" Women's Business Ownership Campaign, March 27, 1978 - VHS

    "All Together Now" Women's Business Ownership Campaign, March 27, 1978. Black videotape by the Small Business Adminstration (SBA) Region 9 in San Francisco, CA. The purposes of this videotape is inform women of the services that SBA provides, encourage them to get into small business and become entrepreneurs. Videotape is in a white video box sleeve with some text in the middle of tape in black ink that reads "ALL TOGETHER NOW" / WOMEN'S BUSIN...

    Record Type: Archive

    "All Together Now" Women's Business Ownership Campaign, March 27, 1978
  8. American Legion Resolution to William P. Kyne, February 8, 1944 - Documents

    American Legion Resolution to William P. Kyne, February 8, 1944. The resolution is to William Kyne as, "An appreciation of meritorious service". The border is red, yellow and blue flowers. At the bottom left corner is the seal of the American Legion. The location is Bay Meadows collection box 6, item 7.

    Record Type: Archive

  9. Army & Navy Y.M.C.A. San Francisco Brass Plate - Plate, Commemorative

    Army & Navy Y.M.C.A. San Francisco Brass Plate. Brass plate in the shape of a six-pointed star, with a tiny hole punched near the top point. Text is stamped into plate and is a faded or tarnished black. Text reads "ARMY & NAVY / Y.M.C.A. / SAN FRANCISCO / 22 / DO NOT TAKE FROM BUILDING."

    Record Type: Object

    Army & Navy Y.M.C.A. San Francisco Brass Plate
  10. Aug. J. Lang & Co. Lager Beer Bottle, n.d. - Bottle, Beer

    Aug. J. Lang & Co. Lager Beer Bottle, n.d. Glass beer bottle is amber in color with a tapered top that ends in a thin vertical neck. Rim has a narrow lip with a bulbous base. Bottle is pressed glass with a vertical seam extending up one side. "Aug.J.Suny & Co / San Francisco California / LAGER BEER" embossed on side in rectangular frame. Bottle is empty.

    Record Type: Object

    Beer Bottle
  11. Bank of Italy, c. 1910 - Print, Photographic

    Bank of Italy, c. 1910. Black-and-white portrait-oriented photograph shows six men in dark suits standing in front of the entrance to San Francisco's Bank of Italy. The entrance is a tall, rounded doorway in a marble building with a column on either side. "Bank of Italy" is painted in gold on the glass above the door.

    Record Type: Photo

    Bank of Italy
  12. Bay Aviation Services at Mills Field Terminal, San Francisco International Airport - Negative

    Black and white negative of Bay Aviation Service Company operations at Mils Field Terminal at the San Francisco International Airport. Several aircraft are staged on the tarmac in front of the operations buildings. A helicopter appears at center with a row of four turboprop aircraft just behind. A man stands at each aircraft except for the turboprop airplane at far right.

    Record Type: Photo

    Bay Aviation Services at Mills Field Terminal, San Francisco International
  13. Belfast Sparkling Water Seltzer Bottle, 1935 - Bottle, Seltzer

    Belfast Sparkling Water Seltzer Bottle, 1935. Clear glass bottle with green text reading, "Belfast Sparkling Water". Cylindrical in shape. Two inches of clear liquid at bottom. Bottle tapers at neck to metal cap with spout and handle at top. Metal cap has embossed text. Two seams extend length of bottle. Clear tube inside extends length of bottle from cap.

    Record Type: Object

    Belfast Sparkling Water Seltzer Bottle, c. 1903-1920
  14. Bonds HR No. 715 Button, 2006 - Button, Promotional

    Bonds HR No. 715 Button, 2006. This button is made of plastic and is on a parchment of paper with the insignia of the SF Giants as 2012 World Champions. This button is painted in dark gray with black circle in the middle. It has a round shell in the front. In the left middle of the black circle is the symbol of the San Francisco Giants with the "S" in San is interlocked with the "F" in Francisco. In the middle of the black circle is a silhouette ...

    Record Type: Object

    Bonds HR 715 Button, 2006
  15. Brougham, 1885 - Brougham

    Brougham, 1885. This Brougham has a round arch panel, hand brake and rubber tires. The body is black and there is evidence of gold striping below later overpaint. It has a full fifth wheel on which the front axle pivots for turning. The interior is trimmed in black leather with dark wool pom pom tufts, with lute string (striped silk) edging and leather window lifters. The oil cloth is green and black. Vanity cases are built into the diamond shape...

    Record Type: Object

    Brougham, 1885
  16. California (medicinal) Port, c. 1920-1933 - Bottle, Wine

    California (medicinal) Port, c. 1920-1933. Clear glass bottle of California Port. Paper label has a faux woodgrain background and a lion emblem on front. Seal has been broken and there is a broken off cork in the top. According to prescription label, contents are for "medicinal purposes only." Bottle is half full.

    Record Type: Object

    California (medicinal) Port
  17. Capt. H.J. Reilly Aux. #70 Stamp, c. 1925-1990 - Stamp, Name

    Capt. H. J. Reilly Aux #70 stamp, c. 1925-1990. Mounted rubber stamp. The mount is made from a dark stained wood and has an hourglass shape. The stamp has a sticker index on top of the mount. The index is protected by a plastic cover which slides into the mount via small cuts in the wood. The index reads "Capt. H. J. Reilly Aux #70 / United Spanish Veterans." The die (raised image molded out of a sheet of rubber) mirrors the index and is staine...

    Record Type: Object

    Capt. H.J. Reilly Aux. #70 Stamp
  18. Caroline Fisher Interview - Transcript

    Caroline Fisher Interview, August 15, 1988. Transcript documents an audio interview of Caroline E. Fisher conducted by Virginia Ross Geller on November 6, 1987. 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). Photocopy of typewritten document. 19 pa...

    Record Type: Archive

    Caroline Fisher Interview, August 15, 1988
  19. Carroll Rye Whiskey Bottle, c. 1902-1918 - Bottle, Spirits

    Carroll Rye Whiskey Bottle, c. 1902-1918. Quart size glass amber rectangular whiskey bottle with an embossed glass ring in the neck just below the tapered lip. In the middle of the whiskey bottle, is the insignia of Louis Taussig & Co. which is a circle with the imprinting of a "T" in the middle, a "L" on the one side of the "T"and a "&", a "C" towards the bottom of the "T", with a small "O" that is on each side. On the back of the bottom of the ...

    Record Type: Object

    Louis Taussig & Co. Western Whiskey Bottle, 1902
  20. City of San Mateo Resolution No. 27 In Memoriam of William P. Kyne, March 4, 1957 - Documents

    City of San Mateo Resolution No. 27 In Memoriam of William P. Kyne, March 4, 1957. This is signed by San Mateo Mayor Edward Reilly. The gold city seal is in the lower right corner. There is a plain gold border around the Resolution. The location is Box 6 Folder 9.

    Record Type: Archive

  21. Cloth Rubbing of Portola Plaque, 1970 - Plaque

    Cloth Rubbing of Portola Plaque, 1970. This fabric is made of cloth. Hand-stitch throughout the edges of the fabric. In the middle of the cloth, there is a brown painted border shaped like a plaque with a bell shaped curve at the top. Inside the brown border, at the top, there are two brown stars on each side with a brown bear, which is the insignia of the state of California. Below the insignia of the state of California, in medium, bold and bro...

    Record Type: Object

    Cloth Rubbing of Portola Plaque, 1970
  22. Del Monte Creamery Milk Bottle, n.d. - Bottle, Milk

    Del Monte Creamery Milk Bottle, n.d. Clear glass bottle is cylindrical in shape and tapers to rim with a bulbous lip 1/2 inch below rim. Pressed glass with vertical seams on sides. Label is printed in brown lettering on both sides with an image of milk maid on front.

    Record Type: Object

    Del Monte Creamery Milk Bottle
  23. Deputy Sheriff 155 San Francisco Badge - Badge, Law Enforcement

    Deputy Sheriff 155 San Francisco Badge. Ornate shield-shaped badge made of silver metal. Badge has a slightly raised border, a textured pattern of repeating dots, and an eagle perched above the shield, with gaps between its wings and the shield's top edge. Breaking the shield's dotted pattern is a plain central diamond with "155" stamped into it; two banners above this diamond read "DEPUTY" and "SHERIFF" and a banner below reads "SAN FRANCISCO." ...

    Record Type: Object

    Deputy Sheriff 155 San Francisco Badge
  24. Documents related to research on local California lighthouses for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 2001-2011 - Archive

    These documents were complied and used as research on local California lighthouses for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary by JoAnn Semones. Items in collection include a typed up summary of each lighthouse, photos and general information on each lighthouse, clippings and articles (some written by JoAnn Semones, and Julie Barrow), pamphlets, a small paper bag from Pigeon Point Lighthouse (2017.008.087.24), reprints of cards with watercolor...

    Record Type: Archive

  25. Enterprise Brewing Co. Whiskey Bottle, c. 1890-1902 - Bottle, Spirits

    Enterprise Brewing Co. Whiskey Bottle, c. 1890-1902. Cylidrical amber-colored glass bottle has tapered shoulders that end in a long neck below a tapered lip. Affixed to the lip is a metal wire connected to a plastic (?) stopper at the top. In the middle bottom portion of the bottle, imprinted in medium lettering and in bold, in a circle, the text reads "ENTERPRISE / BREWING Co. S.F.". In between the text "ENTERPRISE" and "BREWING Co. S.F.", th...

    Record Type: Object

    Enterprise Brewing Co. Whiskey Bottle, c. 1890-1902

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