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1. Advertisements for Loewe & Zwierlein Department Store - Advertisement

   Four color prints and two mailing envelopes produced by Loewe & Zwierlein to advertise their department store in San Mateo. 2019.39.1 Advertisement for Beautyrest mattress 3.375" x 5.875" folded; 6.875" x 5.875" unfolded 2019.39.2 Advertisement for Lee Mar blouses with mail order form 6.875" x 4.25" folded; 6.875" x 9.875" unfolded 2019.39.3 Advertisement for Teena Paige Fashions with mail order form 3" x 5.875" folded; 11.75" x 1...

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. A. Rognier Lawn & Garden Sign, c. 1950s - Sign, Advertising

   A. Rognier Lawn & Garden Sign, c. 1950s. Wooden sign is painted white with orange hand-painted lettering that reads, "A. ROGNIER / - ESTABILISHED 1909 - / LAWN & GARDEN ORNAMENTS." There is a 1/2" pink border (possibly faded from red) around outer edge. Sign is mounted inside a 1 1/2" frame that has been painted light blue.

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Attendant Pumps Gas at Chevron Station - Negative

   Attendant Pumps Gas at Chevron Station, 1962. Black and white negative shows an attendant pumping gas at a Chevron Station on the corner of 3rd and El Camino Real in San Mateo, California. The attendant is wearing a white uniform with a white hat. He leans over the rear end of a white car that has stopped at the station. The station has a banner facing the street that reads "[FREE 49ERS SCHEDULE / Tune in on RADIO-TV]." Across the street is a F...

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Bill's Shoreview Service and Mobil Gas Station in Shoreview Subdivision of San Mateo - Negative

   Black and white negative shows Bill's Shoreview Service and Mobil Gas Station on the corner of 3rd and Norfolk in the Shoreview subdivision of San Mateo. An attendant appears at center working under the hood of an automobile, and a second man is visible just to the left writing on a clipboard next to a rack of tires. Multiple signs advertising services appear in the image including a small car with text painted across the side at lower right.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Bing Crosby Amaretto Decanter, 1980 - Decanter, Bar

   Bing Crosby Amaretto Decanter, 1980. Polychrome painted ceramic decanter. The decanter shows a green leafy cypress tree at the back and a three dimensional figure of Bing Crosby at the center. The top of the ceramic tree can be removed to reveal a cork stopper. The figure of Crosby is positioned holding a golf club over his left shoulder. He is wearing a long sleeve blue-gray shirt and a blue-gray hat with a wide brim. He has a pipe in his mouth....

   Record Type: Object

   
6. 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

   
7. Construction of the Emporium at Hillsdale Shopping Center - Negative

   Construction of the Emporium at Hillsdale Shopping Center, April 1961. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of construction progress on The Emporium at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, California. The Emporium remained at the Hillsdale Shopping Center until 1995 when it was replaced by Sears. Martuards Round Drive-In restaurant appears in the foreground near El Camino Real. Part of a series.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. 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

   
9. East 3rd Avenue in Downtown San Mateo, 1961 - Negative

   East 3rd Avenue in Downtown San Mateo, 1961. Black and white negative looks east down 3rd Avenue in San Mateo, California. The Benjamin Franklin Hotel appears on the right. There are signs for many different businesses, including Mac's Hofbrau, Layton Home Furnishings, Fitzgerald Furs, Peninsula Savings, Ross Properties Realtors, Organs and Pianos, Cartozian Dentistry and Lachmans. The first building on the right has a number of election signs fo...

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. 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

    
11. Full-Service Shell Gas Station on 20th and El Camino Real in San Mateo - Negative

    Full-Service Shell Gas Station on 20th and El Camino Real in San Mateo, 1962. Black and white negative shows an attendant filling the gas tank and cleaning the back window of a 1962 Thunderbird at a full service Shell Gas Station. The station was located on the corner of 20th and El Camino Real in San Mateo, CA. Part of a series on life in San Mateo County in 1962. See also 2015.001.03558 series.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Highland Beverages O.C. Clear Glass Bottle, n.d. - Bottle

    Highlands Beverages O.C. Clear Glass Bottle, n.d. Clear glass bottle. Cylindrical shape. Vertical ribbing around body. Textured glass. Two raised bands at top and bottom of body. Smooth band at bottom of body with embossed text reading, "Full Half Pint." Smooth concave rectangular banner with embossed text reading, " Highland Beverages O.C." Two seams that extend along length of bottle to neck. Body tapers to narrow neck. Neck tapers to bulbous r...

    Record Type: Object

    
13. Highland Soda Bottle, c. 1931-1944 - Bottle, Soda

    Highland Soda Bottle, c. 1931-1944. Clear glass bottle. Cylindrical shape. Two seams that extend along length of bottle to neck. Vertical ribbing on bottom band with a horizontal raised ring above. Large smooth band with printed red text and embossed text. Horizontal raised ring with vertical ribbing above. Body tapers to narrow smooth neck. Neck tapers to bulbous mouth which tapers to rounded lip. Bottle is empty. Air bubbles throughout base of ...

    Record Type: Object

    
14. Hillsdale Shopping Center, 1962 - Negative

    Hillsdale Shopping Center, 1962. Black and white negative shows a crowd of people walking outside storefronts at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, California. Kay Jewelers and Leed's Shoes appear at left in the image. A sign with a sweater appears in the foreground at lower left. At mid-ground center right is a structure with glass windows and doors. On top, a sign reads: "GEM SHOE REPAIR / La Belle BEAUTY SALON / U.S. POST OFFICE / T...

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Hillsdale Shopping Center Parking Lot, 1962 - Negative

    Hillsdale Shopping Center Parking Lot, 1962. Black and white negative shows a parking lot full of cars at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, California in front of a Macy's store. A Ford Mercury is parked in the foreground at lower left in a row of vehicles. A woman holding a baby can be seen in-between cars at center right. In the distance at far left is a Sears store and a Mayfair Market. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. I. Magnin & Co. Brimless Cloche or Pill Box Hat, c. 1920s-1930s - Hat, Pillbox

    I. Magnin & Co. Brimless Cloche, c. 1920s-1930s. Red felt brimless cloche or pillbox hat is dome-shaped with a 1 1/2" wide pink ribbed ribbon at base that is tied into a bow on one side. A similar pink ribbon is sewn on interior edge. There is a white makers mark stamped into underside of crown and a blue I. Magnin label at interior edge.

    Record Type: Object

    
17. I. Magnin & Co. Sunhat, c. 1966 - Hat, Sun

    I. Magnin & Co. Asymmetrical-brimmed Sunhat, c. 1966. Exterior of hat is woven orange-colored burlap(?). Crown has a flat round top with 4" high sides. Asymmetrical brim is 1.5" in back and 4.25" in front. A vertical seam runs down the side of the crown and brim at back. Interior of brim is lined with a coral-colored polyester material and is stitched with circles radiating out from crown opening. Crown is lined with a light orange-colored ...

    Record Type: Object

    
18. I. Magnin & Co. Wide-brim Hat, c. 1940s-1960s - Hat

    I. Magnin & Co. Wide-brimmed Hat, c. 1940s-1960s. White sunhat (?) is comprised of a linen-weave polyester. Round crown is flat on top with straight 4" sides. Brim comes out at an angle from crown and has two layers of fabric that have been stitched in concentric circles to keep firm. A 2" white ribbon forms a band just above brim ending in an upside-down V-shape at front of hat. A taupe or light brown-colored ribbon is sewn to interior wher...

    Record Type: Object

    
19. Levy Brothers Centennial Banner, 1972 - Banner

    Levy Brothers Centennial Banner, 1972. Cream felt background with green printed outer border and bold text that reads "A CENTURY OF SERVICE / A FAMILY TRADITION". Inside rectangular border in center is green painted bold text that reads "LEVY BROS / 1872-1972". Has stylized fleur-de-lis on each side of the oval shaped banner. Text and pattern is visible on back.

    Record Type: Object

    
20. Levy Brothers Centennial Banner, 1972 - Banner

    Levy Brothers Centennial Banner, 1972. Cream felt background with green printed outer border with green bold painted text that reads "A CENTURY OF SERVICE / A FAMILY TRADITION". In center, inside rectangular border, isgreen bold painted text that reads "LEVY BROS / 1872-1972". Has stylized fleur-de-lis on each side of the oval shaped banner. Text and pattern not visible on back.

    Record Type: Object

    
21. 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

    
22. San Mateo Creamery Milk Bottle, n.d. - Bottle, Milk

    San Mateo Creamery Milk Bottle, n.d. Clear glass bottle is cylindrical in shape and tapers to rim which is composed of a bulbous lip. Pressed glass with vertical seams on sides. Round embossed label on front.

    Record Type: Object

    
23. San Mateo Jr. Chamber of Commerce Pin c. 1950s-1980s - Pin, Fraternal

    San Mateo Jr. Chamber of Commerce Pin c. 1950s-1980s. Very small metal lapel pin; silver metal and blue enamel, in the shape of a shield; screw and nut style pin; pinned to very old brown paper label with blue text that reads, "SAN MATEO / JR. CHAMBER / OF COMMERCE."

    Record Type: Object

    
24. Shopping Day, 1962 - Negative

    Shopping Day, 1962. Black and white negative shows two women and a young boy at a grocery store in San Mateo, California. One woman at center leans over a freezer case holding products by Sara Lee, Mrs. Paul's, and Stouffer's. A pennant banner appears above the freezer case that is attached to a sign at top center advertising fruit pies. An older woman in a gingham dress stands at right looking after a young boy seated in the top of a grocery car...

    Record Type: Photo