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1. A Higher Calling; a Review of the Judges and Lawyers who Shaped the San Mateo County Courts - Aiello, John

   A Higher Calling; a Review of the Judges and Lawyers who Shaped the San Mateo County Courts by John Aiello. Published by the San Mateo County Historical Association, 2020. Includes illustrations and portraits. 236 pages Section 1: A lawless County transformed Section 2: Houses of the law Section 3: Intimate discussions Section 4: The high bench-women are finally fully recognized Section 5: Appendix: Called to serve: a compendium of San Mateo...

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2. Bentwood Coatrack - Coatrack

   Bentwood Coatrack. Tall, slim coat stand made of wood with a dark, nearly black varnish, fading and chipping at the edges. Coat stand has four legs that curve upward to touch the central pole, then curve back outward to connect with a circular ring at about knee-height. Central pole extends upward and the top 24" or so is carved into a ridged design. Five S-shaped hooks extend from near the top at equal intervals around the circle, with the botto...

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3. Bert Werder interviewed by Marian Goodman - Audiocassette

   Bert Werder interviewed by Marian Goodman, c. 1964-1966. Subjects include his early life, Redwood City business and families, his career as Fire Warden, various industries in industries in San Mateo County, and his time in South America. Audio copied to 5 TDK D90 audiocassette tapes from original 1/4 inch reels. See 1985.043

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4. Bert Werder interviewed by Marian Goodman - Tape, Audio Reel

   Bert Werder interviewed by Marian Goodman, c. 1964-1966. Subjects include his early life, Redwood City business and families, his career as Fire Warden, various industries in industries in San Mateo County, and his time in South America. Recorded on six Lafayette Radio Electronics 1/4 inch audio tapes. Each tape contains approximately 2 hours of audio.

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5. Celebrate Redwood City 150 Pin, 2017 - Pin, Promotional

   Celebrate Redwood City 150 Pin, 2017. Pin 2017.023.001A came with a paper tag 2017.023.001B affixed to the plastic bag that contained the pin. Pin (A) is painted silver steel metal with two .375 high power earth magnets on the back. Rectanglular pin is in portrait orientation, has a blue border with the historic Redwood City Courthouse (now the San Mateo County History Museum) n the top in blue surrounded by Redwood trees. The interior of the...

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6. Century 67, Redwood City Historical Trail - Pamphlet

   "Century 67, Redwood City Historical Trail," 1967. Pamphlet produced by the Redwood City Centennial Committee that provides information on historical sites and figures of Redwood City. Illustrated.

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7. Cops, Courts, Jails and Judges: A Historical Perspective of the San Mateo County Criminal Justice System - Edmonds, John G.

   Cops, Courts, Jails and Judges: A Historical Perspective of the San Mateo County Criminal Justice System by John G. Edmonds, 2007. Star Publishing Company, Inc., Belmont, CA. Description from the publisher: "A historical perspective of the San Mateo County (California) criminal justice system. Starting with the early days of the county in 1856, the author offers a brief history of some of the judges, criminals, and cops of the county, with specia...

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8. Courthouse Redwood City - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Courthouse Redwood City, c. 1882-1903. Sepia-colored photograph shows the second San Mateo County Courthouse built in Redwood City, also known as the Lady Justice Courthouse for the statue adorning the top of the building. The Courthouse is a Neoclassical two-story structure with a single-story addition on the back. It is photographed in three-quarter profile looking northeast. A short picket fence surrounds the building grounds along an unpaved ...

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9. Court House, Redwood City, California - Negative, Sheet Film

   Court House, Redwood City, California, c. mid 20th century. Black and white 6" x 9.125" negative shows an illustration of the San Mateo County Courthouse. The original image was published in Moore and De Pue’s 1878 book, "Illustrated History of San Mateo County, California." Upon magnification, the negative has a halftone pattern indicating it is a copy of a printed image.

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10. Courthouse Square: Turning a Dream Into Reality - Disc, Compact

    Courthouse Square: Turning a Dream into Reality, 2005. PowerPoint presentation by the Redwood City Redevelopment Agency in partnership with the County of San Mateo and the San Mateo County Historical Association on removing the Fiscal Building attached to the San Mateo County Courthouse and renovating Courthouse Square. Forty-five slides cover the formation of a Historic Courthouse Restoration Committee, the design process, community input, resto...

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11. Judge Aylett Rains Cotton - Painting

    Judge Aylett Rains Cotton, June 23, 1961. Framed oil painting of Judge Aylett Rains Cotton painted by Arthur Palmer in the year of Judge Cotton's retirement. The image shows Judge Cotton sitting at the Bench in Courtroom A of the San Mateo County Courthouse (now the San Mateo County History Museum). He sits in a green chair with his right hand resting on an open ledger and his left hand on the chair's armrest. The room behind him has wood paneli...

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12. Lodge Group at the Court House, Redwood City, c. 1880-1900 - Print, Photographic

    Lodge group at the courthouse. A group of about 40 men is posing in front of the San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City. They are dressed on ways that indicate a ceremonial occasion, but it is not identified. Two children, apparently passers-by, are in the lower left and blurred because they were moving as the picture was taken.

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13. Redwood City Courthouse - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Redwood City Courthouse, c. 1882-1890. Black and white photograph shows the Redwood City Courthouse, a two-story brick building connected to a single-story structure in the back. A statue of a woman in flowing robes adorns the top of the roof at front. Three tall trees are visible in the foreground of the image. Nine men pose on the courthouse steps and several others sit in carriages on the street in front of the building. The photograph is moun...

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14. Redwood City Courthouse - Print, Photographic

    Redwood City Courthouse, c. 1882-1890. Sepia-colored photograph shows the Redwood City Courthouse, a two-story brick building connected to a single-story structure in the back. A statue of a woman in flowing robes adorns the top of the roof at front. Three tall trees are visible in the foreground of the image. Nine men pose on the courthouse steps and several others sit in carriages on the street in front of the building. The photo caption reads:...

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15. Redwood City's 4th of July Parade, 1966 - Negative

    Redwood City's 4th of July Parade, 1966. Black and white negative of the City of Seaside float heading south on Broadway at the Redwood City 4th of July Parade. The float is covered in flowers and garlands and has a mission-like structure with arches and bells. A woman stands under the arches on the float and waves to the crowd. She wears a white dress and gloves. Below her is a man who wears what appears to be a cassock and holds a large stick. ...

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16. San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City in the Early 1930s by John Lucier - Painting

    San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City in the Early 1930s by John Lucier. Unframed acrylic on canvas painting depicts a corner street lined with parked cars surrounding the county courthouse building with a large brown dome at the top. There are palm trees out front and grassy areas and a wide section of steps with lighting fixtures on either side lead up to the 4-columned portico. Eagles decorate the top of the gray building which has nu...

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17. San Mateo County Courthouse, Redwood City - Photograph, Black-and-White

    San Mateo County Courthouse, Redwood City, c. 1920. Black and white photograph shows a three-quarter exterior view of the San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City, also referred to as the Temple of Justice. The building was designed by Glenn Allen in the Roman Renaissance revival style featuring a large central dome. Clusters of large trees and bushes appear in the landscaping in front of the building. In the lower portion of the image, a man ...

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18. San Mateo County Historic Courthouse Reconstruction DES PowerPoint - Disc, Compact

    San Mateo County Historic Courthouse Reconstruction DES PowerPoint, July 8, 2003. PowerPoint presentation by DES Architects and Engineers contains images and talking points on a plan to restore the 1910 façade of the San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City. Thirty-nine slides cover site plans, existing architecture, methods of construction, and exterior lighting. (A) PPT document recorded on one Memorex CD-R, 17.53 MB. (B) Business card attac...

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19. San Mateo County History Museum, 2012 by Fleur Spolidor - Painting

    Acrylic on canvas painting by artist Fleur Spolidor: San Mateo County History Museum, 2012. Painting was awarded a blue ribbon at the San Mateo County Fair in the San Mateo County Scenes Division.

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20. The People of the County of San Mateo Do Lay the Corner Stone of Their Court House at Redwood City, CAL. This 2nd Day of May, A. D. 1904 - Pamphlet

    The People of the County of San Mateo Do Lay the Corner Stone of Their Court House at Redwood City, CAL. This 2nd Day of May, A. D. 1904. (A) Paper program for the ceremony of laying the corner stone at the site of the new San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City. The program's green paper cover includes an illustration of a cluster of Redwood trees at left with the title text printed in red at bottom right. The interior pages are printed in...

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21. Time-lapse Video of the Demolition of the Annex/Fiscal Building June/July 2005 - Disc, Compact

    Time-lapse Video of the Demolition of the Annex/Fiscal Building June/July 2005. Color video shows the demolition of the "Fiscal Building" attached to the San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City. The addition was built in 1939 as a WPA project and removed in 2005 as part of the restoration of the Courthouse façade to its "Temple of Justice" appearance of 1910. Recorded on one Imation CD-R.Total time 00:01:04.

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22. United States Flag, 2010 - Flag

    United States Flag, 2010. Flag was flown over the United States Capitol at the request of the Honorable Anna G. Eshoo, Member of Congress. The flag was flown in honor of the San Mateo County Courthouse in recognition of its Centennial.

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23. Untitled [Planning Movie] - Film, Motion Picture

    Untitled [Planning Movie], c. 1950s. Color silent film shows various scenes from San Mateo County. The film opens with a view of flags atop the San Mateo County Courthouse Fiscal Building. Additional scenes show old and new housing, a view of Crystal Springs Dam from Skyline Boulevard, highway construction, various businesses, San Mateo County Juvenile Home, Coastside beach scenes, and children swimming and playing outdoors. Businesses identified...

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24. Untitled [Redwood City, Broadway and Winslow] - Image, Digital

    Untitled [Redwood City, Broadway and Winslow Street], 1910. Black and white image shows the area at Broadway and Winslow Street taken from the Redwood City train station. A fence lined with shrubbery surrounds a triangular patch of grass in the foreground. Within the fenced area, a palm tree grows at right. Businesses along Broadway street include Stafford Bros General Merchandise, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, real estate offices, a shaving ...

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25. Untitled [Redwood City, Broadway and Winslow] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Redwood City, Broadway and Winslow Street], 1910. Black and white image shows the area at Broadway and Winslow Street taken from the Redwood City train station. A fence lined with shrubbery surrounds a triangular patch of grass in the foreground. Within the fenced area, a palm tree grows at right. Businesses along Broadway street include Stafford Bros General Merchandise, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, real estate offices, a shaving ...

    Record Type: Photo